Can't Be Too Careful

Editor Milton Ronsheim of the weekly Cadiz (Ohio) Republican (circ. 4,000) was burned up over President Truman's claim that the press had published "95%" of the nation's military secrets, though some of them were from government handouts. So when the Pentagon mailed Ronsheim a handout with pictures of helicopters in Korea (see SCIENCE) and another of Defense Secretary Lovett, Ronsheim mailed the whole business right back. He also enclosed a note: "Mr. Truman has advised the press not to trust such departments as yours in making releases but to investigate and decide for ourselves ... No one in our office has the time or knowledge to make this delicate decision . . . and will not risk getting Hell from Harry over Helicopters."

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