Word: lindberghism
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Turning back to his own country, the discerning citizen of the U. S. would find more promising material. Charles Augustus Lindbergh, 1927 Man of the Year, had become the Victim of the Year in 1932. For the loss of his son & namesake the nation had given him all its sympathy but to him went no plaudits for any new achievement. When in 1928 Walter P. Chrysler became Man of the Year his Manhattan office building was starting to rise as the world's tallest, his Chrysler Motors organized to vie with General Motors. Now the Chrysler Building is overtopped...
Most Men of the Year complete their memorable achievement between Jan. 1 and Dec. 31. The Chrysler Building stands, not only completed but occupied. The Young Plan, despite subsequent events, remains world history. But Colonel Lindbergh after his flight was required to serve the nation year after year as its No. 1 Hero-a role which set in motion a train of circumstances ending in tragedy the windy night of March 1 at Hopewell, N. J. and, as Lindbergh had, Man of the Year Roosevelt has his greater job ahead of him. Will he make good in the White House...
Costliest stories, according to UP (listed in order of expense): Sino-Japanese, election, Lindbergh kidnapping, Massie trial, Olympic Games, War Debts...
...heat of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, blasphemous city editors raved about the story as "the biggest since the Crucifixion." Last week the story headed the three lists of "biggest news stories of the year" prepared annually by Associated Press, United Press and Hearst's International News & Universal Service...
...selections were made by Vice President Robert J. Bender; INS's by President Joseph V. Connolly, AP's by a canvass of 17 editors who unanimously put the Lindbergh story at the top. UP's Bender solemnly added the amendment that for fundamental importance to the world, the "general economic upheaval" should be regarded as the year's biggest story...