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              Copyright (c) 1995, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, July 3, 1995                   TAG: 9506290013
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A12  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   31 lines

TWO FOUNDATIONS

``MacArthur awards are much more about gender than genius'' (Another View, June 20) again has raised confusion over the identity of the MacArthur Foundation.

The foundation referred to in the article is based in Chicago. The General Douglas MacArthur Foundation is based in Norfolk. There is no connection between the two. The differences, however, are more than geographic.

The Chicago-based foundation is heavily endowed and gives large sums of money to honor achievement and excellence. The General Douglas MacArthur Foundation has a very modest endowment which is used to perpetuate General MacArthur's ideals - duty, honor, country - and their relevance for future generations of Americans.

Anyone wishing information about programs or about supporting the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation should contact me.

LYMAN H. HAMMOND JR.

Executive director

General Douglas MacArthur Foundation

Norfolk, June 23, 1995 by CNB