Letters, Oct. 2, 1978

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Camp David

To the Editors:

If the three leaders at Camp David [Sept. 11] could possibly succeed in evolving some method that would eventually result in a genuine peace between Israel and its neighbors, they would deserve our gratitude forever.

Jacob Weitzer

North Miami Beach

I don't see how Carter, Sadat and Begin can even attempt peace in the Middle East with the absence of the many other Arab nations and the P.L.O. If the "Big Three" come up with a peace plan, who's going to accept it? It's like rnilking a cow without a bucket; you may get some fresh milk, but you can't get anybody to drink it.

Fred Merf

Chico, Calif.

It would waste the efforts of Arab leaders to try to wipe out the tiny democracy of Israel and take the little territory of the only Jewish homeland in a vast Arab area. Instead, why don't they work with Israel to master the scientific and technological realities of the 20th century and put them to use for their social and economic betterment?

Merle Rabin

Marblehead, Mass.

If as much time were spent on inflation and the plummeting U.S. dollar as on the Middle East, maybe we wouldn't be in such a mess. The meeting at Camp David is like going next door to help settle a domestic argument while your own house is burning down.

L.D. Hadaway

Gainesville, Ga.

Jogging Along

As founder-president of the National Jogging Association, I was greatly entertained by Frank Trippett's clever and amusing Essay, "Running a Good Thing into the Ground" [Sept. 11]. However, please tell Mr. Trippett that we joggers will just keep jogging along in the knowledge that we are doing ourselves and our country a service by reducing the cost of health care through our own do-it-yourself health-maintenance programs.

R.L. Bohannon, M.D.

Washington, D.C.

Frank Trippett compares jogging with the fad of flagpole sitting. Instead of being happy that 25 million Americans are seeking physical fitness, he criticizes them. Would he rather have them watching television?

(Mrs.) Christine Tilgner

Suffern, N. Y.

Blessed be Frank Trippett, for he shall be spared heel spurs.

Blessed be the spouses of True Runners, for they have been comforted.

Elizabeth Gabel

Boulder, Colo.

It is unfair to generalize about the smugness of runners. Some of us run not because we think we're special but because we know we aren't. We've tried tennis, handball, softball and racquetball—to the jeers of our peers—and have delightedly discovered you do not have to be specially endowed to run. Do you know how good that makes someone feel who was always in remedial P.E.?

Margaret Ann Maricle

Los Osos, Calif.

I can tolerate all joggers with one exception: my doctor, who spends ten minutes of a 15-minute appointment telling me about the joys of jogging.

Beverly Muir

Honolulu

Pull in High Places

Spock, Captain Kirk and McCoy are a distant second to the prospect of black holes [Sept. 4]. What a mind bender! But gee, after all, black holes have a lot of pull in high places.

Johnny Langstaff

Tampa, Fla.