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Show LETTERS TO THE EDITOR After my expenses I tor. ten dollars for food. If t collapses, I have no iM' survive. Call it moral isi; economic-the CO-OP isK to many of us. If toother to-other CO-OP mothers, I.' to write to Commission quist before the meet!' he must realize the . this program. j Hillary Morgan j. while, then to cut costs, indigent students were removed, quietly, and I was in trouble. My income is $175 from Veterans', and child support when my husband feels like sending it. I had tuberculosis, and with my lack of skill it's almost impossible to get a job. No sharing Editor: I entered the STUDENT Activities center in the STUDENT Union this afternoon, and was greeted by a familiar sight; Mr. Charles (Charlie Brown) Artman availing himself full use of the facilities provided there for STUDENTS. I do not support Mr. Artman in his political endeavors or his numerous num-erous individual crusades. I feel that the University should not allow individuals other than students stu-dents the use of facilities which we are paying for. After all, I don't pick up what I consider to be unsavory characters along the highways, so why must I give them a free ride at the University? Bill Barker That time again Editor: Your article on Steve Holbrook's campaign for city commission was excellent. I would, however, like to take issue with the headline writer (who I know is a separate person from Mr. Dryer, who wrote the story). The headline on the second page of the story refers to opposition from senior citizens. The fact is that Steve has support from officials in the retired citizens' citi-zens' clubs, and from many ardently ar-dently supportive individual senior senior citizens. People of all ages are for Steve. Members and leaders of the municipal muni-cipal workers and steelworkers unions are behind him. Much of the hard, every -day work of the campaign is being done by middle-aged middle-aged housewives. They have in common with Steve's younger supporters a dssire to see some changes in Salt Lake City. It's time to put someone in City Hall who will represent the unrepresented-students, minorities, women, working people, and senior sen-ior citizens. It's time to elect Steve Holbrook. Frances Farley Not so proud Editor: I suggest that the Chronicle has erred by beginning the 'Proud-foot' 'Proud-foot' series. The aim of the series seems to be the ridicule of a certain type of person and mentality. Such persons per-sons should be pitied by those of us who are so obviously superior Very few authorities still believe that the mentally deficient are helped by ridiculing them. Rather they should be protected from realities they cannot face and gradually introduced to those which they may comprehend Satire is most useful when employed em-ployed by a weak but correct minority to reveal the folly of a strong majority. When so used it may lead the majority to reexamine re-examine their folly. This is only effective when the satire reveals a conflict of values within the individual indi-vidual or institution. If your first 'Proudfoot' article is exemplary of future serials your 'Proudfoot' series will serve only to anger and make defensive the people who need the most help. Some people will laugh derisively at poor fools such as Proudfoot because they feel so superior they don't realize that Proudfoot's tragedy is their own tragedy in another guise. Derisive laughter is not constructive. construc-tive. It is only when satire makes people laugh, though uncomfortably, uncomfor-tably, at themselves that lasting good can be achieved. R. Bryce Carey Cooped up Editor: 0Rfe:tthheC-Op q"tion: I am one r the indigent mothers. My daughter is two and a half am tw-ty. I got food stamps fa , |