The Press: Disputed Empire

Two of the princes in the late William Randolph Hearst's vast publishing realm moved up last week into top spots their father had held. Son William Randolph Hearst Jr., 43, was elected by its directors to be president of Hearst Consolidated Publications, which directly owns & operates some Hearst papers, also controls Hearst Publishing Co., which owns most of the rest. Bill Jr., already publisher of the New York Journal-American and the American Weekly, was also chosen chairman of the vital editorial-policy-setting board. Son Randolph Apperson Hearst, 35, publisher of the San Francisco...

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