Evening star., 1949-04-26
Five Are Reelected, ,
Star Editor Named
AS AP Directors
D. re Assox 10 500 svssa

NEW roHhs hHN 20 -- Gsss
directors Of the Associated Press
were reelected and Q new directos
was elected yesterday az the An
lnual meeting Of members OF the
world wide news-gathering Co
operative.
Those reelected. with the num-
bers Of votes received:
Arthur Hays Sulxberger. New
York Times, 5.522.
James Z, chappeu. Birmingham
Age-Herald. 4.952.
Paul Bellamy. Cleveland Plain
Dealer. 1880.
| J.R. Knowland. Oakland Calf
Tribune. 1851.
/ o. 8. Warden. Great Falls
| fMontl Tribune. director for
cities Of less than 1000 popula-
ton. 4.ol9.
| The new director elected Ia
BENJAMIN NJ. McKelway OF The
Washington Star. with $3.50 votes,
He succeeds E. K. Gaylord Of the
Oklahoma City Oklahoman. who
was renominated but withdrew.
Others In Race.
Others who had been nominated
for directorships, and the votes
they received. were:
z. NJ. Dealey. Dallas Morning
News. 2.so3.
Paul Miller. Rochester Demo-
crat and Chronicle. 2,<S6.
Eugene c. Pulliam, Indianapolis
Star. 2.3l6.
Robert B. Choate, Boston Her
aid and Sunday Herald. also.
w. H. Cowles. Spokane Spokes-
man Review. 1905.
| Richard M. Seaton. Cofieyville
tKans.) Journal. ASA. Mr.. Seaton
was a nominee for the dictatorship
| for cities Of less than $4,000 popu-
lation.
Tribute to Frank b. Noyes.
Read at the meeting was reso-
luton adopted by the Board Of
Directors in tribute TO Frank B.
Noyes Of Washington. D. c., who
died last December !.
Mr.. Noyes had served as presi-
dent Of the AP for 80 years and
then was honorary president until
his death. He was president OF
The Washington Star.
In a Question-and-answer period
which concluded the business
meeting. AP coverage Of the trial
of Cardinal Mindszenty in Hun
gary was discussed.
william P. Steven, managing
editor Of the Minneapolis Tribune
and president of the AP Manag-
ing Editors Association. said the
group had made an exhaustive
study Of the coverage and found
1t to be excellent.
Tried 10 Get STAFF Men In.
Alan j. Gould. AP executive
editor, said the AP had tried un-
successfully to get American staff
men into Budapest for the trial.
But Endre Marion. the Hun
garian newsman on whom the AP
finally relieds did . good Job Of
reporting the facts fully and
fairly" Mr.. Gould said. adding
that Mr.. Marion had q substantial
beat on the verdict ITSELF
]. N. Heiskell Of the Little Rock
Gazette asked whether the meet
ings Of managing editors with AP
executives. first held 10 years ago,
had resulted In benefits 10 the
NEWS cooperative, sa.
M.. Gould replied he felt the
work with the managing editors
had done more to benefit the
content Of our service than any
thing conducted In the last quarter
century. 1t has provided the
stimulus AP has needed"
He mentioned specifically the
campaigns to make the report
more readable and to provide more
extensive backgrounding IS sam
pies Of improvements stimulated
by the managing editors.
Kent Cooper, AP executive direc-
tor, told Mr.. Heiskell he believed q
report itemizing the accomplish
ments Of the last 16 years through
the managing editors group might
well be prepared for the member
ship.
Mr.. Cooper said the constant
liaison provided by the continuing
study committees set up by the
managing editors had enabled AP
executives to solve problems quick
" as they arose.