The Press: No Influence

Publisher John McAndrew of the weekly Beverly Hills (Calif.) Bulletin decided recently his business needed more cash, applied to the Reconstruction Finance Corporation for a loan of $10,000. After an audit of his books, pro-Administration Publisher McAndrew was turned down. Reason: an RFC loan to a newspaper might be construed as a Government effort to influence the press politically.

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