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    All credit to Reader Balmer for nearly tripling Redbook's circulation in his 22 years as editor. But Redbook is still third in a field of three. — ED.

    Fast Stops

    Sir:

    ... Your article "Motor Monopoly" [TIME, June 13] makes quite an issue about the excellence of Lou Moore's pit technique in refueling and changing tires on Bill Holland's racing car in 52 seconds ...

    Pit stops of 25 to 35 seconds were the rule to take on fuel and change tires for the truly great racing teams of Mercedes-Benz, Auto Unio and Alfa-Romeo. The Indianapolis boys are trying but they have a long way to go before they approach the perfection in racing that made Mercedes-Benz famous during 1934-39. Competition in the Grand Prix events during that period was such that an extra 15 seconds for a pit stop meant losing the race.

    MIKE M. KOVACEVICH

    Edmonton, Alta., Canada

    High Dollar Sign

    Sir:

    ... The difficulties of British trade with dollar countries are not unfairly stated in TIME, June 27, but why is the American tariff an unmentionable subject? The troubles of our trading with dollar areas, arising possibly from overvaluation of the pound and our own costs of manufacture, are quite overshadowed by the effect of the tariff. There are many more products which are competitive in cost and which we could sell in the U.S. but for completely prohibitive tariffs.

    P. C. ALLEN

    Hertfordshire, England

    Newfoundland Nod

    Sir:

    In my opinion, your interesting story on Newfoundland, "Tourist Outpost" [TIME, July 4], could be made even more so with one slight addition.

    In those outports with atmosphere of Irish brogue and Scottish burr where the toast is likely to be, "I bows taward ye," the response, equally charming, is "I nods accordin'."

    RICHARD HARRISON Milwaukee, Wis.

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