As Seen

I BECAME a “constant reader” of Miss Gloria Emerson when I became aware that this ubiquitous New York Times newswoman was breaking Tokyo Rose’s record for the transmission of unadulterated bad news from a war in which the U.S. was engaged. The harrowing headlines that follow give a faint idea of the impenetrable gloom-and-doom of her bylined-Saigon specials over the past several months.

1. VIETNAMESE CAPTAIN SEES WAR SWALLOWING HIS LIFE