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This is a problem which has been attacked with vigor and courage on a state level by the progressive administrations of many individual states, notably New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Colorado, Oregon, and a handful of other states. While progress has been made, the reluctance of other states to follow suit, and the inability of these leading states to create truly effective interstate agreements on such vital issues as adequate minimum wages, housing, health safeguards, transportation, child care and education has made federal action essential.
WILLIAM L. BATT JR. Secretary
Department of Labor and Industry Harrisburg, Pa.
Sir:
We took a field trip in Stockton, Calif, and witnessed the farm worker problem described in your Aug. 8 issue.
The first item on our agenda was a bus tour of the Stockton farms and farm laborers' housing. Here we were able to see the miserable conditions under which human beings are forced to live in a nation that likes to boast of its wealth. We walked through a labor camp, and although we had been "warned" what to expect, we were shocked to find how horribly our agricultural workers have been neglected.
MARGUERITE LAPIN Mountain View, Calif.
The Eye of the Beholder
Sir:
Your article "The Fair Ladies" is up the pole. It is not so much that the English women have undergone a transformation but rather the men have finally woken up! Female appreciation has long been the exclusive pursuit of our continental cousins, but at last, and thank God, we too can savor the delight, without feeling guilty.
PETER MILLER Nairobi, Kenya
Sir:
Delighted with your British beauty color pages. Prettied up your magazine—and probably increased both male and female readership for the entire issue.
Our usually quiet, efficient British representative deplored the omission of Max Factor's name in your list. Max Factor beauty products are No. 1 in sales in Great Britain. We call this to your attention because the philosopher has always maintained that beauty and truth go hand in hand.
DAVIS FACTOR Chairman of the Board Max Factor & Co. Hollywood
Sir:
Would you please identify the two secretaries sipping cider in the doorway of Cook-ham's Royal Exchange Pub?
JERRY A. ANTHONY U.S.M.C. Barstow, Calif.
¶Sally Hall and Lisa Thyne. They live in Cookham, outside London, with their families—ED.
Wrong Number
Sir:
I would like to point out that contrary to your reporting, I have only been married once and never to Bettina.
PETER VIERTEL Klosters, Switzerland
¶ His second: Deborah Kerr.—ED.
Dread Disease
Sir:
In the Aug. 15 issue of your fine magazine you discussed the unusual malady of "imaginary poverty," wherein wealthy individuals imagine themselves to be impoverished and conduct their personal spending accordingly.
This article was of especial interest to me, since my wife suffers from "imaginary opulence." I would therefore very much appreciate obtaining information regarding any research work that is being done to find a cure for this affliction.