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Two different types of problems have arizen with the last two issues which are going to require some changes. 1) I have always shown a month as well as a number on the outside cover of Transvestia. February I made arrangements with a large magazine distributor in So. Calif. to spread TVia over some 35 different newstands. After being out for about 2 weeks a large number were returned. On checking as to why, the distributor noticed that the issues (N. 48) was marked Dec. 1967 and newstands just dont want old material. They had no way of knowing that that was the current issue. In their frequent sweeps through their stocks they simply pick up all past dated items and return them. From this experience I learned why magazines coming out in March are dat- ed June or even July. It makes them up to date long- er and prevents the newstand from returning them.

2) Due to circumstances beyond my control i.e. problems at the printer, No. 49 was 5 weeks late in appearing. Understandably this worried scores of you and I was deluged with what I've come to call, "Where the hell is it?" letters. Since I find it al- most impossible to keep up with essential correspond - ence on top of everything else I was simply unable to reply to these and this worried you even more and I got a second crop of mail from some. I cant blame you but there was nothing I could do about it but wait the situation out. The minute the issue was a- vailable we worked till early morning getting it out.

On top of these matters is the fact that what with my making lecture tours, sometimes taking a va- cation trip, being sick or other demands on my time I cannot always get the magazine put together and into

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