The Press: Experiment in Louisville

Betty Lou Amster is the only woman police reporter Louisville has ever had. After breaking into journalism on an Indiana newspaper, Mrs. Amster landed on the Louisville Times (circ. 167,607) five years ago, made good on the police and courthouse beats. She was later moved to general assignments, especially sob-sister stories, and became dissatisfied with her job and herself. At 24, Betty Lou felt that she had "run out of learning," because, married at 16, she had never gone beyond high school. Last month, Reporter Amster buttonholed Publisher Mark Ethridge (who also runs...

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