Copy boys rise from paste mixing to newsroom power
Robert C. Auark reflects on the craft and discipline of copy boys, praising Washington Daily News alumni who grew into top editors and writers. He recalls mentors, shifts, and the steep climb from fetch duties to influential careers, noting a proud ex-copy boy identity and the guilds governing the trade.
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Bill Roberts
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Southwest
Houston Press
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Washington Daily News
Oliver Twisting
University of North Carolina
Sorbonne
Harvard
Yale
Polly Palmer
Wardman- Parke
Rocky Riley
Joe Fitzgerald
Katy Hillyer
Washington
Riley
Dick Hollander
Hal Phillips
Hal Kneeland
Liquor Sale Limits Proposed on Planes
The air line trade group urged the Civil Aeronautics Board to restrict in flight liquor sales. Proposals ban alcohol on Sundays and election days, bar sales to minors or intoxicated persons, and limit service to flights over two hours between noon and midnight.
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Washington
Trade Association of the Scheduled Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Air Transport Assn Proposals Sent To 35 Airlines
Harold L. Pearson, president of the Air Transport Association, mailed proposals to the 35 ATA member airlines. The discussion centered on a plan to address enroute noise and a playful reference to the phrase de planet at the first stop.
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Harold L. Pearson
The
Air Transport Assn
ATA
Lutheran Pastor Skips Synod Hearing Over Rights Dispute
Pastor Victor K. Wrigley head of Gethsemane Church Brookfield refused to attend a church inspecting committee meeting as his Church Council contested synod procedures. No charges filed yet though his teachings are under investigation by the Northwest Synod. Swedish shipbuilders launched 67 ships totaling 550000 gross tons in 1954.
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Synod
Victor K. Wrigley
Paul E
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Northwest Synod
United Lutheran Church
Pastor Wrigley
Gethsemane
Brookfield
Synod Committee
Zenith Defends Pay-As-You-See TV Amid Debate
Zenith Radio and others attack or defend subscription TV as a new model. They warn that scrambled broadcasts could siphon revenue and talent, while proponents urge broader use of television. The FCC must decide authority before further action as CBS questions the commission’s reach.
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Washington
Zenith Radio
Cory
Piaiys
Zenth
Zenith
Suibermption TV
Commission
Congress
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc
Infant Bites Police Dog In Cincinnati Incident
Fifteen month old Dorothy Hartman bit the nose of a police dog in Cincinnati. The dog responded by biting Dorothy, who was treated at St. Francis Hospital for bites on her right cheek and left ear.
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Cincinnati
Dorothy Hartman
Dorothy
St. Francis Hospital
Trade unions press quick cut in draftee service term
Britain’s Trades Union Congress and allied groups demand a shorter military service term as part of a nationwide campaign. The move centers on reducing compulsory national service to hasten peacetime adjustments and expand civilian employment opportunities during a tense period.
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Britain
The
Trades Union Congress
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