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LETTERS, Page 10Poland Today
The U.S. has the opportunity to help Poland in the peaceful
transition from a Communist regime to a semidemocratic institution
(WORLD, Aug. 28). But America is dragging its feet at contributing
significantly to the $10 billion in aid that Poland has requested.
This sum is small enough if it gives 38 million souls the chance
for freedom and self-determination.
Eugene Vamos
La Caada, Calif.
Fifty years ago, on Sept. 17, 1939, I watched the Soviet army
invade my hometown in eastern Poland, driving the final nail into
the coffin of the independence of that nation. Now, from the safety
of my adopted country, I watch as the Poles are ready to repay the
favor by dislodging one of the cotter pins holding the Soviet
empire together. For those in Poland and those who fled Soviet
occupation, it is time to rejoice and hope.
Samuel Lipa Tennenbaum
West Orange, N.J.