13 JANUARY 1967, page 14

Fleet Street Under Pressure

Snt,—Having spent some time studying the printing industry in the United States, I would confirm Mr Bangsbcrg's assessment (Letters, December 30), that the newspaper unions'......

Last Exit And First Principles

SIR,—Bruce Douglas-Mann's account of recent prose- cutions for indecency and obscenity (December 30) could also have mentioned the strange case of the Brighton church......

Know Your Consultant

SIR,—John Rowan Wilson's article on consultants (January 6) appears to have been compounded from a study of the works of Richard Gordon and A. J. Cronin. A doctor chooses the......

Honour Among Journalists

SIR,—Mr Donald McLachlan, as one would expect of him, produces a well-reasoned argument to sup- port his belief (SPECTATOR. January 6) that 'news- papermen, especially those......

How To Choose A Solicitor Sut,—r. A. Cline's Article...

30) is a fair and helpful guide, but limitations of space have inevitably led him to generalise. I hope your readers will not be led to think that, if they want help and advice......

A Christmas Sermon

SIR,—It is not easy to understand Mr Heckstall- Smith's difficulty (Letters, January 6). It is, of course, true that Acton, along with Cardinal Newman, Bishop Dupanloup,......

Sra,—i Find It Hard To Derive Any Pleasure, Which Was

presumably intended, from your contributor Simon Raven's hopes for the New Year. While it is good to discourage naivety and mis- leading euphemisms, his tone seems to me......

Which Doctor?

SIR.—'Have a chat with the vicar and the chemist' used to be my advice when a patient, who was about to leave the district, consulted me about the choice of a new doctor. We......

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Symposium On 1967

SIR,—If Ludovic Kennedy really believes that a mili- tary operation against Rhodesia could be 'mounted next week, and the rebellion ended the week after' ('Symposium on 1967,'......

The Path From Rome

11.111M5 1 1 0 nr .EMIVCPA From: S. P. de Paris, Frederick C. Gillman, Peter Barnard, Tim Vane, Dr J. R. Oddie, Dr W. I. D. Scott, Arnold Wexler, Commander P. M. Bliss, Mrs A.......