Letters: Apr. 28, 1961

Man in Space

Sir: In regard to Russia's astronaut shot: it seems sobering to realize that we Americans, who used to feel that we were first and best in everything, have reached the point where we not only calmly accept the Soviet "firsts," we expect them.

MRS. GERALD DURBIN Cresskill, N.J.

Sir: The hell with it. We'll get a more sophisticated man into space.

FRANK R. BRODBINE E ast Longmeadow, Mass.

Sir: Man of the Year—Major Yuri Gagarin. MAUDE HENNESSY South Bend, Ind.

Sir: Shakespeare, in addition to being one...

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