Letters, Mar. 17, 1980

Anchorman Dan

To the Editors:

Walter Cronkite is stability and security, an anchor in the storm. Dan Rather [Feb. 25] is aggressive and provocative; he will battle the storm. And yet, the CBS choice is certainly commensurate with the Cronkite tradition because Dan, like Walter, is excellence.

Joanne Wikling Medina, N. Y.

Mr. Integrity Sr. steps down. Mr. Integrity Jr. steps up.

Gladys Magrum Lima, Ohio

The Great American Way: hire a newsman for $8 million so he can tell us about all those starving, homeless people around the world who don't even have...

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