Letters, Jun. 23, 1980

St. Helens Blows

To the Editors:

You say Mount St. Helens [June 2] is something of a baby among volcanoes, or a mere 37,000 years old. Some baby; some burp.

Mabel Austin Las Vegas

I have searched my vocabulary for one word that best describes the photograph of Mount St. Helens. I considered gorgeous, fantastic, astounding, awesome, but decided on wow!

Patricia A. Kuehn Lakewood, Ohio

Humbug to all these highfalutin scientific explanations of the eruption! With all the pollution we've caused, the good ole earth just plain vomited.

Hayden Letchworth East Aurora, N. Y.

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