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...journalism after dabbling in real estate, cotton farming and contracting. Defeats had only stirred Nelson's crusading spirit, and he wasted no time getting his paper embroiled in fights for clean government, clean streets and clean souls. Derided by Kansas City's four other papers, the Star overtook them all, and by World War I had a circulation of 200,000. "Nelson could be mean as hell," says Roberts, who suffered and learned under the founder for seven years. "But he inspired loyalty. He loved a fight; and if there wasn't one going, he would...
...peppy, "print-first-and-plan-afterward" philosophy was just the cure for a paper that ran a poor second in circulation to the Houston Post. Steven souped up local coverage, added a few sparkling features and massively reported the doings at the Houston space-flight center. The Chronicle overtook the Houston Post in 1963 and became Texas' largest paper. Thanks in part to its purchase last year of the Houston Press (circ. 89,000), the Chronicle under Steven increased its circulation by a third...
...particularly since the white Mississippian will nod his head zealously through about two-thirds of the spiel, until he gets the point. Slack-jawed indignation ensues. I am afraid, though, that you have ruined my sardonic joke. I got half way through your cover story before nausea overtook me, and it occurred to me that blind barbarism-in the Congo, in Mississippi-is the one citadel that will not tumble before mockery...
...Vivacity clung to a narrow lead, pursued by two Formula 233s. Bertram's Lucky Moppie was now running fourth, and Abbott's Rum Runner was fifth. Then one of the Formulas ran out of gas. Cracking along at 3,500 r.p.m. and 50 knots, Bertram overtook the other-and shot into first place when Aitken veered off course. With just three miles to go on the final leg from Hog Cay to Nassau, Bertram seemed to have it sewed up-until his reserve tanks ran dry and he had to switch to the main fuel tank. Lucky Moppie...
...Harvard was fired up in the second half, and overtook the Ithacans with 9:30 to play. With 3:30 left, Keith Sedlacek's jumper put Harvard in front, 72 to 70. Then the roof fell...