As editor of the Labor Party's London Daily Herald (circ. 1,965,504), Percy Cudlipp, 48, has had trouble keeping the paper from being a dull, party house organ. Caught between the Trades Union Congress and Labor Party, which owns 49% of the paper, and Odhams Press Ltd., which holds the other 51% of the stock, Editor Cudlipp has battled to make the paper a lively daily while satisfying his political bosses' demands for space for such dull stories as long-winded party speeches. Last week Editor Cudlipp got tired of the delicate balancing act. Barely four days after his brother Reginald was named...
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