Word: kretzmann
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Rowan was sponsored for membership by his State Department predecessor, Edwin Kretzmann, and Voice of America Commentator Raymond Swing. A Minneapolis Tribune reporter from 1948 to 1961, Rowan has written four books, including an analysis of the South's racial conflicts and a biography of Jackie Robinson. When he was rejected by the Cosmos, Rowan made no claim that race was the reason. Said he: "If it is the intellec tual judgment of the membership committee that I do not merit membership, I can do no more than note this judgment and wish the club well...