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w?” , . . . . County Messenger, Brandenburg, president; Goxernment 15 DOI gomg [0 .SUI‘VIVC.‘ ‘ J
The eightyninth annual mid-Winter meet— 1 J , \ 7'1 , . . He said if newspapers are in the right the , i
W 2‘, I, _ . . James G. ‘1 son, (,yntliiana Log Cabin, first , , .
2.“ ing 0f the lxentucky Press Assouation was Vice president' George \I \Vilson Herald- public Wlll back them up and added that J J?
033’ ,‘J initiated on January 30 with a ladies’ get- News H'irdinsbtir second \ice iresident one of the best wavs to sell the public on J J
.,”“E iogether, meeting of the executive commit- ““1 Victor R Porin'inn Universit School the need for such laws is to publiCize the J J
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,1”,’ fling 0f entertainment and Singing. [Or‘ the Press Service 1m: Bennett Roach Jones stated the first problem in securing J:
.g;« % Following breakfast the Friday morning i ‘ ’ such a law in Tennessee was to sell the )ub- if:
1% E ’ . . Shelbvrille, chairman; Rumsey E. Garrison, , _ " . ‘ I ‘ ti ,
“’Z’ZJ session was Opened by the invocation by L'iwrericebunr Enos Sw'lin D'inville md lisliers and editors on the idea. After that “‘
«$1»?ng Rabbi J. J. Gittleman, Adath Jeshurum Niles O Dillijngham Dawson S rin s it was easier to secure the backing of the 1J
s‘ft‘g ' Temple, Louisville. Mayor Bruce Hob- ‘ At [11; same time {Veekl Nevizzispager Re local and state officials and to convince them J
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" city to be of serVice to the whole state. Vermin“ Outlook” He em hasi7ed the fact l’ulliam related the battle in Indiana sev- J
My Thomas L. Adams responded for the Associa- th'it .mtijch of the 'idvertisinp dollar is (min eral years ago to open up the welfare rolls J i-
«” lion. in“) TV; ,J’n d contrary ' tog 0)til'ir geliefg in order to expose ”chiselers". He said one ‘ J
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. gm]; 3;, gave his annual report which was followe \‘ertiser He stronglv urged '1 united front neighbms could check on one another. But, JJJ J
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f?” it" iger, Vic Portmann. VVathen appomted the for weekly NETS )0intin out that the our county auditor reported only two per- J J1
”’4 resolutions committee consisting of Landon community rie‘ds )iibelr is stilf the nost thor sons asked to see the records.” J J
’y” E Wills chairman, Enos Swain, and John Sut‘ ’ I I . . A resolution which was adopted by the .‘ J
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M Jterfield. Past preSidents of the organization in‘the communitx \luch confusion has re Association near the end of the meeting en- J J
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were named as the nominations committee . ’ . . dorsed the open l'C(()r(l and meeting theme J " J
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é» [0 select the officers. In the absence Of Lt. in man presented the report Of the ngISlathE . . . crippled children was leCll by committee J:
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. m the future. s‘\e 0 eration for the national firm of income and distributions for the year. 1 J
”Encoura 'ement of Excellence in Editor- P .. Durin "‘ second ””161 discussion on Your ’
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, was the topic of: the first panel of the Friday convened 35d common )roblems were dis, commissioner of the State Department of ‘J
morning session. Richard C. Ferguson, Stan— ' t , p J Public Relations. said while Kentucky does 1
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—,~ ford, served as moderator of the ou while , ,. $900,000,000 in tourist busmess now it has -‘ J:
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3 the separate topics were discussed by Ben- . . . a potential of $2,500.000,000. Lt. Gov. Har- J
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z: m ”E3 nett Roach, ShelbyVille, editorial writing; The annual ban uet Friday evening with ry Lee “aterfield, also taking part in the . J
as: . J . Clayton Roland, Owenton, news; and George the B ‘ n Plotel (11nd the Louisville éham discussion, urged newspapers to be iiiter- ;
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u Franklin; Edward Templin, Lexington; and bl James M" “ ”115’ “Ate chairman, m {I schools of Journalism committee; W. L. Daw- j
3‘3 “HOT Portmann, Univer51ty 0f Kentucky. S‘;I‘€rge““’ l\LA regional director from Te son, memorials; and Secretary Portmaiin for .
