Letters, Dec. 17, 1956

Man of the Year

Sir:

The Austrian who, without requiring applause, shares his food, his home and his freedom with the Hungarian refugees.

JOSEPH C. O'CONNELL

New York City

Sir:

The following must come into the reckoning: Nasser, Eden, Khrushchev, Eisenhower, Hammarskjold, Pope Pius XII and the Hungarian people.

FINBARR M. SLATTERY

Asdee, Ireland

Sir:

I nominate B. & K. Nasser is a good runner-up, but he forms only a chapter in the greater B. & K. volume.

FRANC I. OBIKA

Agbor, Nigeria, West Africa

Sir:

The most outstanding figures are:

Heroes: Nasser, Ike, Dag.

Villains: Eden, Mollet, Ben-Gurion.

S. MAQSOOD RAZA

Karachi, Pakistan

Sir:

Israel's Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion, for proving that a leader can still be...

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