Man of the Year
Sir:
I nominate Adlai E. Stevenson for Man of the Year. His conduct and statesmanship during the Cuban crisis, as well as throughout his entire public career, have been a representation to the world of this country's integrity and firm determination in its quest for a genuine peace.
THOMAS NOONAN, '63
Chaminade College Preparatory
St. Louis
Sir:
For two years in succession my fifth-grade class selected the same Man of the Year as the one chosen by the editors of TIME. This year the 28 pupils in the class gave John F. Kennedy 15 votes, John Glenn eight and Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt five.
CURN C. HARVEY
McCoy Elementary School
Aztec, N. Mex.
Sir:
The "Eurocrats," be they the political leaders of the Common Market countries or the great industrialists of these countries. K. D. SCHAEFER Johannesburg
Sir:
A man who is still defending the once highly regarded principle of self-determination—President Moise Tshombe of Katanga.
IAN W. MORRISON
Toronto
Sir:
Prime Minister Nehru has won the respect of other leaders all over the world. In this time of crisis, Nehru is proving his worth in that high position.
GARY L. GROTE
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sir:
Why not name the Man in the Moon for Man of the Year? Who else would remain placid and "shine on" in undisturbed splendor while the great nations of the earth tossed rockets at his head ?
HELEN ROSE EIKHOUD
Hamilton, Ont.
Sir:
The doctors of Massachusetts General Hospital, who rejoined the severed arm of Everett Knowles Jr.
A. GILBERT BELLES
Lincoln, Neb.
Sir:
As in 1958, I recommend George Romney, new Governor of Michigan.
EDWARD EIKMAN
Tallahassee, Fla.
Sir:
U Thant, for his humanitarian efforts in the face of the Cuban crisis. The whole world must pay respect to his achievements.
BRENDA SHAFFER
Montreal
Sir:
Dr. John F. Enders, the man most responsible for the new measles vaccine, now doing basic research on cancer.
ANDREW A. FEENEY
South Norwalk, Conn.
Sir:
The small businessman, who gives his soul to stay against the powerful cartels that are stampeding him.
CHARLES BOJUS
Willimantic, Conn.
Sir:
I nominate Edmund G. Brown, Governor of the greatest state in the Union.
GELLA TANNENBAUM
Tucson, Ariz.
Sir:
Anastas Mikoyan, for outdoing Castro in the big bluff, bully and threat, and for providing an out for all parties in a sticky mess.
T. M. STEDMAN
Captain, U.S.A.
A.P.O., New York
Sir:
Billie Sol Estes, for revealing to the country the deplorable conditions in the Department of Agriculture.
LER.OY GOERTZ
Hillsboro, Kans.
Sir:
Jackie Kennedy.
ANN McADAMS
New York City
Sir:
Richard Burton.
KENNETH S. THORBURN
Van Nuys, Calif.
Somebody Cares
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