NEWSPAPER

Originally published by the US Army for its soldiers during the last 16 months of World War I, the government resumed publication of Stars and Stripes in 1942 and has continued ever since. The paper is sold exclusively at American military bases. Circulation of approximately 150,000, although for some reason the Army refuses to give exact figures for the Middle East edition.

Official Website:
http://www.stripes.com/

Location:
Washington, DC

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Franklin Pierce Adams	Columnist	15-Nov-1881	23-Mar-1960	New York columnist, The Conning Tower
Jack Anderson	Columnist	19-Oct-1922	17-Dec-2005	Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro
Samuel H. Day	Activist	5-Oct-1926	26-Jan-2001	Antinuke crusader
Stephen T. Early	Government	27-Aug-1889	11-Aug-1951	Franklin D. Roosevelt's press secretary
Don Hewitt	Film/TV Producer	14-Dec-1922	19-Aug-2009	60 Minutes creator
Bil Keane	Cartoonist	5-Oct-1922	8-Nov-2011	Family Circus
Steve Kroft	Journalist	22-Aug-1945		60 Minutes
Ralph G. Martin	Author	4-Mar-1920	9-Jan-2013	Jennie: The Life of Lady Randolph Churchill
James O'Shea	Journalist	?		LA Times Editor, 2006-08
Andy Rooney	Journalist	14-Jan-1919	4-Nov-2011	60 Minutes' resident crank
Harold W. Ross	Publisher	6-Nov-1892	6-Dec-1951	Founder of The New Yorker
Bill Sammon	Journalist	1959		VP, Fox News Channel
Aaron Spelling	Film/TV Producer	22-Apr-1923	23-Jun-2006	Beverly Hills 90210
Lionel Van Deerlin	Politician	25-Jul-1914	17-May-2008	Congressman from California, 1963-81
Alexander Woollcott	Critic	18-Jan-1887	23-Jan-1943	The Man Who Came to Dinner

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