Evening star., 1946-04-14
World Problems Head
Agenda for Editors
Meeting Thursday

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Newspaper editors from all parts
of the United States will assemble
here for three-day session, begin
ming next Thursday, to meet ma
tional leaders and discuss the prob
lens of their craft.
They will be received by President
Truman, and will entertain Gen.
Eisenhower, Admiral Nimitz and
Secretary of State Byrnes as lunch
con guests.
The meeting of the American So
ciety of Newspaper Editors, whose
members include the editorial chiefs
of all the outstanding journals of
the Nation, will be held at the Hotel
Statler.
In line with the ASNE's efforts to
promote international cooperation
and world freedom of news, three
outstanding Russian editors will
attend the meeting. Arrangements
for their visit were made by the
State Department and the Russian
Foreign ONCE at the request of the
American editors.
The Russian editors will take
part in a round-table talk with
their American colleagues at 2:30
pm. Thursday. The discussion will
be conducted by Wilbur Forrest. as
slstant editor of the New York
Herald Tribune, head of a commit
tee OF the ASNE who made a world
tour, including the Soviet Union.
last year, in the interest of estab-
fishing international freedom of
news.
Trygve Lie to Speak.
AT the close OF the session Satur-
day night the editors will be given
flrst-hand report on the progress
OF the United Nations by Secretary
General Trygye Lie of Norway.
Most important organizational
business of the ASNE will be the
election of new Board of Cover
nors. Inasmuch as the society held
no meeting last year, eight vacan-
cles are to be filled, rather than the
usual four. L. r. Blanchard of the
Gannett Newspapers, chairman of
the nominating committee. has an
nounced the following slate, with the
provision that the four editors re-
ceiving the highest number of votes
VIII serve for three years and the
Tour with the next highest votes
Will remain in office for two wears.
Wright Bryan. editor, Atlanta
journal.
Erwin D. Canham, editor, Chris
tan Science Moniter.
Judson Chapman editor. Green
vile Is. CO. Piedmont.
V1rginius Dabney, editor. Rich
mond Times Dispatch.
Wilbur Forrest, assistant editor.
New York Herald Tribune.
John P. Harris, editor, Hutchinson
tkanso News and Herald.
Vincent S. Jones, executive editor
Utica Observer-Dispatch.
B. P. Lynch, managing editor
Phoenix Republic and Gazette.
B. M. McKelway, associate editor,
The Washington Star.
j. M. North, jr., editor, Fort Worth
star-Telegram.
Hamilton Owens, editor, Baltimore
Sun.
Dwight S. Perria. managing editor.
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin.
Carl M. Saunders, editor. jackson
(Mich9 Citizen-Patriot..
Louis B. seltzer, editor, Cleveland
Press.
w. r. Walton, managing editor.
South Bend Tribune,
Dwight Young, editor in -chief,
Dayton Herald-Journal. :
Ofhcers of the society-the presi-
dent, vice presidents, secretary and
treasurer will be elected by the
board, once 1t is chosen by the men,
bership.
Knight to Speak.
The ASNE sessions will open at
10 am. Thursday with the report
OF officers, and the editors will hear
an address by their president. John
S. Knight, head of the Knight News
papers. At noon the editors will
lunch with Admiral Nimitz as their
guest. At 2::30 pm. the round table
with Russian editors will open. At
4::30 pm. the delegates will 20 to
the White House for a conference
with President Truman, and at
pm. they will entertain members
Of Congress.
The 10 am. session Friday will
be: devoted to discussion of recon-
version problems of American news
papers, and at the same meeting the
editors will hear an address by Sta
hilization Director Chester Bowles
At noon the editors will entertain
Sen. Eisenhower at luncheon, and
In the afternoon will hear a report
oy MIR. Forrest as chairman of the
Committee on World Freedom of
information. Assistant Secretary of
State Benton will address this ses-
sion.
Discussion of ''the changing news
paper" will open the editors meet
Ing at 10 am. Saturday, and during
the morning the delegates will hear
Joseph Costa. president of the Pho
tographers' Association. Then they
will entertain Secretary Byrnes at
luncheon. During the afternoon the
editors will resume discussion of
newspaper changes and adopt final
resolutions.
The sessions will end Saturday
night with reception for members
and guests, followed by Mr.. Lies
speech at the closing banquet.
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