Word: accept
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Hustling into Manhattan to accept the Heisman Trophy, Ernie Davis, 22, the first Negro ever to be chosen as football's ''outstanding college player," got his hand shaken by President Kennedy, was gang-tackled by emissaries of a Canadian pro team and both U.S. professional leagues, each of which has made him its top draft choice. By opting for the National Football League, the thumping Syracuse University halfback could probably share with Michigan State's Ron Hatcher the distinction of being the first of their race to play for the Washington Redskins. But for Ernie this...
...took away from it. Even the small cities beyond the basin's rim are not frightened by the possibility of a misguided spaceship landing in the middle of town. No other spot in the U.S., says the Bulletin, has the same natural advantages, existing facilities, and willingness to accept the risks of the space...
...appeal for Christian unity, Pope John avoids mention of Communism by name, but notes that "the Catholic Church finds herself in the same sorrowful position as in the 5th century.'' Because of the threat of a new barbarism, it is all the more essential for Christianity to accept ''the supreme and infallible magistery which the Lord has personally reserved to Peter and his successor...
...refused on the grounds that his talents were economic. But when asked if he rules out all political jobs-say, the Economics Ministry if Erhard should succeed Adenauer as Chancellor-Abs abandons his usual mocking wit. Says he: "Circumstances can arise in which no one can refuse to accept such responsibility...
Ohio State tried its first dose of Ivy League "altruism" last week, and didn't like it. The Faculty Council of the nation's leading football (and basketball) power voted 28 to 25 not to allow its magnificent eleven to accept a bid to the Rose Bowl, after which, as any fool could have predicted, all hell broke loose in Columbus...