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Salient. Newspaper of the Victoria University Students' Association. Vol 42 No. 11. May 28 1979

Action on Salient

Action on Salient

Dear Sir,

"Come on in—the polution is at tolerable level."

Usually on avid reader of your learned [unclear: puf] cation, I was shocked and astounded to read [unclear: M] bellous letter in your publication of April 23 [unclear: fl] after three weeks you or your readers can remember such an insignificant yet so offensive [unclear: dis] mish on your pages). This letter, written by so-called "Reginald Kruts" - personally, I find it hard to believe that anyone with such a [unclear: ndicu] lous name could actually exist — attempts to [unclear: re] buke the 'Salient' over alleged misprintings of [unclear: cartoons] by some unknown pervert going under the suspicious pseudonym of "B. Kliban". [unclear: Person] I have always found this kind of humour [unclear: dis] ting and the "Kliban cartoons" in particular [unclear: tifl] extremely nauseating. In fact, I would whole—heartedly support and endorse the "Salient" in its misprintings and furthermore hope that in the future they could succeed in annihilating such cartoons from the paper altogether (possibly by "forgetting" to publish the drawing as well as the caption).

Moreover I find "Kruts" feeble attempts at gutter humour in extremely bad taste, and his reference to being a "typically bored and apathetic varsity student" exceedingly insulting to the intelligentsia of our erudite institution, who have higher academic and cultural aspirations [unclear: this] the usual socially degenerate moron found [unclear: dc] ling these sacred grounds. Needless to say, these are all obviously symptoms of severe [unclear: psychop] hic withdrawal and I think it would be a danger to the public to let this maniac wander around of streets any longer, thus I would like to appeal to any civic-minded, responsible and decent people out there to help us hunt down this mindless [unclear: and] mal and expunge him from the face of the Earth.

Yours in righteous indignation, Action (Association for the Complete Termination of Items that are Offensive in Newspapers.)