Evening star., 1957-12-26
NEW DISTINCTION
Man Of the Year
Is Khrushchev

reckless peasant who appears
TO have carved his way TO the
top spot In the Communist
world. has claimed another dis
Itinction.
| He is the first leader Of an
Iron Curtain country TO be
named Man Of the Year In the
annual Associated Press poll Of
newspaper. radio and teievisi0n
editors.
The editors, rejecting the
concern Of the West over Mr..
Khrushchev's rise TO power.
gave the burly, balding Krem-
lin leader nearly four times as
many votes ~ his nearest rival,
President Eisenhower.
| Mr.. Eisenhower was the win
ner In four Of the previous five
years.
Unstable Personality
The Russian party boss at
tanned pre-eminence in the Red
world by apparently winning
1.-THE long post Stain intraparty
struggle for Russian power.
Chief concern for the West
il Mr.. Khrushchev's unstable
personality. He can tell Jokes
or make threats. with or
without . vodka glass in his
hand.
Some have expressed fears
that the emergence Of Mr..
Khrushchev as top dog in the
Kremlin is the greatest threat
to world peace since Adolph
Hitler ruled Germany.
The editors also named Mr..
Khrushchev man Of the year
In foreign affairs. the first
time any person has swept
1.-TWO categories in the year-end-
ing survey.
Won Braun Named
German-born DR.. Wernher
Won Braun. the acknowledged
leader Of American space
Thought, was the editors big
man in science. despite the fact
that the United States trails
the Communists in space prog
Iress.
The Russian scientists who
successfully launched the two
earth satellites that dealt a
Tremendous propaganda blow TO
Western science trailed DR.. Won
Braun by only a handful of
votes.
George Meany. the embattled
president Of the AFL-CIO, was
named man Of the year in labor
for his fight against union cor
Eruption. 1t was his second sue
cessive year.
Teamster Union President
ELECT James Hoffa and retiring
president Dave Beck. both
rocked by charges Of corruption.
we're q close second and third.
respectively.
For the seventh time since the
poll was started in ls47. Henry
Ford II. chief Of the automobile
company that bears his family
name. was chosen man Of the
year in the industrial field.
Neil McElroy. the Proctor q
Gamble head who became Sec
retary of Defense. was a distant
second to Mr.. Ford.
Another man who maintained
domination in his field was
Evangelist Billy Graham.
His crusade in New York's
Madison Square Garden. which
provided headlines through
most of the summer. made him
the top man in religion for the
fourth straight year.
In the lighter fields of sports,
entertainment and literature
last years winners were over
thrown by wide margins.
Burdette Tops In Sports
Lew Burdette Of the Mil
wa1kee Braves, the first pitcher
in 81 years to start and win
three World Series games. was
handily the sportsman Of the
year.
1t was the third year in a
row that World Series heroes
caught the editors eyes. Don
Larsen of the New York Yam
KEGS and Johnny Podres of
the Brooklyn Dodgers won in
1886 and 1855 respectively.
A good distance behind Bur-
dette was Ted Williams. the
Boston Red Sox' hardy peren-
NAL. who became the oldest
man ever to win a major league
batting title at the ripe base
ball age Of 3S.
Todd Supplants Presley
A new figure of some con-
troversy supplanted Elvis
Presley as the top choice in
entertainment - movie pro-
ducer Mike Todd.
Mr.. Todd's production
Around the World in 80 Days"
was the top movie drawing
card and his two lavish parties.
one in London. the other In
New York, caught world at
tention.
James Gould Cozzens won
the plaudits in the field Of lit
erature for his best-selline
by Love Possessed" q sensi-
tive novel Of an ethical man
trying to do good in q world
Of evil. He supplanted Sir
Winston Churchill.