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The article reports that former Major General Edwin A. Walker has won verdicts after suing a cub reporter of Associated Press (A.P.) who has written a report charging his involvement in riots during the 1962 race battles at the University of Mississippi campus. It says that Walker has received a 500,000 dollars verdict from a jury in Fort Worth, Texas. It states that he was also awarded by a jury with 3,000,000 dollars for suing the New Orleans Times-Picayune and A.P.

The article focuses on the tour on Williams psyche, where Associated Press Columnist Hal Boyle was took by Playwright Tennessee Williams. It adds that the treatment help Williams fear of suffocation and his claustrophobia. According to Williams, the overpopulation which is the main evil of the age is an awful crime that should be stopped. It says that his next theatrical play will be entitled "Sweet Bird of Youth" with a theme of corruption to the entire community, older woman, and young man.

The article focuses on the rumor concerning the launch of a manned missile into space by the Soviet Union in 1958. It states that the rumor was brought out by the Associated Press (AP) and was reported by some correspondents such as Moscow Bureau Chief Constantin Zar-nekau of the Agence France-Presse staying that for the fist time a man has sent aboard a Soviet rocket. However, it also mentions that some of the correspondents say the rumors have no official confirmation yet.

The article focuses on the story filed by the Associated Press (AP) which told that labor leaders Dave Beck Sr. and Dave Beck Jr. and Robert F. Kennedy of the Senate labor rackets committee were seen at a party. It says that the story noted the participation of Mrs. Dave Beck Jr. at a party organized by Mr. and Mrs. George Skakel Jr. for Mrs. Ethel Kennedy. It mentions the move of Mrs. Shakel to notify the "Stamford Advocate," the periodical which started the story, that the report was a gag.

The article announces the retirement of sportswriter Charlie Dunkley in October 1952.

The article focuses on the trend of using colored photographs in U.S. dailies. It states that although the trend is not new, the increase of the number of newspapers using run-of-press color is a major development in American journalism. However, it adds that U.S. Manhattan papers have shown little signs to depart from the traditional black-and-white news package but, it is predicted that New York papers will eventually adopt it as the use of color continues to spread.

The article reports on the move by several news agencies to also turn into a brand-new service called television film news. In late April 1952, Associated Press (AP) became the latest addition as both its main competitors, United Press and International News Service, are already into the new service. The other newspaper-owned stations cited include the New York Daily News' WPIX and the Forth Worth Star-Telegram's WBAP-TV.

The article reports on the arrest of Associated Press (AP) reporter William Oatis while covering a news story in Prague, Czech Republic in June 1950. According to the Czechs, Oatis was arrested for activities hostile to the Czech Republic, for trying to acquire secret reports and for distributing illegal press materials that insult the state. The article suggests that Oatis of a victim of a Communist frame-up.

The article reports on the indictment of Associated Press (AP) reporter Deling Booth and publisher John H. McCray for criminal libel in January 1950 for a publishing a story behind the alleged rape of a teenage white girl by Willie Tolbert. The convict revealed that he did not rape the girl on the eve of his electrocution in October 1949. South Carolina newspapers published the story which also appeared in the "Columbia Lighthouse and Informer." The article mentions the failure of AP to defend Booth.

The article accounts the abduction of "Atlanta Constitution" editor Reg Murphy in 1974. It notes that after the kidnappers released him, Murphy wrote a 4,000 word account of his captivity. It notes that the "Philadelphia Inquirer" criticizes the details written by Murphy despite his condition after his release, which suggests that Murphy should rewrite kidnap accounts in first person.

The article offers information regarding the strikes in the Associated Press (AP). It states that the labor dispute revolves around the AP Guild's demand for higher wages, a minimum of 264 dollars a week for experienced newsmen. It mentions that the Guild also demand that 80 percent of AP employees must join the union. Furthermore, it says that AP's management offered 250 dollars wage but rejected the Guild's demand on union membership.