Dear Editor
Dear Editor The New Leader welcomes comment and criticism on any of its features, but letters should not exceed 300 words. Marvin, Marvin I was delighted to read Marvin Kitman's article praising...
...I get almost as much enjoyment from discussion of the series as I do from seeing it...
...Washington Bonnie Potter...
...At a time when many others have revised their thinking, it is surely no dishonor for him to do this in the light of his experiences...
...Now that he has had the courage to return home, I hope he will get a fair trial...
...His angry rhetoric jolted many out of their complacency...
...I hope, too, that the mature Cleaver will become an eloquent spokesman against the injustices of this country, which many would perhaps prefer to forget...
...New York City Judy Bardacke Eldridge Cleaver It is possible to be cynical about the transformation of Eldridge Cleaver from militant to moderate...
...I have also discovered, much to my amusement, a number of "closet" Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman watchers...
...As Gershman pointed out, Cleaver is one of the genuinely remarkable people to emerge from the turbulence of the 1960s...
...It's nice to find a reviewer who agrees with me...
...The acting is very good (especially Mary and Grandpa Larkin), and the characters are likeable and sympathetic...
...Chicago Duncan R. Wright The Tost' Strike I was doubly amused by Stephen B. Randall's letter (NL, February 16) attacking my piece "Striking the Washington Post" (NL, January 19) for failing to view the strike as a "free speech" issue similar to the Republica affair in Portugal...
...I have been an enthusiastic viewer from the beginning, and although I know many people who don't like the show, I have been able to persuade many others to give it a chance...
...I found no similarities between the politically motivated takeover of the Lisbon newspaper and the labor-management dispute at the Post...
...At the height of his prominence, Cleaver often said things others thought but feared to say...
...Secondly, and more revealing, because Portuguese Socialist leader Mario Soares refused to cross picket lines at the Post and canceled an interview with it during his visit to Washington in January...
...Marvin, Marvin I was delighted to read Marvin Kitman's article praising Mary Hartman, Mary Hart-man ("Mary Hartman Faces Life," NL, February 2), and just wanted to write and say he is not alone...
...The article skillfully pointed out the persistent problem posed by Britain's class system and how ancient attitudes have impeded social progress under a supposedly enlightened government...
...So I was glad to see Carl Gersh-man accepting the sincerity of Cleaver's latest pronouncements ("Eldridge Cleaver's Homecoming," NL, February 16...
...Incidents that at the time of viewing seemed only mildly amusing often turn out to be hilarious when described...
...Miami James T. Walker Oxford I liked Mike Bernick's account of life at Oxford ("Unchanging Oxford," NL, February 2...
...At a time when the so-called Socialists are backing away from a host of commitments that were supposed to improve the lot of the average citizen, one wonders how they justify the burden imposed on tax payers to maintain Oxford and other upper class institutions...
...First, because (as New Leader readers may recall) I visited Portugal last summer, and my sympathies were strongly with the Socialist owners of Republica...
...It was instructive to note, too, that the Labor ministers, while supposedly working for the equality of all, continue to provide a disproportionate amount of funds for this elitist school...
Vol. 59 • March 1976 • No. 6