gag Immediately after the Friday luncheon, Ed CH)” Ind, the contest committee, ;
“it jgy JDlddlez \N7estern Kentucky baSkEtbaH coach, A panel Of newsp 1-119 ermen from three At the Saturday luncheon the new officers
5fig 1;} “:as presented With the Silver PltCher and states urged the assOCiation to adopt meas- were presented and installed for the coming J:
we f citation, the evidence of the Assoaation’s ures securing access to government meetings year. Then Col. Charles G. Patterson of ’J
.w ’1. highest award, the Outstanding Kentucky and records and to encourage such legisla- the Huntsville, Ala, Army Ballistics Missile
~Citizen of the Year. Mr. Diddle was pre- tion during the present session of the Legis- Agency, informed the group of the success J
, . tented to the group by Dr. Kelly Thompson, lature. The group consisted of James S. of the first US. missile to be fired into space
preSldem Of Western Kentucky State COL Pope, moderator, executive editor Of the only 14 hours before his talk in Louisville.
‘lege, Courier—Jourfnalh an; T1225; 93:1 A‘ Jones, In his opening remarks he accused program J
W n the afternoon, the Kentucky Press Puthher 0 t e ress- “’11.“: «3, J0 nson committee chairman. Tom Adams, of having J'
Service held its annual meeting and the CH)" Tenn; and Eugene Pulllafn’ Jr., man- read his mail since he seemed to have J
same officers were re-elected for the coming aging editor of the Indianapolis News. J
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committee. KPA Executive Committee And Officers qiiirements
Following his father, Russell Dyche, presi- W. . . . ‘ must have
dent in 19,“. Martin is the third father-son The satellite is designed to provide loui' sociation, the program committee, Secretanlm to be a
combination to have held the office during types of information, Colonel Patterson re- Vic, and those on the program for then BE it I’m
the history of the organization. Other lated. This data consists of external heat, valuable contributions to our work as editor) 11,0 be 3P]
father—son combinations were '1‘. C, and Tom internal heat, cosinitvdust activity, and den and publishers. pitsent difi
Underwood, and B. p and Chauncey Forgeyt sity of cosmic rays all of which is trans- Section III lions enteri
Other officers elected for the coming year mitted back to receiving stations by radio We feel a sense of sadness in the suddenmions 114
were Vice President, Thomas L. Adams, (:ir- waves emitted from two small sets installed death of Don lick, who performed un subscribers
culation manager, Lexington HeraldLeader; Within thC Ullll. 'l'hC higher of these two counted services for the publishers of Ken
. ' Chairman of the Executive Committee. Paul signals will fade Out in Um t0 thrCC WCClh tucky and the nation during his years i The Ker
\Vestpheling, editor and publisher of the WllllC th lOWCI‘ 0110 Will 1381. for It period of secretary of the National Editorial Associi inlroductio
. Fulton County News; and Secretary-Man- two to three months, lion. \\'e recommend that our members gii‘i hing design
ager, Victor R. Portmann. reelected for his 'l‘lIC Ul‘lJlt 0f the satellite Will hC OVCI’ the thoughtful consideration to participation llipllllllC nice
1 ; 17th consecutive term of office. southern hemisphere and will never pass the Don lick Scholarship Fund as a liyjngl None of
l , Besides Chairman \Vestpheling, the dis- (llI‘Ct’lll‘ OVCI‘ KCHUHMI HOWCVCI'. at CC!" memorial to our friend. newspaper
‘ , trict executive committee was named })V tain times it will be visible with the aid of Section IV nificant r
, l l’resident Dyche: Larry Stone, second, Mes- h(l(l glib-5C5. llie publishers commend State AuditOIlipiead gro
, seng‘er—Argus. Central City; Basil Caum- -\ lmlr—Slflgc I‘Mlit‘t was llNCd t0 hCIld the Marv Louise Foust for her energy and effi about any
