A Letter From The Publisher, Mar. 28, 1960

IN "The most important announcement about TIME in ten years," Editor-in-Chief Henry R. Luce last week announced three staff changes that appear near the top of the masthead this week. The changes:

Roy Alexander, 61, managing editor of TIME since December 1949—the longest period anyone has served in that post—becomes editor. Said Editor-in-Chief Luce: ''The post of editor, which I held from 1923 to 1949, is revived in order that TIME may have the benefit of a senior executive able and qualified to develop long-range plans for progress and development."

Succeeding Alexander as managing...

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