MAKING MO PROUD

To the Editors of The Crimson:

In his article on the Udall Caucus in the Eighth District, Marc Sadowsky quoted one sentence from Lorraine DeFronzo which, while accurate in itself, gives a misleading picture of Ms. DeFronzo's position in her community.

For ten years, she has been one of the leaders of a group of East Boston residents who campaigned against air and noise pollution caused by Logan Airport, and her support of Congressman Udall came after his strong condemnation of the decision to allow the Concorde to land in the United States, and his strong support for full federal support of a Northeast passenger rail system and mass transit.

In addition, she has been one of the responsible voices in the anguishing struggle touched off in East Boston by school integration: for example, in this week's Phoenix there is a story about a fight for control of an important community school council in East Boston in which the ROAR faction was defeated by a more responsible group. The person who defeated ROAR's effort to take control of the council was Ms. DeFronzo, who was elected chairperson of the council over the ROAR candidate, and Congressman Udall is proud to have her on his slate. Barney Frank   State Rep., 5th District