Stone’s “JFK”

I must take issue with Assemblyman Tom Hayden’s article “Shadows on the American Storybook,” Column Left, Dec. 30.

Hayden asserts that Oliver Stone “terrorizes the official subconscious with the fear that a new generation will be infected with a radical virus.” Pardon me, Mr. Hayden, but if the new generation is to become a radical element, it behooves all involved if they base their ideals on facts and truth, not lies, distortions and unfounded conspiracies.

Also if Hayden thinks there are no longer any visionary heroes, might I offer Jack Kemp, William Allen, Dennis Prager, William F. Buckley Jr., William Raspberry, Thomas Sowell, Mona Charen and of course Jeane Kirkpatrick for his consideration.

ALAN CALLIHAM

Garden Grove