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Lest the consumer and our dealers be led astray, may I correct the statement in your story "Max Troubles for Betamax" [Jan. 16] that indicates Toshiba has abandoned Beta? On the contrary, Beta is still being sold by Toshiba in both the U.S. and Japan. With the advent of Beta hi-fi and Beta movies, Toshiba's business in this videotape system is booming...
...china clos ets so that guests at his daughter's wedding reception could eat in grand style. Several priceless items from Catherine the Great's dinner service were broken during the revelry. One U.S. diplomat who met with Romanov was taken aback when he rudely interrupted his interpreter to correct the translation of one of his titles. Recalls the American visitor: "The impression Romanov gave was one of boorishness and arrogance. He strutted around as if he were lord of all he surveyed...
...Louis is correct when he states that many Americans respond with. "Well, what about the Russians?" when faced with criticism directed at this country. His attitude seems to be that we should let the Russians worry about criticizing their own government the same as we criticize our own for policies which we are against. This would be a good arrangement were it not for the fact that Soviet citizens do not have the right to criticize their own government, especially on military and foreign policy issues (witness the number of demonstrations against Soviet involvement in Afghanistan). Mr. Louis might recall...
...correct spelling is "Harry S Truman" and not "Harry S. Truman...
...Baby Jane Doe case was initiated by A. Lawrence Washburn Jr., 48, an attorney whom Baby Jane's parents have come to see as their tormentor. In mid-October, Washburn, a longtime antiabortion activist, first sued to force doctors to ignore the parents' decision and correct by surgery some of the birth defects that now limit the infant's life expectancy to two years. The state's highest court ruled that, as an outsider, Washburn had no standing to sue and that there was no need to take decisions about the medical treatment of Baby Jane...