A Letter From The Publisher, Jun. 8, 1959

TIME’S alphabet (partial) of last week’s news:

A is for Able, a round-eyed monkey and one of the world’s first two mammals to go into space and back. See SCIENCE.

B is for Blough, U.S. Steel’s chairman, who will have the top say about how much in raises—if anything—will go into the pay envelopes of thousands of steelworkers. See BUSINESS.

¶is for Charlie, Halleck by name.

In the Clinic or Whip Room, He plays a rough game. See NATIONAL AFFAIRS cover.

D is for D-Day 15 years ago this week, recalled in story and a brilliant war map. See NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

E is for Europe, which is becoming unified in a way Good Europeans never conceived. See FOREIGN NEWS.

F is for Femininity, African style, where a woman had the last word. See FOREIGN NEWS.

G is for Gagaku, a magnificent mixture of myth and musical drama fostered for more than 1,000 years at the Japanese imperial court and now seen for the first time in the U.S. See Music.

H is for Harvey Haddix, who pitched better far longer than any pitcher ever did—and lost. See SPORT.

I is for In, which everyone wants to be in Britain. See FOREIGN NEWS.

J is for Jets, which give passengers joy in flight—and heartburn on the ground. See BUSINESS.

K is for Kistiakowsky, a handy man with chemicals, who whipped up an “Aunt Jemima” cake mix that would blow its victim right out of this world, will soon sit in the White House. See NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

L is for Lyndon, leader, wet nurse and a very unmythological character. See NATIONAL AFFAIRS.

M is for Caribbean Martinique, which gave Napoleon his Josephine and gives De Gaulle a loyal oui. See THE HEMISPHERE.

P is for Payola, a way of winning the disk jockeys’ favor. See SHOW BUSINESS.

R is for Roosevelt (Teddy Jr.), whose gallant but futile struggle to achieve greatness in the shadow of his father’s fame is astutely chronicled by his widow. See BOOKS.

S is for Soma. so snoozy and soothing. See MEDICINE.

T is for Texans, the thespian kind. See EDUCATION.

U is for U.P.I., which told a story before it happened, and thereby hangs a tale. See PRESS.

W is for Rodger Ward, who out lasted the favorite, skimmed by three major crashes and set a new record in the U.S.’s most exacting test of men and racing cars. See SPORT.