Patriotic Smoke
Fidel Castro’s blatant attempt to destroy our economy by undermining our tobacco industry, through his announcement that he has given up smoking, will not work. As loyal Americans, we should go out and buy cigarettes and cigars, even if we don’t ever plan on smoking them.
RICHARD ROBINSON
Duarte
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