Neil Edward Strawser, a former CBS News correspondent who became a spokesman for Capitol Hill committees, died Dec. 31 at George Washington University Hospital after a heart attack. The Washington resident was 78.
Starting in 1952, Mr. Strawser spent 34 years at CBS in Washington and was mostly a radio correspondent...Mr. Strawser anchored four straight days of coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination and its aftermath in 1963. He anchored weekend ''News on the Hour" broadcasts and the Saturday edition of ''CBS World News Roundup" for many years.
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"What's That?" "French Horns!"
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Starting in 1952, Mr. Strawser spent 34 years at CBS in Washington and was mostly a radio correspondent...Mr. Strawser anchored four straight days of coverage of the John F. Kennedy assassination and its aftermath in 1963. He anchored weekend ''News on the Hour" broadcasts and the Saturday edition of ''CBS World News Roundup" for many years.
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"What's That?" "French Horns!"
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