Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
News Beqts Scored
By Ann Corrick
Continued from Page D-ia

Awe w. Sterling Cole. then
chairman Of the Joint Con- !.
gressional Atomic Energy
Committee. In March. 1880,
2. Senator Stuart Syming-
tons announcement in May.
1855, that he was neither
interested nor available" for
the presidency the following
year.
3. The first (and only on
radio-TVl report by Air
Force Chief of STAFF Nathan
Twining on his trip to Rus
STA in July. 1856, Gen. Twin
ing also came out strongly on
the program in favor Of jet
tankers over B-52s, q 'front.'
page story in many cities
the next day. MANY papers
made small separate stories
out of an amusing exchange
on the program between Gen.
Twining and Representative
Edward Hebert concerning
the brand-new B-58. which
the Congressman had seen
during a congressional COM
mittee trip. The Air Force
chief said he had not seen
the new plane. and asked
what it was like. "Oh.
can't tell you" said Mr..
Hebcrt.)
1. The offer by Leonard
Hail. then G. o. p. national
chairman. to pay $1,000 to-
charity II anyone could prove
that Vice President Nixon
ever had called Adlai Steven
son or former President Har-
~ Truman traitors. That
statement. first made by Hall
on "Dateline Washington" in
February. 1856. inspired o
. flood Of subsequent charges.
countercharges. e ditorials
and cartoons which kept the
issue alive througout the 1856
presidential campaign.
Miss Corrick. a very at
tractive brunette, is produc-
er and moderator of the "a
minute filmed show. which
is shown in New Orleans
every other Sunday. II al
ternateS with a local pro-
gram. "Dateline New Or
leans"
Guests Featured
Like the big network shows.
the program features one
prominent guest TO answer
questions. But the questions
are asked. not by newSmen
but by New Orleans two
members Of Congress, Repre-
sentatives Hale Boggs and
Edward Hebert. Occasionally
one Of the States Senators.
Allen Ellender or Russell
Long. substitutes for one Of
the House membersl
Representatives Hebert and
Boggs are warm in their
praise Of Miss Corriek for
the success Of the show. She
plans all the programs. pick
ing the guest performers and
making all the arrangements
with them. This includes
s-nding a list Of questions TO
each guest in advance. in
csca.ing the general areas
-.ahe program. probably will !
a2Ysr. The show Is un-
! .ehearsed. however. While
The Congressmen also get
copies Of Miss Corrick's ques-
tons. there Is nothing to
prevent them from taking Of
on flights Of their own, and
they sometimes do.)
Getting out news releases
on the program Is another Of
Miss COrrick'S chores.
In the beginning. I did
not. she says. I'VE just filmed
the show usually on We'd
nesday or Thursday before
the Sunday and mailed 1t
down t0New Orleans. No one
outside Of there ever heard II.
Then I began TO realize
there were some stories Of
national interest. For q while
I typed out little releases and
went creeping around the
House and Senate press gall
leries kind Of apologetically,
asking. DO you think you
might be interested in this?'
Nov the boys come to me.
: and ask. Who have you got
for this week?'"
4 Adds New Task
= Cheerful and friendly In
addition TO being pretty,
Miss Corrick is popular with
her fellow workers. This was
proven last week when she
was elected treasurer Of the
Radio Television Correspond
ents Association. She is the
first and only woman elected
to the associations governing
board. and the election to
the treasurer's post means
she will move up to presi-
dent four years from now
IF I hold out that long. that
Is" she said with a smile.
In 1851 Miss Corrick quit
TransradioS to become pro-
Queer ofAthe radio-TV shows
Youth Wants to Know" and
American Forum Of the
Air"
She quit that job after a
year. having decided to free
lance in the radio-TV field.
As q free-lancer she wrote