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A Bloody Mouth. Nobody could accuse Timesman Krock of truckling for his 'scoop; though Krock is on cordial personal terms with Harry Truman, few Washington correspondents had been more outspokenly anti-Fair Deal. It was simply Krock's good luck in catching Harry Truman off guard in a mellow mood at a private party, and his quickness in sensing a news opening, that had won him his exclusive. What really galled his fellow newsmen was the fact that Krock had once more beaten them cleanly at their own game. In a left-handed way, sulking Newshen Fleeson gave him his due. Said she: "I take off my hat to Arthur Krock. He kicks Truman's teeth out 364 days a year, and on the 365th he gets an exclusive interview from [Truman's] own bleeding mouth."
-Which reported, among other things, that F.D.R. did not plan to run for a third term. -Headlined the Washington Daily News: TRU MAN SAYS HE'LL GET KROCKED WHEN HE PLEASES.