The Daily Alaska empire., 1951-11-08
records since then.

records since then
 Soon after five newsmen skirmish in Crown Point Ind, over whether they had the right to publish grand jury indictments before the accused were arrested, newspapers in Lexington Ky4 were admonished by another grand jury not to print ndic ments until the persons apprehended
 The San Francisco Call Bulletin quoted public record at City Hall to the effect that the Stanford Research Institute had requested use 10 acres city land which to train dogs in the detection and detonation of land mines It is no secret that dogs used in this way during the war, but the Call Bulletin was informed this was top secret and drew visit of security officers sent for the purpose from Fort Bevor, Virginia.
 The Danbury (ConnD News-Times received an Army release about corporal being promoted to sergeant and the release restricted stamp ed in two places with thin line drawn thorugh them. Clearly showing a penchant for secrecy, an Army officer explained the stationery used happened td be some that was pre-samped restricted"
 At the Legion convention in Miami some un- known person ordered police to keep photographers away from General Macarthur causing a rhubarb similar to that when Macarthur hit Hawaii. News men and photographers pushed around, threat ened and cursed by policemen.
 Out at the atomic testing grounds near Las Vegas, Federal security precautions effective that everyone in the knows what is going on while newspares,nen are being handled under a keep off" "nJ Information" policy.
 This feeling of personal ownership of the news is reflected by Navy pronouncement this week that the Department claims first publication rights on "unclassfed newsworthy' material originating in its jurisdiction when the news is regarded primarily of interest to naval personnel" The Mavy will with hold such matter from the press until the mailing date of the semi-monthly Navy Department Bulletin Thus the Navy establishes itself tight unit dis associated from the of the countryits personnel Navy first and citizens second News of the Navy is to be kept for the Navyt doesn't belong to the people who pay their sailors and buy their ships.
 And revealing the jealous arrogance of govern ment officials about news of, about from their departments, a series of articles critical of the State Department appearing in the Scranton (Pa) Tribune drew the request from Edward B Barrett, assistant Secretary of State for Public Affairs that the author "come to Washington immediately and report personally his serious, but unsubstantated charges against the International Press and Publi cations Division" Newsman Frank Stout, who wrote the series, had worked in the department for 8 months
 It is obvious that the formula of secrecy begets secrecy" is at work.
 In Washington committee of the Associated Press Managing Editors Association discussed cari fcation of the Presidents security order with MT. Truman seeking better definitions and appeals ma chinery. That would be improvement However, newsnen may well accept the fact that long as Federal censorship rule of any kind remains in force it will be used precedent by others in official positions throughout the country.