| Letter | Writer |
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| Lionel Stands Corrected |
Mary Louise Wallace - Syracuse, NY |
| I must applaud Lionel Stander's comments about the Moral Majority ["Lionel Stands Up for Things," May 16], but I also have to correct his claim that the blacklisting of the
1950s hurt stars such as Mae West, W.C. Fields and Groucho Marx. West got into hot water in 1937, way before the blacklist, with her infamous "Adam and Eve" sketch on
Edgar Bergen's radio show; W.C. Fields died in 1946; and Groucho, riding high with You Bet Your Life, enjoyed tremendous popularity throughout the 1950s. |
| Those Cancellation Blues (1) |
Lana Sibley - Security, CO |
| I was shocked to learn in "TV Update" [May 9] that ABC is cancelling Eight Is Enough and that CBS is cancelling The Waltons [May 16]. It was also sad and upsetting to read about the shows that will replace them. There is a desperate need to retain the inspirational, family-oriented programs that also just plain make you feel good. |
| Those Cancellation Blues (2) |
David Moore - Middletown, OH |
| Eight Is Enough is funny and dramatic, and The Brady Brides is hilarious. I do hope ABC and NBC will cancel other shows to keep these two terrific ones on the air. |
| Those Cancellation Blues (3) |
Jean Richards - Central City, KY |
| If the networks keep dropping fine shows like The Gangster Chronicles and Palmerstown, TV is not going to be worth watching. It barely is now! |
| Sportsmanship Strikes Out |
Gail Pressey - Los Angeles, CA |
| I was delighted to read Ray Robinson's article on the "fear factor" in baseball ["Watching Out for the Hit Man," May 9]. I see sport as individuals or teams competing goodnaturedly against one another. Players who apparently do not have enough confidence in their own abilities or those of their teammates [that they must] intentionally harm an opponent are destroying the high ideals of true sportsmanship. |
