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1957 Press Photo Associated Press Managing Editors Association Speakers

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On the program of The Associated Press Managing Editors Association convention Wednesday at the Roosevelt Hotel were (from left) Mason Walsh, Dallas, Texas, chairman of the association's freedom of information committee; George W. Healy Jr., editor of "The Times-Picayune" and host delegate; U.S. Congressman John E. Moss, chairman of the House subcommittee on government information, and Murray Snyder, assistant defense secretary. Walsh introduced the day's speakers, Healy welcomed delegates, and Moss and Snyder gave opposing views on governmental secrecy and alleged withholding of news by the defense department. New Orleans

Photo is dated 1957.

Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches.
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