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...Brazil, a chorus of protest arose. Editorialized Rio's Correio da Manhâ: "The way Jânío Quadros received, or rather dismissed, President Kennedy's special envoy deserves sharp criticism from all Brazilians." The criticism spread to include the whole subject of Quadros' headlong rush to "neutralism" during his six weeks in office. Wrote the influential Jornal do Brasil, heretofore one of Quadros' staunchest supporters: "Quadros, who in his campaign stressed the impossibility of ignoring the importance and existence of Red China, now appears to ignore the importance and existence...
...size and shape, its instincts and intelligence, it was the nearest thing to man that has yet made the perilous voyage into space and returned safely. The occupant of the capsule was a three-year-old, 37-lb. chimpanzee, fired by the U.S. last week on a headlong trip through outer space's underbelly and recovered. The flight was part of the U.S.'s man-in-space program, Project Mercury. When it was over, the historic moment when man himself would speed into space seemed much closer-yet still agonizingly far away...
...despite such afflictions, the nation's spirit was far from low. Rather, the mood was one of high expectancy. That expectancy centered on Washington and the new President, now fully and at headlong pace embarked on his White House career...
...When the push of a button may mean obliteration of countless humans, the President of the United States must be forever on guard against any inclination on his part to impetuosity, to arrogance, to headlong action, to expediency, to facile maneuvers, even to the popularity of an action as opposed to the rightness of an action...
After the intermission, John Adams replaced Forbush in the goal, and contributed some sensational saves. When the Cornell line once again got by both Crimson fullbacks late in the game, Adams' headlong rush forced a missed shot...