The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-27
LYLEC. WILSON ADVANCED THE
 UNITED PRESS
Made Chief of Washington Bureau to Succeed Ray-
 mOnd Clapper

New York, Dec 27.-(UP)- United Press general headquarters here today announced the appoint ment of Lyle c. Wilson as chief of the United Press Washington bu- reau. Wilson, who has been head of the United Press staff covering the house and senate, succeeds Raymnnd Clapper, who has resign ed to enter the syndicate writing field.
 Wilson has been a member of the United Press Washington stan since 1927 and has been connected with the United Press since 1922, working in numerous assignments both in this country and abroad. In Washington his work has been characterized not only by thorough and skillful reporting. but an orig inality and independence which has won him both professional admira- tion and high respect.
 Clapper has been Washington manager for five years. Previous to that he was night manager and a staff correspondent. He joined the Washington bureau staff in 1917, at the start of the war and was station there through the hec- tic war days as member of the capital staff. His frequent inter- pretative articles out of Washing. ton have been popular. feature ot the United Press report.
 Wilson is a native of Topeka, Kansas, where he lived until 1910. and then removed to Oklahoma City. He was educated at the Mis-. souri Military Academy, Mexico. Missouri, the University of Mis- souri, the University of Oklahoma and the University of London. During the war he was a second lieutenant of infantry. SAfter tho war he served for 8 year in the office of the United States wheat director in Washington and then joined the staff of the Oklahoma City, Daily Oklahoman. In 1922. he went to Europe, and after five months travel through various countries joined the staff of the United Press in London in October of that year.
 In London he took part in the handling of many important news events of the old world, including the election of the first socialist government in Great Britain; Mus solini's fascist march on Rome, and the French occupation of the Ruhr.
 In 1924, he was transferred to New York as night cable editor, and later became day cable editor. He also served in other bureaus, including Chicago and Boston.
 In 1927, Wilson went to Wash ington, first being attached to the foreign department and after year transferred to the domestic service, covering the state depart ment. In 1880, he was assigned to the capital staff, covering the sen- ate. an assignment which Wilson says he considers "the best assign ment any American reporter can have anywhere in the world"
 Wilson's handling of the senate assignment is one of the outstand- ing achievements of recent repor- torial history, many editors agree. Maintaining complete fndepend- ence and an objective viewpoint, he has covered one exciting and diff f1cult session after another in a distinctive manner. In between the reporting of the "spot news" he has found time to write the background and the explanatory stories in a clear and understand able manner, frequently spiced with a sly humor which has aided in maintaining proper balance.
 As Washington manager Wilson will contribute frequently to both day and night reports, drawing not only upon his unusual knowledge of Washington but also upon broad international training as we'll as keen perception and entertain ing style. to make his contributions an important feature of the United Press report