Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-10-31

Szegedy- MaSzak, who was Hun
gary's minister to Washington
until the Communists took over
The formed diplomat now lives
at 1887 Patterson street NV.
Another is a secretary, Miss
Anne Murakeozy of 1909 North
Ode street, Arlington. She came
to the United States seven years
ago as an immigrant. Now nat
uralized. she was hired by VOA
as an American secretary.
This meant she would take die
tation in English.
When the Hungarian riotine
grew so hot as to cause the
newScast additions. speed anc
efficiency became imperative.
Secretary Speeds Work
I'VE got quite q. surprise last
week." said Robert Bauer, CHIEF
Of the European Division oil
VOA. Everyone knew that
speed was essential If we were
to execute our mission.
THE news staff in the Hun
garian service dictated to Miss
Murakeozy in English, as usual
She stopped them and said
Why don't you dictate to me
in Hungarian
"They did. You see, she was
completely bi-lingual. Well, that
speeded operations tremend-
ously."
Thus it was that this immi-
grant girl became so important
a cog in the new VOA opera
ton. Conscious of her role, she
insisted upon working from
am. every day until 2 am. the
next.
I'VE finally told her." Mr.
Bauer said yesterday. that she
had to take the afternoon of
and another day to boot"
Mr.. Bauer, a native Of Austria
has been with the Voice for
more than IA years. Yesterday
he displayed pride in his staff
In the telling, however, he re-
vealed that he's been on the jot
some, too.
ITS quite a sight to walk ir
here at 2 o'clock in the morning
and find so many Of our people
at work." he said. ION Sunday
when ! came back at 10 pm.
found Mr.. Nadanyi had just left
But it turned out that this wa,
only temporary. AS / departed
at midnight. he was parking hi.
car outside. He was equipped
with some sandwiches and hi
was freshly shaved"
Wide Reputation
Mr.. Nadanyi won a wide repu.
tation in Europe as a politica'
correspondent. He came to thu
United States in 1881 to write q
series of articles. He stayed Il
become an American citizen. HI
was editor of the largest Hun.
garian-language newspaper pub.
lished in the country, Amerrika
Magyar Nepszava. Now he live
at COL Dorchester road, Fall,
Church.
In his division of the VOA arr
distinguished writer's, newscast.
ers, former diplomats and former
members Of the Hungarian parli'
ament.
I'VE are doing a careful Job o.
reporting the news" he ex'
planned. Everything we say Il
le-checked.
THE tone OF our newscasteri
is very calm. We try to refiec'
the admiration Of the Free
World for the people in Europ,
who are seeking independence
But we try to do this in a way
that will not excite them"
Mr.. Bauer, who lives at 390t
Aspen street. Chevy Chase. Md.
mentioned some other vOA stat
members as examples Of thos'
willing to work until they ar
exhausted If that means gettint
the facts to radio listener
beyond the Iron Curtain.
Speaks 6 Languages
He cited Thor Borgida OF so.
Domer avenue, Tskoma Park
Md. Mr.. Borgida is executive
producer Of European broad
casts.
Hes now an American" sait
Mr.. Bauer. but he's technical!
10 Czech. He's most valuable. 70
he speaks Czech and Hungarian
and French and German ant
English.
"He worked since last wednes
day from s:45 am. TO / a m. daily
That u. he worked until VI