It's time to tune out O.J.

Must the O. J. Simpson trial be continued? (``Press Rights Clash With Right to Fair Trial Amid Media Frenzy,'' Nov. 7). Its continuation can accomplish no good. The trial attracts far too much morbid attention and diverts our thinking from more important issues. Let's drop this case, and let our country get on with better things. George Immerwahr, Bothell, Wash.

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