Evening star., 1953-01-26
By Robert Mclean

NEW YORK, Jan. 26.-The
largest and oldest news gather
ing organization in the world
enters 1853 and a new era Of do
mestic and international news
reporting with a record of extra
ordinary accomplishment and
development during the year just
ended.
That is the opinion expressed
unanimously by the Board of Di-
rectorS of The Associated Press
as it concluded its annual Janu-
ary meeting.
Sitting as the representative
Of more than 5000 member and
subscriber newspapers and radio
stations in 10 countries. the 18-
man board analyzed the associa-
tion's activities during 1852 and
reviewed plans for further ex-
pansion of worldwide news
coverage in the ensuing year.
Year Is Analysed.
In analyzing the year just
ended, the board found:
(D Member newspapers and
radio stations warmly applauded
APPS accurate, comprehensive
and fast coverage of the political
scene. from the first State
primaries. throughout the 1852
campaign and the national elec-
ton on November 4.
(2) Around the world, editors
preferred Associated Press news
and photo coverage Of the other
top news stories Of 1852, among
them the Korean war and truce
talks, the death of King George
VI and accession Of Elizabeth II.
Capt. Kurt Carlson and his
storm tossed Flying Enterprise.
and disclosures Of corruption in
Government.
Cd In the technique Of news
distribution, The Associated
Press made great strides and
strengthened its prominence
Radioteletype channels were es-
tablished to deliver news to
Latin America and the far Pa
cific at 60 words per minute, re-
code relay. Similarly, a system
of radio transmission of news
pictures was tnaugurated to the
same areas on a regular daily
basis. supplanting air shipments
and only occasional radio use.
(4) A system Of teletypesetter
delivery of news to member
newspapers throughout the. 4S
States was completed, under
which more than 600 domestic
newspapers now automatically
receive their A. P. news in type
or in justified column width
lines. therby simplifying editing
and typesetting operations in
their own plants.
(5) In the United States and
SO other countries. the number
of Associated Press newspapers
and radio stations increased
from 1854 to 6,042.
CO. The number of member
subscribers to A. P. Wirephoto, a
system by which news pictures
are transmitted by wire. reached
the highest in history.
Services Expanded.
In establishing radioteletype
and radiophoto channels to Latin
America and the far Pacific, The
Associated Press inaugurated
mechanical delivery and recep-
tion of news and news pictures
to and from the most distant
parts of the world. For the first
time in mass distribution oi
news. radioteletypes delivered to
those areas a news report that
compared in speed, volume anG
scope with the news service re-
ceiyed by domestic newspaper
members.
Dispatches started racing into
such remote cities as Tokyo
Singapore and Buenos Aires il
full text. rather than in the. .tele-
graphic jargon of the past. The
daily volume Of news to members
and subscribers in those areas
was tripled. Additionally, sim
liar circuits were extended tc
such European centers as Rot
terdam and Helsinki, completing
radiophoto network to all parts
OF the world and making it pos
sible to deliver Olympic game
pictures to United States mem
ber newspapers within a matter
Of minutes.
The start Of the new Latir
American service-first Of it:
kind linking all the Americas
was hailed by such leaders Ia