European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 14, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse The stars and stripes thursday june this newspaper Empire now second Only to Hearst lord x us is human in the newspaper steadily fits Juris now is awns tie Leighe to Jose. Field bolstered by a record Juji tilth icon paid lat ",ie0ek for r. Two paper Jim few prisons. .%8jjti$lmy of that 50 by Francis a ,�As As a Man a jail. A. Samuel i new House is a human whirlwind herein subside for a 67, his s-foot-3 figure keep moving faster,.All the time he iov3?s a notion a and the More the Tetter -. Re Small though Jie May be phys Ica Lyv fits 1 boundless Energy has Naae him a Glant some times a controversial one a a Field where to Ronal empires have tended to do Ninish in Teceno years. That is fhe of iced of. Newspaper publishing in which Neliouse has been growing for five decades. Honas Ery Lujeen Content to sit Back Ana test and hell Tell you fast to Bathe never will be i he proved itch dramatic fashion i he bought he new Orleans tiniest Piea Yuno and states item for a thumping $41 million. T that is the Law fast amount Ever paid for a View Piiper property in this country / Jib Trade journal editor & pub Lisher noted that it was More than president Jefferson gave Napoleon for the Neaily 1 million Square Miles of Louisiana territory 160 years ago the Purchase the journal added Newhouse / pulled up to Seton a teahouse so properties Ara now estimated to total $200 million. His Stretc lies from Long v Portland Ore t he. Owns "l8 newspapers has Amajor interest in four others an also is a part owner of Conde Nat publications which include Vogue Glamour and House & Garden magazines. J3e owns radio and tale Ris in five cities and interest in a Magazine int trance and one in Italy. next a. I tra set Ujj Jan the Market for e newspaper says new in 3lsgr-fyin�ti somewhat Chubby Hijii kno Vii throughout i or i Joie business t As Sll is however 3ust airy before hell buy he a Vertein Fiat is v paper up to certain standards. Consideration is that 3,already being oper ated a Lek men of High , 4figiures\jarge in Newhouse assessment of a property. He papers to Psi or a Havi astr Adraion of. Service to their and papers which Arev. Iyits1 a a. -. Market areas and of course he wants papers which Haye a Good Prospect of making Money normally it would seem the temptation would be great for a Nian in Newhouse s position to dictate policies for his papers an to " exercise strict personal control Over their activities. Newhouse s attitude however is something else again. He is keenly interested in every thing they do. He Hawk eyes every edition of every paper As it reaches his Park Avenue apartment and is perpetually bounding around the country for spot checks. But he Refuss to Tell his cd lors what to do hcs insists hat run their newspapers them selves using their own judgment As x what is to St for thir own locales. I i am not interested in molding the nation s opinion,1 Newhouse said in an interview. I want these newspapers to take positive stands of their own i want them to be i -.Newhouse, who terms himself a Liberal Democrat added my papers have different philosophies and they re about As wide apart As they can get. Some Are democratic some Are . An not going to try and shape their thought-"1 one of his editors who will readily testify that we House Means har lie says is Philip Hochstein. Ftp Stein is editor of the Star Ledger at Newark . He has been with Newhouse almost since beginning of the publisher s career when he acquired the Staten Advance in 1922. I May have Given or. Newhouse a lot of grief because we be had Many differences of opinion said hocus Len Don t think he won t argue because he will. I but i believe it s because he j wants to find out just How sold an i editor is on a Point and when he s com iced the editor s argument i sound he backs off and that s it there s no second guessing later said Hochstein further the fact that he does t grab the reins away from the editors reflects a remarkable self control rather than Lack of interest. I believe he has always regarded paper a an institution and net a personal Newhouse was the eldest of eight children of russian immigrant parents at the age of 12, he left grammar of shool to become a $2-a week office boy for a lawyer. When he was 16, the lawyer acquired a 51 per cent interest in anew Jersey paper which was on the verge of failure. Newhouse expressed interest in trying his hand at newspaper work and the attorney told him to take j j take charge he did and despite his youth and inexperience he soon had the paper turning in a hand some profit Twenty five per cent went to Newhouse. This enabled him. At the age of 26, to buy the Staten Island paper. According to Hochstein new House is Quick to spend Money when he feels it is necessary and won t sit around pondering mat ters Newhouse and Hochstein recalled with chuckles an Inci Dent doling1 their Early Days in Staten Island. A newly Stab " listed opposition paper announced it was going to ran two pages of pictures of winners in baby contest. Half jokingly Hochstein suggested that perhaps the Newhouse paper should run pictures of Alt the babies entered in the contest. As Hochstein was uttering the thought in two or three sentences he said he noticed no Whoso Figur ing on a piece of paper the Insull t stopped Tai Kiing Hochstein recalled or Newhouse said do it. In those few seconds he had figured out what it would Cost and decided it would be Worth while to this