THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, October 17, 1994               TAG: 9410130014
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A6   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   27 lines

NORTH FOR PRESIDENT?

If we did not already know it, on Sept. 29 your paper printed what I consider to be an open admission of the qualifications needed to run for the highest office in the land.

I call your attention to the following paragraph from the report ``North won't rule out presidential bid'':

``Analysts say North - if time can erase the stain of the Iran-Contra scandal - already has assembled the necessary ingredients for a presidential run: a dedicated nationwide following, a boat-load of charisma, boundless energy and an unmatched knack for fund raising.'' No mention of morals or ethics.

Is this a great country or what?

JOHN M. SIMPSON

Virginia Beach, Oct. 6, 1994 by CNB