The Press: Sic Transit Gloria
Notice last week in the Overseas Press Bulletin, publication of the Overseas Press Club of America:
"The word 'junket' will henceforth be taboo in the deliberations of the Foreign Press Association of New York. On motion of Britishers on the executive board, it has been decided to substitute the term 'facility trips.' "
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