The Press: The Beehive

"I am content," says Eleanor McClatchy of Sacramento, "to have people think I live in a cave and wear horns." Nobody thinks that, but few know that Miss McClatchy, 51, is one of the richest and most powerful newspaperwomen in the U.S. She is president of California's Sacramento, Modesto and Fresno Bees (combined circulation 247,000), and the boss of six western radio stations. In all, her empire is worth an estimated $30 million. Yet Eleanor McClatchy is so publicity-shy that she seldom permits her picture to be taken, will not even say where she...

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