Word: leak
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
Cater stresses, however, that the news which is manufactured by a planned leak, by a timed press release, by a publicity-conscious Senator, by a harried President at press conference time, or by a Congressional investigation aimed at headline capturing is not necessarily the news which the public needs to know. Operating under the pressure to get a story which will sell papers, and under the realization that he lacks the sophistication to handle complicated scientific, diplomatic and economic decisions, the Washington reporter cannot fulfill, Cater maintains, his ideal role as public informant...
Suddenly the overcrowded boat sprang a hull leak, and a torrent of water gushed through. The Dandara came to a halt in midriver. Crewmen managed to transfer 50 passengers to a nearby barge, then desperately steered for shore. But near the bank, the panicking crowd rushed to the shoreside rails. Under the sudden weight, the Dandara slowly tipped onto its side...
Members of the Department of Buildings and Grounds have been "watching" the crumbling since the Mem Hall tower burned in 1956, Fred B. Jackson of the Department said yesterday. A leak in the waterproof flashing caused water to weaken the mortar holding the bricks...
Despite the scandal, the puzzle gimmick scarcely missed a beat. A few papers, e.g., the Philadelphia Bulletin, decided they had had enough, but most puzzle contests went right on. In a front-page statement, the Milwaukee Sentinel said that since the fraud had been exposed and "the leak" stopped, there is no reason why the puzzle game should not be more popular than ever...
...ring get advance solutions? Suspicions naturally focused on the sources, i.e., the distributing syndicates-principally Bell Syndicate, General Features and Superior Features Syndicate -which sell puzzle contests to newspapers. In New York. Andre F. L'Eveque, who runs Superior Features, announced that he had found and plugged a leak and had given full details to the FBI. The other syndicates insisted that the precautions they take against leaks are foolproof. But what happened in Portland presented undeniable evidence that more than a leak at Superior was involved, since another syndicate's puzzle was fixed...