ISSUE DATE: February 22, 1964; 237th Year,Issue No 7, 2/22/64

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THE COVER portrait of candidate JOHN GLENN was taken in front of the Capitol building by contributing photographer John Zimmerman.

COVER STORY: What made John Glenn run? . . . by Harold H. Martin and Don Oberdorfer: Astronaut John Glenn has made a hurtling descent from space to the bruising world of politics. The former Marine colonel faces a series of challenges in his attempt to capture a U.S. Senate seat from Ohio. To win, he must first defeat the incumbent Democrat. Sen. Stephen Young, in the May primaries, then battle the experienced son of a famous Republican. Robert Taft Jr., in the November elections. Contributing writers Harold H. Martin and Don Oberdorfer explain why one of America's most famous heroes gave up business offers worth one million dollars and the security of the Marine Corps to risk his future in a new career.

ENTERTAINMENT:Good-bye, Lorelei, hello, Dolly!. . . . by Gilbert Millstein. ("Once typed as a flapper, CAROL CHANNING is now playing a worldly widow in this season's musical hit.") "Whenever I do anything unfeminine . . . I lose my laugh." [NICE 2 page article with 2 large photos!]

ARTICLES:
Does space research threaten life? (Speaking Out), . . . by Sir Bernard Lovell.
Affairs of state . . . by Stewart Alsop.
Necklines make you nervous? . . . by William K. Zinsser. Photographs by Mark Kaufman. ("How much plunging neckline is too much?:")
Howie Young: hockey's abominable iceman . . . by Dave Anderson.
Diplomat among warriors . . . by Robert Murphy.
I was a slave of love. . . . by S. J. Perelman.
Opium . . . by Stanley Karnow.
The railroad that defies the unions . . . by Trevor Armbrister.

FICTION:
The secret tournament . . . by Peter Sourian.
A family man . . . by Donald Hutter. Illustrated by David Passalacqua.

THE AUTHORS. William K. Zinsser, a free-lance writer, considers cleavage-watching more an art than a mere pastime . . . . Dave Anderson, who finds Howie Young "one of the most complicated athletes I've ever talked with," is a sportswriter for the New York Journal-American. . . . S. ,J. Perelman, who explores the intricacies of the feminine mind, has been one of this country's favorite humorists for over 30 years . . . . Robert Murphy, a career diplomat for every Administration from Wilson to Eisenhower, and an adviser and personal representative of Presi- dents, is now president of Corning Glass Interna- tional. . . - Contributing writer Gilbert Millstein not only had to wait until after the show for his series of midnight interviews with Carol Channing; he also had to allow the actress time for a fast plate of boiled beets. "She's on some kind of allergy diet," he ex- plains with a grimace. . . . Far East correspondent Stanley Karnow, who tells how opium makes the long journey from poppy to pusher, is based in Hong Kong, where opportunities for field work on the subject abound. . . . Trevor Armbrister, who recounts the bitter labor-management conflict on the Florida East Coast Railway line, is a contributing writer.
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