‘Red Light for Reynolds’

William Raspberry’s analogy (Editorial Pages, July 1) of civil rights and cancer was apropos. He concluded his column by stating: “The cancer on civil rights may be in remission, but I have no confidence that it has been cured.”

I am much less sanguine than the pessimistic Raspberry. Frankly, I can see no remission of this virulent condition, for we must remember that William Bradford Reynolds’ actions are manifestations of Ronald Reagan’s policy regarding civil rights. This policy is one of the principal reasons for the President’s continuing popularity here at home and in South Africa.

SAMMY L. REED

Los Angeles