THE PRESS: Third Perch

The great dome which tarnishes above the defunct New York World's offices in Park Row no longer has any significance, and the owls whose illuminated eyes once ogled Herald Square from the old Herald Building only appear now at "alumni" dinners. But across the continent last week the hoary symbol of another great newspaper settled down on its third perch atop a brand new building. For the great bronze eagle of the 54-year-old Los Angeles Times is the mascot of a publishing property still very much alive.

When the Times eagle was cast...

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