November 6, 1969 - Linus Pauling Day-by-Day

Check and check stub from AHP to Calif. Water Service Co. for $10.34. On the stub is noted "P.V." likely meaning Portola Valley. [Check filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.031, Folder #31.1. Stub filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.078, Folder #78.1].

Check and check stub from AHP to Juan Gutierrez for $30.00 for gardening. [Check filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.031, Folder #31.1. Stub filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.078, Folder #78.1].

Check and check stub from AHP to Standard Oil Co. of Calif for $6.68. [Check filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.031, Folder #31.1. Stub filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box#4.078, Folder #78.1].

Check and check stub from AHP to Yield House for $87.64. Noted on the stub is "Christmas pres." [Check filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.031, Folder #31.1. Stub filed under LP Biographical: Business and Financial. Box #4.078, Folder #78.1].

Copy of Letter from LP to A. R. Tainsh, Industrial & Business Consultant, RE: Thanks Tainsh for sending a copy of his letter to Dr. Tiselius and informs him that he and AHP have been hard at work on many projects, including the problem of how to bring the war in Vietnam to an end. [Letter from Tiselius to Tainsh, 3, 1969] [Letter from Tainsh to LP, November 6, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (T: Individual Correspondence (Thant - Toole)), Box #407, Folder #407.5]

Copy of Letter from LP to Leon Abramovitch and Emmanual Feinermann, Commissariat a L'Energie Atomique, Centre D'Etudes Nucleaires de Saclay, RE: Declines their offer to LP to contribute to their book in progress because he is overwhelmed by work. [Letter from LP to Abramovitch & Feinermann, October 26, 1969] [Letter from Abramovitch & Feinermann to LP, November 6, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1966-1969), Box #15, Folder #15.4]

Copy of Letter from LP to Mary Carver, Operations Supervisor, First Southern California First National Bank, RE: Tells her that he examined his cancelled checks and deposits and found a credit of $475.20 on June 19, 1968, though he does not have a deposit slip for this. Asks Carver if she would be able to look at their bank account records in order to identify the deposit. [Letter from LP to Carver, October 28, 1969] [Letter from Carver to LP, November 6, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (S: Correspondence, 1968-1969), Box #385, Folder #385.2]

Letter from Jeanette Korstad to AHP RE: Invitation for AHP to speak to the Hayward Branch of the American Association of University Women at meeting. Handwritten note from AHP in lower corner: "Ans, didn't receive letter until 15^th due to absence in the last." [Letter from AHP to Korstad, November 6, 1969] [Filed under AHP: (General Correspondence, Peace and Political), Box #1.004, Folder #4.3]

Letter from John W. Gofman, Lawrence Radiation Laboratory, University of California, to LP RE: Attaches a copy of a recent talk he gave, which is related to other speeches given by LP, so that LP can look over Gofman's calculations. [Letter from LP to Gofman, November 6, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (G: Correspondence, 1966-1969), Box #143, Folder #143.4]

Letter from LP to Dr. Emmanuel Attié RE: Thanks Attié for sending him the copy of "Le Projet Cèdre". [Letter from LP to Attié, October 25, 1969] [Letter from Attié to LP, November 6, 1969] [Filed under LP Correspondence: (A: Correspondence, 1966-1969), Box #15, Folder #15.4]

Letter from LP to Peter Jeffress Pauling. [Filed under LP Biographical: Personal and Family. Box #5.044, Folder #44.11]

November 6, 1969

University College London

Gower Street

London W.C 1, England

Dear Peter,

All of the dictionary has arrived now. Thanks very much.

In answer to your question about strategy of publication, I may say first that I think that there is much to be said for publishing rather short papers, each with one principle point. I would accordingly be in favor of your publishing two shorter papers on nicotinic agonists, rather than one of longer length. I think that a paper on known crystal structures and a later one on your predicted structures would be worthwhile. I believe that, although you could not put them in the same issue of P.N.A.S., they could come in issues one month apart. Also, publishing two papers would permit you to have co-authors on one and no co-authors on the other, as you suggest.

It used to be customary for an author to have difficulty in publishing a purely theoretical paper. I think that that day is past, and, of course, there would be no difficulty with P.N.A.S.

It is fine that your work is going along so well.

I have sent a short paper to P.N.A.S., on the interpretation of some low excited states of nuclei, as rotational states, rather than, as is usually assumed, vibrational states. Art Robinson and John Blethen are doing some work on nuclear theory too. Art has been having a great amount of trouble during the last two months, in that our new Varian gas chromatographs have not been working properly. They seem to have replaced a satisfactory 19-cent silicone washer with a cheaper one, which evaporates at the temperature of the apparatus. Art has been in a frenzy about it, because of the loss of time.

We saw Crellin a few days ago. He gave a seminar in Berkeley. Mama and I had intended to go to it, but then we were delayed in coming back from the ranch (Highway 1 is closed while a big slide is being fixed, and we have to go around by the southern route).

We are going to Atlantic City and a couple of other places on the East coast during the next few days. Probably we shall stop for a day to see Virginia Durr.

Much love from

Daddy

LP/mdm

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