deskman

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The mirage blinded a CBS Washington deskman named James E. Roper one evening a fortnight ago, as he scanned the script turned in by Sevareid for his nightly five-minute analysis on the radio network.

From Time Magazine Archive

Two years ago, William R. Moore, Associated Press deskman in New York, asked for a transfer to Korea, where he had served with U.S. occupation forces in 1946.

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When a deskman suggested that defacing the flag might be illegal, the Colonel had him call the Tribune's attorneys, and stood by for their ruling.

From Time Magazine Archive

The deskman instructed the Coast Guard not to entice the sailor, but under any circumstances to "keep me apprised" of what happens next.

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There his friend Corporal Macey subdued his broad Irish smile and ordered the deskman to "book him up."

From Zone Policeman 88; a close range study of the Panama canal and its workers by Franck, Harry Alverson