Forum, Feb. 9, 1976

Discord Over the Concorde

To the Editors:

Granting of limited service to the Concorde SST [Jan. 19] would be akin to planting a small bomb in Times Square to see if its effect were boon or bane.

David Oldham

New York City

Not allowing the Concorde to land in the U.S. not only would prove detrimental to our relations with France and Britain but would show the world that the U.S., which has always been a leader in technological advancements, is hindering a major breakthrough.

Jim Skoulikas

Lowell, Mass.

We need the Concorde like we need skin cancer and further depletion of the world's oil reserves. Rejecting...

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