The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-04-02
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Larry Allen, the AF reporter aSs aiRned to the British fleet in the Mediterranean, is the coyrespcn- dent who was on the Cruiser Gal- latoa when it was torpedoed in the Mediterranean, When he returned to New York he was flooded with offers amounting to S60,OO0 for lec- tures, books, magazine articles, etc. Allen was summoned to the office ot Kent Cooper (gen. mgr. of AP).
 ''YoU can have anything you want, J,sst name it," cooper said.
 'All want" Allen replied seri- osisly, ''is to sit In your chair."
 'ST1iere are lot of people around here who must feel the same way" Cooper laughed, "but you're the only one frank enough to tell me"
 Alien walked out with a fat bonus and eiOO week raise, He was offered an executive position with Ap but rejected it and will return to the Mediterranean.
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 NeWamen on Eugen Meyers ga- 1ette like to tell this story: He once attended 6 party for his staff. No- ticing some 2 the boys kneeling in circle in corner of the room, he asked for on explanation Of crapshooting Of course, you know what happened 7. Ho took hand In the game-and won all the nloneyl
 when chicken -hearted editors don't hurt their own paper, they help Q rival organ Frixample: [: When famed managing editor Oliver K. Boyard was reporter on Q St. Louis paper, he dug up some facts about bribery case that his editor thought was too hot to handle He took his story to a rival sheet, was hired and his story was printed t. A few years later he. made himself and his news paper nationally femous by crack ing another bribery case-the Tea- pot Dome Scandal.
 The Chicago ayem blah-boy claims to be a great military ex. pert, but hn contended until late in 1885 that planes were an uniin- portant part of modern army Il During the Battle Of Flanders he said Stukas were of small use be- cause infantrymen could be trained to shoot them down like ducks Boy, was he wrongI ... He claims to be an expert on foreign affairs, but he fired foreign cor- respondent Edmond Taylor for pre- dieting the Russo German pact v. He claims to have the worlds greatest newspaper, but he never apologIzed when another paper proved one of his stories was coun- terfelt =. one of It's rivals once offered to give that rag 5000 if 1t could prove one of the sinearing stories 1t blazoned across the front page was true. F. S.: They never had to pay the 5000 Reporters on that gazette call the stories or- dered by their boss "dirty stories" ]" and d few Of them arc saying that snear-stuff, because they hope to expose their weird boss Somedayi
 It's difficult to believe, but about 90 years ago there weren't any Washington correspondents One day a fleryy reporter named Wil- Ham Price planted himself in front of the gate of the White House and buttonholed Presidential callers , He was later joined by other rec porters. one bitter cold day Teddy Roosevelt took pity on them, inc vited them in, and gave them Q small room to work in And that's how the Washington corress pondent was born.
 Stories about TDRS electric per- sonality are numerous, but the one involving Haywood Broun is one Of the best As Haywood left the White House he said to a friend "Did you notice he agreed with everything I said2" . Re- piled his friend: NO, he didn't; he just smiled"
 Recently the Phoenix (Arlz) Re. public did . nifty job Of impress ing the people with the importance of their freedom of the press . one of their editions appeared with the first and second pages blank except for small boy containing these words: "This is all the news you would be able to read if the daily newspaper were not uncen. sored, unfetted in free America.
 We wonder If those who use the freedom of the press to hurt and hinder the war for freedom are aware of these facts: Today many newspapermen in Paris are--liter- ally-forced to make 6 living by selling newspapers in the streets q. Remember, the Axis doesn't think much of newspapermen who like to think for themselves.
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