Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-17
Provocative Prose

TIOVOSOIVS TIOSG
AS a long time admirer Of
Mary McGrory and her gift
with words, I feel obliged to
rise to her defense and to
commend the editors Of The
Star for allowing her free
dom to cover the news as
she sees it.
Regarding the Young Amer
leans for Freedom rally, it
becomes apparent that the
conservative movement not
only takes itself very serious
ly but objects to humor in
anyone. Perhaps it would be
advisable for those who find
Miss McGrory's stories a flip
pant source of irritation to
confine their reading to a
study of the progressive pol
icies of the Mckinley admin
istration and the laugh-a-
minute pages Of the National
Review.
Meanwhile, we wild-eyed
radicals and bleeding heart
liberals will continue to smile
along with Mary.
Mary O'COnnOr MOriarty.
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I would like to congratu-
late Mary McGrory on her
excellent report March 8 on
the Young Americans for
Freedom rally. I thought
this article was most inter-
esting and a true picture of
the rally, as I learned from
other reports.
I would like to ask Julie
Crickenberger, in reference to
her letter, how one can be
objective about a group of
conservatives who wish to
destroy the U. N, impeach
Earl Warren and stop all fl
nancial aid. Is this what is
meant by freedom?
Philip Levy.
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Since your publication in
recent weeks of many letters
raising the question, it might
be in order for you to ex-
plain in an editorial how you
justify the use of Mary Nc
Grory's articles in the news
columns instead of on the
editorial page.
You probably have some
good reason for violating the
basic concept Of journalism
which states that opinion
should be confined to the
editorial pages and not
passed off as reporting"
May we know what it is?
Jerry c. Davis.
Editors Note - We are
glad to supply the following
amplification of an explana-
ton we regard as self-evi-
dent: We use Miss McGrory's
articles in the news columns
because the news of what she
reports is made more news
worthy by her own perceptive
style of reporting it,
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I read with a good deal Of
interest and with approval
the letters Of G. Keith Os-
born, Charles w. Bailey,
Clarkson ]. Beall, Julie Crick-
enberger and Evening Star
Admirer," which appeared in
your paper March Is.
I, especially, agreed with
the written remarks of Julie
Crickenberger, although all
Of the letters, in my opin-
ion, were excellent.
I noted with interest that
the Washington Post, whose
so-called liberal" views I do
not agree with, had an excel
lent factual account of the
conservative meeting in New
York in it's issue of the date
Miss McGrory's article ap-
peared.
I am certainly glad to see
the conservatives show some
of their strength.
Talmadge M. ThOrne.
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Mary McGrory's March 8
account of the Young Ameri-
cans Tor Freedom evening in
New York's Madison Square
Garden was sheer pussycat
exhibitionism and could have
been condensed into one
word: "MiaouWl"
Miss McGrory is too good
a writer to indulge in cheap
ness and careless manners.
Self discipline is a good idea
and it is herewith recon-
mended to the personable
M. M. with the heartiest and
Sincerest good wishes.
Margaret Radcliffe Go0ch.