, misar, third, Courier-Journal and Times, baby 1110011 into SPEKCI the lElSl. Of which l9 ciencv in executing the laws of the Com business [T1
; Louisvdle; John B. Gaines. fourth, Park City part Ol thC lulsfillC.I The CIHII‘C UIHE weighs inonwealth relating to recording and i'ep0lf Several
l 1 News, Bowling Green: Prank (,.. Bell, fifth, dll-S POUIKlS. 15 8” IllChCS 1011f; and J 111ChCS ing the collection and spending of publllfighting [0:
l ' Trimble Democrat, Redford; George Trot- iii diameter and circles the earth in 11-1 funds. we belie\e that strict accounting 9: in] courts
: ter. sixth, Enterprise. Lebanon: Vl'. Foster minutes. all public funds is necessary to good “lords—their
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, . Adams, seventh, Beiea (,itizen, EClCil. George (.olonel ltltteison continually emphasized honest government. We urge each iiieiiibei [urination
', .lol’lll‘l Illi'elgl‘ltll' Commonwealth 5011151“ the. team work aspect of the “1101? Prof?“ paper to give full news coverage and Objet This As
‘ , set: lLarl W. Kinner, ninth, Licking Valley “’thh W35 llECCSSRl‘Y for 11-5 completion. “N0 tire editorial support to Miss Foust for her lisliment 0
3 Courier, “fest Liberty: 3. C. Van Curon, lIKllVlClllfll is important," the added, “not efforts. Hessshoulc'
i, , - ~ - - . one man bv himself but all w ' a 1- . . . ' .
1 1tentii. Enteiplusc, Hénlan, CFied J Euik WU] ,. , orking to Section V' III .111 the
: iarc, state-at— aro'e, Jasev ountv ' ews, , ‘JCI‘. , . . . ~. 1, .
1 . a .. ‘ . , 1 “ ‘ _ . . ‘ \er thank the legislative committee for ll! ““Wl- 561
3 Liberty; Landon Wills, state-ablarge, Mc- The Colonel has spent l.) vears in missile - . _ a, in, .11
1 . ‘ - . . y 4 .. ello1ts and urge all our members to gll ‘md (h
Lean County News, Calhoun; and Alfred S. work and HOW 18 Chief of the military re- , - - - -Hitiii- {
. . . . ' . , thoughtful and effective support to its recoil] 5 0 a
. lVaihen, {r.. Bardstown, immediate past (lllll‘CmCIit and application staff. - . fem k
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Col. Charles G. Patterson of the Army Section ll ; a publication as second class mail mall” “should.
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Ballistic Missde Agency at Huntsvdle, Ala., The membership of the Kentucky Press under U. 3. Postal Laws and Reglllatlom‘ LMUCh
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stepped up to the microphone to address Assoc1ation thanks the people of LouisVille. It 15 required that the publication be CM” "16-55
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. the Saturday luncheon of the Association their officers, the organizations and com- lilth m a legitimate list Of paid subsmber" l, “figs 0
‘ , with a broad smile on his face, and stated panies, and others who helped make the and “u agem
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i that he had torn up his formal notes. The Eighty-ninth Winter meeting of the Associ- WHLREAS certain groups of publflhel’lmrlnho‘rlt
. reason—some 12 hours earlier the Army had ation an enjoyable visit to Louisville. 0f so-called controlled circulation Pubwliqlprmm
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I . successfully placed its satellite, Explorer I, Section ll (10113 and newspapers Wthh deere the” m “mm
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WM 1‘ | l,‘ in orbit around the. earth. \\e are grateful to the officers of the As- revenue solely from advertisers, have for 55‘ t Jpen
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as: W cm] years been actively petitioning Congress J JJ J
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’4?” such free distribution publications second .1 . J J 3‘11;
'i J: (lass entry or, in the alternative, rates com- ./,_ , , "than V} ‘ J J J 3i)?
