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{{retitle|''Daily Chronicle'' (London)}} | {{retitle|''Daily Chronicle'' (London)}} | ||
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The '''''Daily Chronicle''''' was the newspaper for which journalist [[James Stevens]] worked until being fired in [[1970]]. Its editor was Sir [[Peter Wise]]. ([[PROSE]]: | The '''''Daily Chronicle''''' was the newspaper for which journalist [[James Stevens]] worked until being fired in [[1970]]. Its editor was Sir [[Peter Wise]]. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}) | ||
[[Fred Mullins|Mullins]], a porter at [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]], telephoned the ''Daily Chronicle'' where he spoke to Stevens about the "[[Third Doctor|man from space]]" who had recently been admitted. ([[PROSE]]: | [[Fred Mullins|Mullins]], a porter at [[Ashbridge Cottage Hospital]], telephoned the ''Daily Chronicle'' where he spoke to Stevens about the "[[Third Doctor|man from space]]" who had recently been admitted. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|Who Killed Kennedy (novel)}}, [[TV]]: {{cs|Spearhead from Space (TV story)}}) The paper ran the story under the headline ''[[Daily Chronicle#Local Hospital Treats "Man From Space"|Local Hospital Treats "Man From Space"]]''. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)}}) | ||
== Articles == | == Articles == | ||
=== Local Hospital Treats "Man From Space" === | === Local Hospital Treats "Man From Space" === | ||
The ''Daily Chronicle'' reported on a "man from space" staying at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital. The article featured a photo of [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Liz Shaw]] surrounded by journalists. Unusually, there was no follow-up article on the story. ([[PROSE]]: | The ''Daily Chronicle'' reported on a "man from space" staying at Ashbridge Cottage Hospital. The article featured a photo of [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]] and [[Liz Shaw]] surrounded by journalists. Unusually, there was no follow-up article on the story. ([[PROSE]]: {{cs|The Secret Lives of Monsters (short story)}}) | ||
:''According to information received by the Daily Chronicle, it was not just a freak shower of meteorites that recently descended from the skies to land in [[Oxley Woods]].'' | :''According to information received by the Daily Chronicle, it was not just a freak shower of meteorites that recently descended from the skies to land in [[Oxley Woods]].'' | ||
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:''The officer apparently in charge of the military aspects of the operation, [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], told reporters that the "man from space" rumours have no basis in fact, although he declined to answer any further questions. [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Dr Henderson]], who is said to be treating the spaceman, also declined to comment, although the Head of Pathology at Ashbridge, [[Lomax (Spearhead from Space)|Dr Lomax]] did confirm that a specialist had arrived from London, "But we call in specialist help for all sorts of ailments," he pointed out. "Not just space sickness!"'' | :''The officer apparently in charge of the military aspects of the operation, [[Alistair Lethbridge-Stewart|Brigadier Lethbridge-Stewart]], told reporters that the "man from space" rumours have no basis in fact, although he declined to answer any further questions. [[Henderson (Spearhead from Space)|Dr Henderson]], who is said to be treating the spaceman, also declined to comment, although the Head of Pathology at Ashbridge, [[Lomax (Spearhead from Space)|Dr Lomax]] did confirm that a specialist had arrived from London, "But we call in specialist help for all sorts of ailments," he pointed out. "Not just space sickness!"'' | ||
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