Letters, Jul. 23, 1956

Charlie's Thumb

Sir:

The greatest service the press has done the public in following Defense Secretary Wilson's antics is to advise us of what an ignoramus the president of General Motors was.

W. C. HELLER

Burbank, Calif.

Sir:

If we had fewer admirals and generals decked out in their panoply of braid and brass (from neck to navel), harassing a rabbitlike Congress for more billions for this and more billions for something else, and a few more "Engine Charlies," the country would be a damned sight better off.

OWEN BALDWIN

Silver Lake, Mass.

Sir:

It seems that Mr. Wilson has yet to understand that in addressing U.S. Senators and Representatives (and...

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