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First foreigner from the capital to see the advance of Italy's troops on Addis Ababa was United Pressman Ben Ames. Slashed by a sword in the native riots fortnight ago, he and a companion were able to slip out of town before dawn in a mud-bespattered truck. Just outside the city gates a scouting plane came rocketing down from the sky. Frantically they waved white towels and a large U. S. flag, were signaled on by a wave of the aviator's hand. Thirty miles farther on roaring motorcycles and staff cars popped...
Most important speaker lined up by Dean Frank Lee Martin, Dr. Williams' successor and longtime associate, was President Hugh Baillie of United Press. Addressing Journalism School students and guests, United Pressman Baillie painted a sad picture of Press censorship and repression the world over, perked up sufficiently to declare: "I envy you men and women who are just starting in. You've got a lot of fun ahead...
Later on there were flurries of excitement as the Hindenburg passed the Normandie, Europa, Statendam. United Pressman Webb Miller saw three whales spout. At dinner, most of the women, but only three men, put on evening clothes to eat Black Forest trout...
...thanks to Associated Pressman White for putting Christian Yao Chen-yuan back on his pious pedestal.-ED. Reviewing General...
Leaving the White House four days before his 78th birthday, Virginia's Senator Carter Glass spied slim, boyish-looking Associated Pressman Francis Marion Stephenson reaching toward a snowpile. As quick of arm as of wit, Senator Glass picked a chunk of icy snow off the running board of his car, heaved it accurately at "Little Stevie," jumped in the car. Chortled he: "I landed a good...