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[[newspaper article beginning at far left column, continuing on columns 2,3,4, and 5]] Star Reporter, In Argentina, Gives Interview--and How! Shippen Finds Himself on Receiving End of Journalistic Coup (No. 27 of a Series.) [[inserted in pencil]] May 22 [[/inserted in pencil]] By W. H. Shippen, Jr., Star Staff Correspondent. CORDOBA, Argentina.-- A lot of people have been interviewed, I'm sure. Having spent about 12 years asking questions, I ought to know! But I had to travel 7,000 miles to get caught on the sharp end of a repertorial pencil--an old interviewer being interviewed; no pretty sight, however just the retribution! For the first time I felt a real sympathy for the innocents and other-wise whose affairs, enthusiasms, prejudices, pet theories and personal peculiarities I had aired in the public prints--too often those of a private nature. To say that I squirmed would be putting it mildly. For one thing, the reporter who got me at last spoke English on a par with my Spanish--otherwise, I might have fallen back on such stand-bys as "off the record," "just background, you understand," or " this is strictly between us boys--don't tie it to me." Tries to explain. In desperation I produced my press card and tried to explain--by waving my hands--that he and I were just a couple of working newspapermen whose opinions were of no impor- tance compared with those of people we wrote about--like Dr. William M. Mann, director of the National Zoological Park in Washington, for example. But Dr. Mann was walking far ahead of us, absorbed in the wonders of the local zoo. He had rather see new forms of wild life first and reporters later on. My contemporary overlooked my police press card, but his gaze fastened on that of the White House Correspondents' Association, with its golden American emblem above an engraving of the White House. (The boys had been good enough to let me into their association in case the card should be useful down here. The only assignments I ever had at the White House were the Easter egg rollings.) "Ah," exclaimed the Latin American reporter, "your are assigned to the Presidente! A politicio journalist when will the Presidente and the Congress of North America lift the embargo on the beef of the Argentine?" (Or words to that effect.) "What is your opinion of the present relations between our republics? What have you observed of our internal economics?" The reporter knew just enough English and I Spanish to get a rough ( a very rough!) idea of what we were saying. Only he could wave his hands faster. "No, no," I said, "no, no! No, no! I am no politicio journalist, no economic observer--I only write features for The Star." "Ah, you are featured--the star periodisto of Washington, yes?" "No." "Oh, yes, yes, yes--si, senor, your are modest!" Enchanted With Country The reporter's pencil was going faster than he talked. Meanwhile, I said in English--although he didn't catch a word--that I was enchanted with the Argentine, thought the women the most beautiful in the world, the beefsteaks supreme, the mate (or native tea) excellent, and the cities superb, especially the inland metropolis of Cordoba, with its 300,000 population, its magnificent skyline, etc. I also mentioned the fact that he might get something really worthwhile by talking to Dr. Mann. "Ah," he said, "is Meester Mann in your party?" "No, no, I said, waving my hands and feet. "No, no! No, no! I'm only tagging along!" "Si senor," he said, and bowed himself away. Tonight the reporter's newspaper had me in the headline. Dr. Mann, however, was mentioned--in an inside paragraph! Tomorrow: An Unofficial Diplomat [[IMAGE: portion of newspaper article in Spanish, with two photographs, one "cut out" and superimposing central portion of article.]] Unidos Interesa Todo lo ere a America del Sud. Visitantes Norteamericanos NOS DECLARA EL SR. W. SHIPPEN Es un periodista de Washington, que realiza un viaje de estudio Han visitado n [[most of the following sentences are obscured by a pasted-on photograph]] an el dia de ho das personalida nas, interesand nuestras costum toria y lo pecu Se Trata del D professor jubilaod la Universidad d nor William M. m Jardin Zoologico y el seor William redactor del dia Star" de Washington timos vienen acompa esposas. La finalidad de es hacer efectivo al pan mo por intermedio of profundo conocimiento ses latinos del Nueva Hace ua semana que Il Buenos Aires, permanecer dias en Cordoby y luego nuaran viaje a otras provi argentinas. Hemos entrevistado a nues visitantes, mientras recrio Jardin Zoologico, acompa del Ing. Abraham Villalba, su director de Agropecuaria de la p vincia, el senor Alejandro Pere ra, encarnad des establecimie y de otros empledos del Min trio de Obras Publicas. Elogian el Zoologico El senor William M.Mann, en su calidad de director del Jardin Zoo logico de Washington, ha visitado diversos establecimientos analogos en varias naciones. Es un intell- gente conocedor de las especies de animales que se guardan en los mismos. Le preguntamos que im presion tiene de nuestro Jardin Zoologico: --La ubicacion de este jardin, su exuberante vegetacion y el acieto con que se ha procedido en proporcionar a los animales un fondo [[the next line is obscured by a piece of newspaper pasted partly over it]] [[column 3 , partly obscured by a photograph pasted over it.]] argent...Ca- caracteristicas inte resanted, modalidades propias en todos los ordenes de la vida. Es precisamente estos aspectos los que yo reflejo en los articulos que mando, cada tres dias, al dia rio a que pertenezco. --Que concepto se ha formado de nosotros? --El argentino es amable y sim- patico. El extranjero que visita [[the next line is partly obscured by a newspaper article pasted over it]] While it's spring up here, it's fall in the Argentine. and while newspapermen do the interviewing here they're liable to be interviewed, as Correspondent Shippen (left) is being interviewed above by a reporter in Cordoba. And, judging from the headline in the Cordoba paper, what a newspaperman says is pretty important. Column 4 [[this column is partly obscured by a photograph pasted over it]] RGENTINO iversidad de Har- or del "Evening M.Mann, director dos ultimos acom- [[ pencilled line across column] et-Zoologico [[printed line across the column]] ando los aficiona- argentino en E[[strike through]] --nos replica --le dara una que esta to- or todo ol lati- alquier libro cantos de cen- tiene exito se- iene exito se- ial castellao y a se ha roto in diferencia [[two words partly obliterated by a photo-- la parte del nente americao que habla en castellano. Nos hemos eljado de ol europeo, preocupandonos de lo que esta mas cerca de noso- tros. centro y sudamerica. Un incasnsable viajero Este es el titulo adecuardo para el Dr. John H. Gray, profesor jubi- lado de Economia de la Universi- dad de Harvard. Ha viajando por la mayoria de las naciones europeas; ha visitado gra parte de Asia, centro america y sudamerica. Tie- ne en la actualidad 30 anos de edad [[end IMAGE]] [[call-out, on 2 columns]] While it's spring up here, it's fall in the Argentine. And while newspapermen do the interviewing here; in the Argentine they're liable to be interviewed, as Correspondent Shippen (left) is being interviewed above by a reporter in Cordoba. And, judging from the headline in the Cordoba paper, what a newspaperman says is pretty important. [[/call-out]]