14 JUNE 1969, page 26

Two-year Itch

Sir: Surely the most important point about Mr Heath's visit to America is that it was an outstanding success ('Spectator's note- book,' 30 May). At no time over the last two or......

Lip Service

Sir: Since Leslie Adrian ('Consuming inter- est', 7 June) does not make clear that the experimental consumer advice centre at Croydon was, and its immediate successor will be,......

The Beleaguered Campus

Sir: Recently you mentioned there had been riots in Berkeley (23 May), but in this you were misinformed: amazingly, there were not riots here. What did occur was a new......

Why Go To The Moon?

Sir: Your leader (30 May) omits some of the more important long-range reasons for lunar exploration and eventual colonisation. First, any sustained moon colony can provide an......

King's Evidence

Sir: It must be rare for Colonel Fleming (30 May) to bewilder his regular readers; but why is it 'lackadaisical' for Mr Cecil King to refer to his brother's regiment in two......

Paul's Purge

Sir:The SPECTATOR reaches me a week late so I have only now read Sir Denis Brogan's `Table talk' of 23 May. I had not noticed that Saint Cecilia had just missed being demoted by......

Now That The Ball Is Over

Sir: Here we are, one-half century into the totalitarian age, and Mr Roger Franklin (Letters, 23 May) seems to have learned nothing. He still believes that a world war can be......