Biggest News

In the heat of the Lindbergh baby kidnapping, blasphemous city editors raved about the story as "the biggest since the Crucifixion." Last week the story headed the three lists of "biggest news stories of the year" prepared annually by Associated Press, United Press and Hearst's International News & Universal Service.

UP selections were made by Vice President Robert J. Bender; INS's by President Joseph V. Connolly, AP's by a canvass of 17 editors who unanimously put the Lindbergh story at the top. UP's Bender solemnly added the amendment that for fundamental importance to the world, the "general economic upheaval" should be regarded as the year's biggest story.

Because several news stories of the year loomed so large, the lists were more alike than usual. All three services named the Bonus Army's invasion of Washington, the Democratic landslide, the Sino-Japanese struggle (particularly the battle of Shang-hai), the collapse of the Insull and Kreuger properties, the Massie case in Honolulu.

INS alone gave rank to the eclipse of the sun, the death of Smith Reynolds. AP alone cited the Olympic Games, the trial and resignation of Manhattan's Mayor Walker. Besides the economic upheaval. UP alone chose War Debts, the decision of both major parties to resubmit Prohibition, the "revelation of widespread nepotism in government and reactions of people thereto."

AP & INS lists included also Amelia Earhart Putnam's flight. Al Capone's imprisonment.

Newspicture of the year, nominated by INS:--sailors dangling and falling from a rope beneath the airship Akron.

Costliest stories, according to UP (listed in order of expense): Sino-Japanese, election, Lindbergh kidnapping, Massie trial, Olympic Games, War Debts.

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