Letters, Jul. 3, 1978

HEW, a Monster?

To the Editors:

After reading your story on Joseph Califano and the Department of Health, Education and Welfare [June 12], I am convinced that this country needs another round of Mr. Califano about as much as Miami Beach needs snow.

We are still paying for the Great Society programs of the '60s in our current economic miseries, and if he is around to continue in public life we might as well write off the '80s right now.

Lawrence U. Luchini

Bay Village, Ohio

The urban riots of the '60s were a reaction to gross economic and social inequities. The feds wisely, albeit inefficiently,...

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