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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...Zanesville awoke to a sudden newspaper fight. Jones was building a plant to "run the Litticks out of town." The late William 0. Littick and his two sons had long had a monopoly in the morning Times Recorder (circ. 19,957), the evening Signal (circ. 6,974) and the Sunday Times-Signal (circ. 11,863). The Litticks fought back by taking up United Press and International News Service, along with their Associated Press membership. But until lately, when his News got U.P., Jones managed with Transradio News alone. He carried on a running battle in type. He has lost...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Main-Street Battler | 3/20/1944 | See Source »

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