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I am not a Catholic; I do not necessarily go along with Senator John Kennedy or his beliefs, but I am ashamed that the people who think that religion should be a factor in politics are citizens of this country, where all men are equal. Such a belief is not only insane, it is childish. I do not wish to defend Kennedy or his faith, but I do think that religion is not a basis for election. Religion should not enter into politics, especially those politics that concern a nation.
JOE CLAY
Fort Smith, Ark.
Objection Sustained
Sir:
TIME'S June 1 story on the Supreme Court got its figures mixed up. The court, always close to being current, does not have a backlog of 1,836 cases. Actually, as of June 4, [it had] 375, of which about one-half will be disposed of by the time the court adjourns for the summer late this month.
BANNING E. WHITTINGTON
Press Officer
Supreme Court of the U.S. Washington, D.C.
Republican Around the House
Sir:
Your June 8 account of [House Minority Leader] Charles Halleck's efforts in behalf of "us taxpayers" leads me to believe that he would make a fine majority leader.
FRED N. WILLINS Albuquerque
Sir:
It took frustrated, gutter-fighter Halleck 25 years of backing losers to finally assume top spot in the Republican House by barely sneaking into it, just as he barely sneaked (not "squeaked") by the last election.
HELEN M. DONAHUE Somerset, Mass.
Sir:
My reaction on reading your story on Charlie "Gut Fighter" Halleck was: "He's their s.o.b., and it serves them right."
EVAN BULLOCK Versailles, Ky.
Sir:
Your article on Congressman Halleck (R., Ind.) demonstrates what can be done by a man with conviction and know-how in spite of the odds. Let's get behind the President and insist upon fiscal responsibility by our national legislators.
JOHN SCHOEPH
Fairfield, Iowa
Disk Jockeys' Lament
Sir:
Lest the picture of egocentric, overblown disk jockeys sketched in TIME [June 8] be thought typical by sponsors, neighbors and the Internal Revenue bureau, it should be categorically stated that most of us are (relatively) sober, mildly hard-working types, quite outside the pale of the play-for-payola crown.
AL COVAIA
KJBS
San Francisco
By dwelling on the "conventioneering" of some disk jockeys, your story dealt a disservice to many who were motivated by a genuine interest in further developing the stature of the disk jockey in his role as the most powerful single influence in music, in broadcasting and in his community.
JACK KAREY WCFL Chicago
Last Resistance in Shanghai
Sir:
TIME's picture of the Shanghai waterfront along Soochow Creek [June 8] brings back poignant memories of the Communists' entry into the city. The large building in the center is the Embankment Building, whose penthouse, jutting out from the top, was my family's home after World War II.