LETTERS TO THE EDITOR- -

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP75-00149R000100900002-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: November 11, 2016
• Document Release Date: July 12, 1999
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: October 22, 1964
• Content Type: NSPR

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CPYRGHT CPYRGHT
Perhaps oven more.
Castro and his gang. But the Pres-
ident cut back our forces, can-
celled our flights, and the Cubans
went on in, thinking all the time
that air support was coming.
You know the rest. I would give
Kennedy credit for his stand dur-
ing the Cuban Missile Crisis, but
4mce he was informed of it sev-
eral months before and thew wait-
red until two weeks before national
elections to act, I consider it a
political gimmick like the tax-cut
bill (with no decrease, in expendi-
tures) during election year. I
realize thtct he was a p6pular
president, but our enemy doesn't
choose a glad hander to make
'their important decisions for therm.
They will ' pick a. man who will
?stand up for his country, and we
cannot afford to do lessl. My bro-
ther is the commander of a fight
5. er squadron in Vietnam, and un- !
less we scrap ? our no-win policy, I
don't -expect him back for quite.
some time. j
What has happened to the ideals
America, started with? If we had,
had such men as Truman, Kennedy I.
and Johnson (yes, Bobby Baker `?
and Walter Jenkins, too) in our
government 190 years ago we''
,.Would still be drinking English.
Tea. "Those who cannot remember,,'
the past are'condemned to repeat'"
It."
A side, thought on the war of
poverty: I wonder . . . is. them a
no-win policy on it, tool? We a]-,
ready have 42. Federal agencies
that do welfare work, but I guess,
that another right now will "hell)
thq .);.ibe4?ad cruse ill the elec_tJafi+
NOV 2 1964
lea poor.
Of all the major legislation that'
as been proposed by the admire-'
tration during the past four
ears, nearly all of it h-an been .
ivied at expanc(ing the power of
to Federal government and/or
imed at getting votes from a
inority. During Truman's tenure
i office most -of the worthwhile
I gislation :including the act which
ohibits Communists from enter-!
i g the country to become citizens
and thl Taft-Hartley act was
'used over his veto. The, govern-
i ent which was created to be, our
rvant has made servants out of
L S'.
There is much more to be, said,
t I'll rest my ease. One last:
ought, however; no matter
hich candidate is elected:, they
ght to put Mrs.. Johnson and :
bby Baker as joint heads of
r Treasury Dept. If they can
as much for their country ash
cir country has tolerated whali'
ey have, done for themselves,
r government ought to be debt;;
Sincerely,
(signed) Jim Condray
? 903 E. 5th
$alla_ .
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