Word: ross
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...morning last week, on the home-bound Presidential Special, tired, baggy-eyed Charlie Ross, press secretary to Harry Truman, ambled into the reporters' work car. Said Ross: "Good speech coming up at Clarksburg; it'll make a good story." Then he put down a sheaf of papers and said casually that here was a White House statement...
Politics or Business? On his instructions, Press Secretary Charlie Ross summoned officials of the four radio networks to the White House one day last week and asked for air time for that night. Having in mind the rules of the campaign, the network officials asked: "Is this political or is it Government business?" Government business, said Ross. When they looked skeptical, Ross swore them to secrecy and told them of the President's idea. They went away to think it over...
That was shortly before noon. Mr. Truman talked to Marshall by telecon. A little later the network officials heard from Ross, cancelling the request for radio time. That evening, instead, a brief announcement was made that George Marshall would fly home to consult with the President. Harry Truman had to make some kind of show of being President...
Precaution. In Los Angeles, Ross E. Piper reported to police that the burglar who broke into his house had stolen nothing but the burglar alarm...
Harvard Freshmen will at last enjoy the facilities of a year-round intramural sports program," Bob Ross, assistant secretary of the Union, announced yesterday. Ross added that a committee of seven Freshmen have already been selected to supervise the program, and the plans for touch football round-robin leagues have been formulated...