European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                This i Mac Lpes editors finally decided to try him out on a Bowling tournament Story. A i had seen some movies about the newspaper business and All i knew was when you went out on a Story you called the office and said a Stop the presses a and then you dictated your Story a said Rooney now a syndicated columnist and commentator in new York. A so when i called in i got Ralph but i was at a loss As to whether i was supposed to dictate my Story to him verbatim As it should appear in the paper or what. Ralph set me instantly at ease and told me if i would just give him the facts he would write the Story. A that was my first lesson in journalism a said Rooney who joined the paper full time a Short while later. A it All began to come Clear to me  another new arrival was Bill Estoff a professional taker of bets from Syracuse n.y., who because he had a Law degree Hadnot been ashamed to put Down a a bookmakers on his enlistment forms. And that a just what caught the personnel officers Eye As he screened records for potential stars and stripes circulation staffers. A books newspapers a can to be much different a the officer said. And so the stripes administration department got its first Bookie. Finally Bob Moora former night City editor of the new York Herald Tribune arrived from yank Magazine and was named managing editor. Price moved Over to the picture desk and Mark Senigo another new York journalist was chosen to head sports. Price filled most of the inside pages and when copy was Short created picture Layouts to fill the gaps. News photos came from the associated press and Acme while publicity agents in Soho provided Price with a steady Supply of scantily Clad cheesecake. A of course wed also steal pictures right and left from anybody a Price said. The staff was still looking for a larger printing Plant when the prestigious times of London offered its facilities and Price Moora and Hutton went for a look. A the krauts had just started to firebomb London that month and most of downtown London was deserted a Price recalls. A the times had moved a lot of its operation underground and i remember going through the offices and looking around and thinking a yes this will do  a the paper became a daily with the Issue of nov. 2, and Hutton and Moora a collectively known As a the desk a took Over As top editors. By All accounts Hutton was a nervous demanding editor easy to anger and with a penchant for hurling glue pots around the newsroom to punctuate his dissatisfaction. A Bud could be a Bastard a Martin remembers. A the always made a Point of being Tough and sour strictly front Page. I done to think he was really that Tough but he was Good so he could afford to act any Way he  Moora was the opposite a quiet courteous forgiving. A a Sweet Man a several staffers remember. Taken As a whole working for the desk was like toiling for a Simon Legree and the great White father a Andy Rooney noted in his Post War Book about stripes. A Moora though was the Guy who really made the paper a Price maintains. A for my Money he was perfect. He could take a Pencil 10 minutes before deadline and fix up any piece of copy until it was really  Llewellyn although not directly involved in the editorial process remained a potent Force. A longtime National guard officer who a done a Little soldiering in China Between the wars the major could be exasperating by eccentric one minute and As Tough As chipped beef the next. He once court Martiale his Driver for example for going to the bathroom without permission. Another time Llewellyn decided the paper needed a lighter touch and directed a lieutenant . Wilkinson to Start a humor column. Fires from Luftwaffe bombs Light London a Skyline following a night raid. File Filea London fire brigade works to douse fires from German attacks on the capital. A and it will be funny lieutenant a the major said. A a that san  Llewellyn considered himself a Man of vision and consequently had Little time for details. At one staff meeting Hutton said the staff needed a professional news camera a a not a Box camera file . Wilkinson was ordered to be funny. Not a Brownie a a Speed  Llewellyn made a note of the unfamiliar camera and eventually came through with one. At the next meeting Hutton had another request this time for a thesaurus. A Damn it Hutton what did you do with the camera i gave you last week a Llewellyn demanded. Warren Mcdonnell who signed on with the paper in june 1942, remembers Llewellyn As a thin balding officer a High Strung Man who issued orders with Dervish Speed. Mcdonnell now retired in Southern France was ushered into Llewellyn a office one Day and told to get the papers business affairs in order. A take a look around. Change what has to be changed a Llewellyn said dismissing the Young private from Minneapolis. Mcdonnell returned later that Day with word that the files were just not up to snuff. A Good a Llewellyn said. A change  when Mcdonnell came Back with a complaint about subscriptions and later record keeping Llewellyn had the same Brusk reply a Tine Mcdonnell. Change  still later Mcdonnell reappeared at the majors desk with concerns about the unpredictable English weather and whether it would delay air delivery of the paper. A major in be been worrying about Thi it English continued on Pae h saturday april 18, 1992 50th anniversary special edition a Page 7