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April 20, 1970

Professor Joshua Lederberg

Department of Genetics

Stanford University School of Meuicine
Stanford Medical Center

300 Pasteur Drive

Palo Alto, California 94304

Dear Professor Lederberg:

Thanks so much for your April 7th note and for
sending me copies of your articles from the Washington
Post, two of which I had already seen. It goes without
saying that your comments and support are most warisly
appreciated. I was especially interested to have your
comment concerning tne high negative correlation between
family size ana tne mother's age when tne first child is
porn. With this in mind, some sort of marriage postpone-
ment incentive woula definitely look desirable.

Again, many tianks for writing. i appreciate
hearing fron you.

Cordially,
Bob Packwood

BP/cjc