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[i]...Ley joined the Chicago Sun-Times as a "Staff Writer." When the Sun-Times announced his "appointment," it ran a full-page display ad that included a portrait of Ley and a satellite hovering above his head. The ad read, "On the Threshold of Space... To keep you authoritatively informed as we enter the Space Age, the Sun-Times is proud to announce the appointment of Willy Ley..." The ad also described Ley as "a noted scientist in the field of rocketry." The details of this arrangement are unknown. Most likely, the Chicago Sun-Times contracted Ley for exclusive articles. After publishing his articles first in the Sun-Times, the paper would syndicate copies to regional newspapers, like the Los Angeles Times and the Houston Post, which neither competed with the Sun-Times nor each other. Thus, Ley's articles circulated widely throughout the United States, especially throughout 1958.[/i]
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