parable to, or bearing some relation to, sec— ' 1 'i-x“). ,/ . ‘Vgfit‘i‘s‘g‘a , J {'12:
.5 ? and class rates, and -'.,.,:f,:fii~' , ” ‘ J at -, J : 135.3
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. [gnance of a free and independent press .I “p ’ . XV; / (3%} Ti ‘ J
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to such free distribution publications which j _, . ¢’ _ M , fig: ’4’ J J
' have no responsibility to paid subscribers, V'W‘a 7 ‘ 5:2 J J
dVHEREAS, such a change would subject .. 4: J: g 2. (H '1) . J .J a“
the public to receive unaskedfor mail which .' ‘ ”i / J 7'"
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"“1 Now, THEREFORE, be it resolved that J .. . 7 _ J 1.1-
{Jilie Kentucky Press Association resist efforts . ‘. . I ' J J
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quirements of Postal Law that publications -. ' - _ V & J J ' .
*must have a legitimate list of paid subscrib» . .V ‘ _, J J
ittee, SCCWWJ ers to be entered as second-class matter, and . J I
.Tam [or (My BE it further resolved that this Opposition State AP PreSIdent Lawrence Huger, Jr., And Past President Herman Phelps J J .3!
work 35 edito 1150 be applied to any efforts to change the —__——_—-———___—-_—__'_ JJ J i 1‘
present differential in rates between publica- resolution, rule. regulation or formal action for those who‘ will be directing committee JJ J
lions entered as second-class matter and pub- Ui-RDY hind shall be adopted at any execu: work and projects in the immediate future. J
in the SUddffllitiitions not having a legitimate list of paid me session 01 any board of commission of lhe ideas‘of individual prblishers which J :3.
erformed unsubstribers, any such agency or authority. have been forthcoming have been most J J
.ishers of Ken Section V11 . "The minutes of a regular or special ses» gratifying to your officers. J ‘ J ":1:
g his years is The Kentucky Press Association welcomes sion or meeting of any board or commission it was evident at the beginning of the ' 5 J 3:
itorial Assoti introduction in both House and Senate of of any such agency or authority shall be year that our newspapers were continuing to ' J 3-
. members gii‘t hills designed to provide the public access to promptly recorded and such” records shall lose opportunities to sell adt-crtising space _ i .‘
articipationiipublic meetings and public records. be'open to public inspection. because of inroads being made by various J
[id as a living None of the authors of these bills is a This bill does not go as far as some others. professions in restricting by statute. Our ‘ “ 35';- ’
newspaper man. We consider this most sig- Butaf a rallying point is needed by those resolution at the last winter meeting asde J 1;}:
nificant. Their interest reflects the wide- seeking the same end, House Bill 188 would repeal of such a statute. lt had become ap~ J
State Auditoz spread growing concern of every citizen fix the principle of open meetings of public parent that we had lost ground without be» J :J'
nergy and effi flhout any artificial barriers that shield his bodies firmly into law, where it should be. mg aware of what was going on. J
J of the combllsiness from him. As to pnbhc records. the principle. at \Vith that having been the start, it is not J .73;
ng and report SCveral Kentucky newspapers now are least. already is established in .KR.S 12.140. unusual that legislative matters continue to J
ling of publil fighting for access to meetings of county fis- “6 would welcome new legislation that hold an important place in our affairs. At : ,'-
accountingOJul courts and city councils and courtlreo ‘J’Uuld strengthen and extend access to pub- our recent Board meeting the Board ap- J
to good allJOrds—their comnuinities' only source of in- lic records:‘ but should a conflict arise under proved setting machinery in operation to 4:1"
each member JUTmation about their own affairs. pressure of time. we [eel that open meetings seek passage of what we will call a model '
age and objef' This Association would welcome estab- should get first attention right now. newspaper publication law. This is a large-
Foust for llfi “fitment of the principle that public busi- The trend toward open State. and local size order but we feel it is of tantamount
VHESSshould be transacted openly as provided government '15 irresistible: Eight states miportance and should merit the solid back- .
