Word: telegramming
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...Soapy's, and on a fence-riding, independent newspaper, files Washington dispatches that are generally pro-labor and pro-Truman. When, during the Democrats' darkest days in 1948, he wrote a story touting Harry Truman's chances, his editor sent him a telegram which said: "That was a nice long limb you just crawled out on." That wire, autographed by the President, is now framed in Moody's Washington home...
...reminder that freedom of the press also carries the grave responsibility that it not be turned into license. Few newsmen want the British system, where the press is forbidden to print anything which might influence the trial in any way. But most would agree with Manhattan's World Telegram & Sun: "Freedom of the press is a precious right [which] too often has been abused at the expense of other precious rights equally entitled to the protection guaranteed by the Constitution...
...YESTERDAY OFF FORTRESS MONROE IN VIRGINIA," the telegram read, "THE C.C.S...
...also adopted a unanimous resolution praising Mr. Truman, copies of which were sent to the President, Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. '24, Senator Leverett Saltonstall '14, and Congressman Kennedy. A total of 300 telegrams were sent off by the H. L. U. while Radcliffe Student's for Democratic Action reported good response to a similar telegram campaign at the Ansex...
...critical raves that greeted her prodigal return from Hollywood rang like a pressagent's dream of the perfect billboard. "Beautiful," sighed the Times's erudite Brooks Atkinson. "Captivating," cooed the Daily News's John Chapman. "Lovely," purred the World-Telegram and Sun's William Hawkins. Columnist Ward Morehouse urged all theatergoers to "hurry over to Henry Miller's and watch a lovely young actress at work...