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...fine style, the Post newsroom in action, especially during the machinations that led to the publication of the Pentagon Papers, a story on which the despised New York Times scooped the Post. Bray also gives a fascinating and compassionate description of how the Post editorial board, led by Russ Wiggins, trusted the Best and Brightest far too long about Vietnam, almost provoking a rebellion from some staffers. Surprisingly, Bray treats Watergate, the ultimate Post journalistic coup, casually. He says the newsroom suffered an emotional letdown after Watergate, but "In time they (the editors) got the paper back on course." What...
...drawbacks. "If we'd made any one of the boys general manager and turned him loose, there'd have been conflicts." In stead, the elder Knesses decided to pass along their own managerial troika-as well as a set of rules to make it work. Kerry, 26, Russ, 26, and Paul, 25, each have a distinct area of responsibility so none can boss the others...
...Kness rule, "No advice unless someone asks for it," is balanced by "Every decision is unanimous." Each Monday at 9 a.m., the three meet to report their activities and make plans. "We keep each other in check by asking questions," Russ says. Keeping an eye on all three is Gerry Mosbey, 46, a mousetrap maker for 25 years who has an equal voice in the management. Mosbey will become part of the family soon. Kerry is engaged to his daughter Rhonda...
...ever pressured us to come back here to Albia," Russ says. Asked why he did, he explains, "There's a kind of a tie to the trap. It's pride in what the family has accomplished, in the quality of the product...
Daniel Clay Russ Atlanta...