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A final, unique chapter in Ward's diplomatic education came in November 1948, when the Chinese Communists captured the Manchurian city of Mukden, where he was consul general. For seven months Ward was kept under house arrest, and Washington heard nothing from him. The State Department, determined at that...
Stuart thought that his $1,500,000 block of debentures might bring as much as $3,000,000-a handsome capital gain for him, and a bargain for working control of a thriving, big daily. Control of the Enquirer would be a coup for the Taft-owned Cincinnati Times-Star...
The SCRIPPS-HOWARD NEWSPAPERS:
Wechsler, editor of the New York Post, disputed the common viewpoint that the press is controlled by liberals. He named the Hearst, Scripps-Howard, and Gannett papers and the Chicago Tribune as examples of powerful right wing newspapers.
Risky. With the News he also got its subsidiaries: the Huntsville. Ala. Times (circ. 18,988), radio stations WAPI, WAFM and WHBS, TV station WABT and a freight company. Last year the News and subsidiaries piled up $3,000,000 in profits before taxes. A big reason for the fat...