Glenn Aura
Sir:
Public enthusiasm for the space shot [Mar. 2] proves you don't have to be a Kennedy to enjoy a Glenn Aura.
S. G. HESS
Albuquerque
Sir:
To be an American at any time is a great privilege. Right now, thanks to John Glenn, it has more meaning than ever!
IRVING L. WALLENS
Brookline, Mass.
Sir:
How did Glenn make the cover? There are several Kennedys left.
W. L. FOREMAN
Memphis
Sir:
John Glenn is the fulfillment of the dream of every mother for her son.
DONNA M. HAMBRICK
Fort Sill, Okla.
Sir:
My youngest son's imagination was captured by Glenn's flight over our part of the world. During the night, Roger's alarm clock woke all the household. Then he went outside, scanning the heavens, hoping for a glimpse of his hero. Of course, the fact that the capsule passed over Woomera and Perth (hundreds and hundreds of miles away from our place) didn't deter Roger.
JEAN OLIVER
Kew, Victoria, Australia
Sir:
A 1962 version of the form of humor that was prominent 30 years ago.
J.F.K.: Knock, knock.
J.G.Jr.: Who's there?
J.F.K.: Astronaut.
J.G. Jr.: Astronaut who?
J.F.K.: Astronaut what your country can do for you but rather what you can do for your country.
JAMES H. ALBERTSON
Muncie, Ind.
Sir:
On Tuesday morning as we watched the blast-off and journey into space, how I wished I were an American.
This is a thrilling event I shall never forget.
MADELINE HERSCHEL
Regina, Sask.
Sir:
The successful launching of the first American astronaut deeply impressed me and also the people of the free world.
SOE THEIN
Mandalay, Burma
Sir:
No one can deny that the three prepublicized orbits of Glenn are equivalent to three times the 18 secret orbits of Gagarin and Titov.
FRANKLIN J. BENJAMIN
ABE F. ELISHA
Singapore
Sir:
About 1962's Man of the Year—Was the question ever settled as early as this before?
CHARLES RUTLEDGE
Muskegon, Mich.
Friends of the Deficit
Sir:
TIME'S article on National Review [Feb. 16] contains one unfortunate misstatement of fact. National Review's annual deficit is made up through the contributions of several thousands of its readers. The magazine could not survive, on the present operating basis, without their support. The Buckley family did indeed contribute a substantial sum toward the launching of National Review and its support in the first years. But the limit of this source of support has long since been reached, and National Review is indebted for its existence today to the many friends who in the past four years have continued what the Buckleys began.
WILLIAM A. RUSHER
Publisher
New York City
Japan's Boomu
Sir:
Your cover portrait of industrialist Matsushita [Feb. 23] prompts me to ask: Has he ever been known to smile—for instance, when he is counting his yummy yummy yen?
(MRS.) HELEN SINGER
Montreal
Sir: