Word: column
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Realmleader, mirrored thousands of times on the silver-blue spades they carried on their shoulders. Most beautiful: 22,000 alternate Nazi ranks, carrying flaming torches, wending their slow tramp along the search-lit walls of the turreted medieval city. Most spectacular: 140,000 brown-uniformed Storm Troopers lined up column upon column on the Zeppelin Meadow. Flanked along the sides of the floodlit arena crammed 250,000 spectators. With trumpets blaring, the Fuhrer mounted the platform, stood with chin cutting the atmosphere as three blood-red rivers, crimson party banners carried by brown-massed troops, moved toward him. Flames leaped...
Practically unknown to the people who read his daily column in 40 newspapers is the fact that on & off for 10 years Mr. Broun, whose heart is as big as his stomach, has been contributing (almost literally) a weekly article to the Nation. First news that Editor Kirchwey had of his shift was when the New Republic sent in copy for an exchange advertisement in the Nation announcing the acquisition of Mr. Broun. However, Editor Kirchwey (who agreed to the advertising swap) had long been aware that the Newspaper Guild's unpressed president had not been happy...
...Since Melville Stone's death the organization has been experimenting, not always to the benefit of its old reputation. However, to those who knew and admired the AP tradition, it comes as a shock to learn that the management is now offering to members a new Washington column of such doubtful ethical quality that the AP is not even willing to take public responsibility for it. . . . A gossip column . . . the lowest form of journalism! . . . Shades of Victor Lawson...
...dictum that it should not be ''spontaneous news, but clean anecdote, humor and history." Fourteen months ago AP's feature chief, Hearst-trained William T. McCleery, assigned Preston Grover to apply his salty Utah touch to this Capitol comment. Not gossipy but increasingly spicy, Preston Grovers column attempts humor, shuns scandal, specializes in harmless speculation...
...righteous and revered late publisher of the New York Times, Adolph Simon Ochs, early suggested that the pregnant logotype be omitted on AP feature stories. Since last May AP has circularized its members saying: "NO LOGOTYPE PLEASE! Editors: In the interests of providing a livelier Washington column than would be possible under strict adherence to the rules of Associated Press reporting, Preston Grover is being given a latitude of expression which makes it mandatory that the AP logotype be omitted from his copy...