in all the information bills so far intro- passed laws in 193/, bringing the total of mg of our membership. I H:
ninittee forifi Jilted. Senate Bills 12: 47] 55 and 84 differ such states to '29. Other legislatures are to In the Spring, a joint 1st and 2nd District
mbers to give Jflsmall details, but all are admirable state- act this year. hentucky should not be among nieethig and Spring lixecutive Committee
rt to its recon} mum of an objective vital to the people of the last. meeting took place at Dawson Springs w1th ',-
Jifntucky. , * a * the Dawson Springs Progress and Central ‘
If the various bills should create legislative President’s Address (filly .MCSSCJIgCrJIiJnJC-S Argus (IOOJ’CJHJJJlg JO
to the entFYOJ ‘Jtlziy and uncertainty about which is best, Affairs of the Kentucky Press Association JJJJ‘JJJSJ.‘ 1“ {me program. Also at Jhls time a 1" ,_
5 mail matte! We would suggest unification on House Bill have come to a close [or the 88th year and JUJJHJJJLJC’? ‘clesignated to! Simly gem”! Of. iv 2
i Regulatiomv J85. which reads as follows: it is heartening that we are entering a new ’JLL. JJ(.JJ“JIJ(’S JLJ((‘)J;JI_JJLJJ(I “I \LJHJ’) oynient Of J
ltiOl’l be cm”. Unless otherwise provided by law, all year of activity with interest in the Associa- ‘m 'Jmmm m [K ..ctrctary-idyinager to help :
Lid subscribers, nlet'tings of any board or commission of any tion's aHairs at a high level. I say this be- carry ,0” the grownig “(‘“JJJJJCS 01 the AS‘ .
JJJJIC agency or authority or of any agency cause it has been my observation that the “Nani,” ”Nd the Jim“ Service. Perry ASh' J
of publishers "I authority of any county, town, municipal initiating of any activity has always brought Ila/liaiwililer‘IJOFZZTJTJ, liepzn‘tmlen/t‘ {It the J
ation pubJJa‘ JJJTPO'ration. school district or other political numerous communications from members. ' 1‘ l : ‘11] J ‘1 mJJJ 1 ““5 (inl’ O)“: . J
L derive their ‘JJJJ'dIvision are declared to be public meet— This bears out the fact that underlying in- ' J “g J y Hummnl “mun” 1”“:ng at ‘
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1 Th Postal Bl“ Approved There is no assurance the bill that is.
. i ‘ e Kentuc Press , . . . I , . _ I ally passed Wlll be in this form. We are
1 The long-antiCipated postal bill was ap- no means haltinnr our effort to Obtain
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1 1 Offi . l P bl' . PIIm Cd )I) the U S Senate :0“ Office Com kind of a postal rate measure we believeo
. I I cm 11 icaItloIn I niittec, l'ebruary ‘20. by a i to 6 vote. ‘Ne members (”In live with states tle ‘1 I
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1 1 Kentucky Press ASSOCIEUOH’ nc bClIC\'C that the section relating to second . . . , . IE
1 I Kentucky Press SerVice, 1m; ., .. . . . I . Legislative Committee. We urge that p" A‘-
. I Victor R Portmann Editor class postage ineIets IWith the approval of lishers continue to be alert for further 355'
_ i 1 1 ' _’ . newspaper organizations and indiv1dua1 pub- . . , . . .
I I Perry I Ashley, Assoc1ate Editor . I . ante in case it is needed as the bill mo
. 1 M b lishers, a concensus of opinion that was ahead