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Discusses issues pertaining to freedom of the press as implicated in the case of the Houston 'Chronicle,' a paper in Texas. Ownership and administration of the newspaper under Jesse Jones; Terms under the ownership of John Mecom; Implications of the case for the U.S. newspaper proprietors.

Focuses on how some suspected criminals are being tried by newspapers in the U.S. Information on the trial of George Whitmore Jr. for alleged attempted rape; Actions taken by bar associations and news paper editors regarding release of information about a trial; Rulings of federal court on prejudicial reporting.

Focuses on the topic of freedom in the U.S. Issues regarding the politicians published in the papers; Introduction of liberal education; Significance of liberalism.

Profiles journalist J. David Stern. Personal sketch of Stern; educational background of the journalist;Papers published by Stern.

When the author went to work for the newspaper "Boston Evening Transcript," as a news reporter at the beginning of 130, it seemed to him a wonderfully good break. It had taken him almost eight years to disentangle himself from the hardware business. Yet, with barely a year of newspapering behind him, he was on the staff of his celebrated sheet. True, its circulation was somewhere around 38, 000, but many of them, in office conjectures, felt that this figure could be boosted to 40000 perhaps even 45000. The fact that the circulation was slightly junior to that of evening papers in the United States and it impressed none of them. All they knew about circulation was that the newspaper in some mysterious way, could get along with it.

Discusses the increasing concealment of the operations of U.S. government offices. 'Paper curtain' surrounding information; News suppression on national and local levels; Causes of information suppression.

Focuses on the changes at the Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts as of March 1970. Information on the 'Harvard Independent' school paper; Description of its Varsity Club; Changes in its effectiveness as an institution.

Focuses on the meeting of the Republican Party in San Francisco, California on July 13, 1964 concerning the crisis faced by the alliance. Purpose of the Republican Citizens Committee's Critical Issues Council; Details of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization paper on government administration; Background on the good men in the government.

Presents the author's reflections on working as a clerk in Brentano's Bookstore in New York City before World War II. Brentano's particular interest in old and rare books; Description of the riffling process, which was done to make sure that old books did not have anything inserted in their leaves before they were resold; Author's failure to riffle a set of books, which had paper money interleaved in them.

Focuses on the concept of psychic rewards as equated to financial rewards for teachers in the U.S. Issues on insurance policy; Improvement of working conditions of teachers; Importance of legal papers for the teachers' benefits.