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Arkansas State Press
Little Rock, Pulaski County, Arkansas
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Jackie Robinson named one of 10 outstanding men of 1949 by survey of 1,500 newspaper professionals in Year News annual, alongside figures in film, entertainment, religion, politics, education, labor, music, and literature.
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By Noel Sewell
Los Angeles—(Atlas)—Jackie Robinson, star second baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers was chosen as one of the 10 outstanding men by a survey of 1,500 newspaper men in the 1949 edition of Year News annual.
Others in the selected list are: Stanley Kramer, producer of "Home of the Brave," movies; Milton Berle, radio and television; Dr. Albert Schweitzer, religion; Secretary of State Dean Acheson, statesmanship; Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, world peace; Dr. Charles Seymour, president of Yale University, education; Walter Reuther president of the CIO-UAW, labor; Serge Koussevitzky, retiring conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, music and Arthur Miller, author of "Death of a Salesman."
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1949
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Jackie Robinson, star second baseman of the Brooklyn Dodgers, was chosen as one of the 10 outstanding men in a survey of 1,500 newspaper men for the 1949 edition of Year News annual. Others selected include Stanley Kramer, Milton Berle, Dr. Albert Schweitzer, Secretary of State Dean Acheson, Dr. Ralph J. Bunche, Dr. Charles Seymour, Walter Reuther, Serge Koussevitzky, and Arthur Miller.