The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Tuesday, March 12, 1996                TAG: 9603120003
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A14  EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   23 lines

WHY NOW?

After reading several of your articles about staff firings at the Chrysler Museum, I suspect deep and long-term financial mismanagement by the museum itself.

Why did seven employees have to be abruptly and brutally fired at this time, when the museum states it has had money problems for several years? Since the Chrysler receives substantial public funds, this question needs to be answered.

JOHN P. TAZEWELL JR.

Norfolk, Feb. 28, 1996 by CNB