The Press: Prometheus Rebound

Walter Winchell, the grand old man of keyhole journalism, often writes as if Communism, cancer and the Cub Room were invented for his exclusive benefit. This week Winchell added Gutenberg to his preserve. He wrote: "The invention of the printing press represented a blessing for columnists—conceivably ranking with the discovery of fire for other mortals."

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