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Charles Wertenbaker

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2 picks · 1950–1953

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The World on His Back
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Charles Wertenbaker on the lean, dark, and handsome CBS newsman who covered the McCarthy hearings.

The Pursuit of the Wild Pigeon.
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REPORTER AT LARGE describing the Basque method of hunting the wild pigeon. The birds nest in northern Europe and fly south in the fall. They fly fairly …