account Newhouse added with a Grin it took 16 Newhouse s phenomenal Rise in the publishing world has not been without its troubles. Among his holdings Are the Portland oregonian and Oregon years ago he owned Only the oregonian. Stereotypes went on strike in a dispute Over the operation of a new Type of automatic typecasting machine plus some Side of the paper s other employee Rema Ineil Awny front Workin sympathy. Efforts to Settle the dispute got nowhere. Vio Lence erupted in fisticuffs be to can strikers Ami Nons trick is and dynamite no of newspaper truck. Eventually the strikers and others who left the paper set up and began publishing a daily of their own the Portland reporter. Union sources have contended that Newhouse contrived the strikes a Union busting operation. Says Newhouse you Are going to hear a of of different things but i m not midterm demo gains., Washington up a Union conducted poll indicated that the Bemis crafts will reverse historic trend and gain House and Senate seats from. The republicans in no vember elect on. _ Ile Suhs of the opinion Survey arring Mern Bers of the co cations Al workers of America. ?10 .also.-showed, that president Kenney s soared fou lowing his successful Lopow Sitione to ease last api la Trust ration Oyer Lack of accomplishment by the democratic controlled con Gress and a possible gop advantage in the administration s fail ure to Cut sharply into unemployment 5the poll indicated that medical care for the aged under social Security As advocated by the presi Dent and opposed by the american medical association has solid pub Lic backing to the poll conducted by Roy Purdy of the communications work ers predicted former president Harry a Truman s Victory in 1948 and has been generally considered in labor circles As a reliable Indi Cator of political opinion. Purdy commented in a report to delegates at the Union s convention in Milwaukee that the poll was taken in april and did not reflect the Impact of the Billie sole stes scandal or the Sharp gyrations of the. Stock Market during the Pas month. Against unions. I have More than 12,000 employees who Are Newhouse says the right to strike is important but let s Clear the record. Labor disputes should go through some sort of a Tabor court where the issues Are presented intelligently and truthfully. Let s not have any illegal strikes or walkouts like we had in s View that the Union demands were improper and illegal under the National labor relations act was upheld by a National labor relations Board examiner. The Union has appealed the ruling to the Board. The Oregon Ian. Management has stated that in line with Newhouse policy ail negotiations and Deci Sions in the strike were handle Dat the local Syracuse . Two newspapers and one radio station Are involved in a civil antitrust Salt Wales has been in the courts 10 years. The news paper re the Herald journal and Post Standard and the radio station is syr. Operators of another station vat Star claim the Newhouse interests sought to Force Ondr out of business after Newhouse made an unsuccessful attempt to buy the station. Damages of 51,08t,000 Are sought. The Ondr operators the Syra Cuse broadcasting corp., allege among other things that radio columns and advertisements in Newhouse s newspapers gave competitive advantage to Newhouse radio station. The Newhouse management entered a Den in i to All charges. Probably the most Peculiar situation in which Newhouse Ever found himself developed in apr engr Fielt mass. In i960, Newhouse bought approximately 40 per cent of the Stock of the morning Union evening news and sunday Republican he was promptly greeted with an editorial telling Kim he was not Welcome and he has been denied admittance to the building where the papers Are published. In it series or court the Newhouse Orgar seeking to have the local gement removed on Ching mishandling pension Funda a gain accept to certain Ana to nullify Purchase of i interest in Springfield station vat Ilkiv with the pension fund. In i960, Newhouse Bough per cent interest in the Post and a fight has been to keep him from getting a White Newhouse sternly All speech invitations he la Ai conversationalist it private least in the rare moments he can sit still Long ene talk. But he is reticent about dicing the financial oper through which he buys news he is said to be chary of Oli financing preferring to or funds produced by his Varion Terr uses. One published re said he in the on exception lit Rase o new Orleans by Borro rom Severn Banks to swing it. But Newhouse Uny comment Newhouse is married to the Felt map Mitzi Epstein who quit1 fashion design school to wed Ftfe in 1934. They enjoy an occasion card game with friends find mat age to see most of the new Broat their two sons s. I. Or. And Doit id Edward Newhouse. Help m the n Newhouse newspapers As if two Brothers of the publisher. Te4and no forum Fot of Newhouse businesses conducted on the run Anil is office if he has Ivriy thing test Rould be called sikh a a infer Cane that him every where he has always looked to the i Ture and to i960 took a step should mean much to the Futon of the mass communications Media. He set up a multimillion Dolli foundation aimed at a developing tier world s largest mass Media journalism education and research. E6ttter. Syracuse University which sctt sorts attended was pick of for Tai Tenter. Newhouse Nncy his wife provide Dan initial Grant of s2 million. The of Wilt contribute More As neede4 and upon Newhouse s death a Botito 9o per cent of his estate will Gas to the Fon a
