Word: brandt
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...giving advance notice of the new policy on the Du Mont network's TV panel show, The Big Issue, Hagerty found himself under fire. His attacker: the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's Washington Correspondent Raymond ("Pete") Brandt, who was still smarting over the Warren leak (TIME, Oct. 12). "The information order relates to the classification of documents," said Brandt, "[which] gave us very little trouble under the Truman Administration." Even if a document had been classified, he argued, newsmen had ready access to Government officials who would give the information they wanted. "The present Administration," said Brandt, "[seems...
Before the week was out, Brandt got support for his criticisms from two oddly matched allies. New York Daily News Columnist John O'Donnell, whose paper supported Eisenhower, thought some of the "storm and fury" over Ike's press relations was justified. Though his hatred of Franklin D. Roosevelt has never abated, O'Donnell nevertheless wrote that "Ike's relations with the press . . . are not as effective as those of Roosevelt or ... Harry Truman [and] the relations of Ike's Cabinet members with the [press] are bad-very bad." Added Fair Dealing Columnist Marquis Childs...
...will be without a Chief Justice." In Washington, where secret meetings with newsmen seldom stay secret long, every reporter soon knew that Brownell had leaked the story. Next day, after Ike had confirmed the news at his press conference, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch's veteran Raymond Brandt, longtime specialist in Supreme Court affairs, got to his feet. "Pete" Brandt had been refused an interview with Brownell a few days earlier. Pointing his pencil menacingly at Ike, Brandt asked: "Is it going to be the policy of this Administration to leak such important news to friendly newspapers...
...Paul Brandt scored eight of his 13 points in the first quarter, as the Blue took a slight 19 to 16 lead. Ed Krinsky and Dick Lionette--who played one of his best games--both scored two field goals. The Crimson scored eight points in the second period, while Molinas netted nine, and Columbia went ahead 37 to 24 at the half...
Down the ladder, tennis player turned squash, and there's the "D" team. Both Brooks Harris and Roger Cortesi starred at schoolboy tennis, along with Art Ellison and Carl Brandt, who rated an enthusiastic "very fine" from Wynn. Lee Folger rounds out the seconds; he's new to squash, but "coming fast," according to the coach...