The Press: Catching the Bird

For weeks, Ira Cain, 42-year-old military editor of Amon Carter's Fort Worth Star-Telegram, had been working to get a beat. He hoped to report the maiden flight at Fort Worth of Consolidated Vultee's big, new YB-60, the jet version of the B-36 bomber.

But last fortnight a planeload of Pentagon brass arrived at Convair's Fort Worth plant, dropped a curtain of security over the flight date, and barred all reporters. Cain, a staffer for the afternoon Star-Telegram, drove his car as close as he could get to the test field, and for days kept...

Want the full story?

Subscribe Now

Subscribe
Subscribe

Learn more about the benefits of being a TIME subscriber

If you are already a subscriber sign up — registration is free!