In Buffalo

Tabloid newspapers, as such, were severely frowned upon and resolved against by publishers of New York State at their convention last week. No sooner said than done. Almost simultaneously Publisher William J. Conners Jr. of Buffalo announced that he had effected the demise of the tabloid Buffalo Star and Enquirer. But Publisher Conners was not actuated purely by disapproval of tabloid technic. He had lumped the sheetlet in with his other holdings, the lately-merged Courier and Express (TIME, June 21). Four months ago Buffalo had six daily papers and Publisher Conners three competitors in the morning field. Now Buffalo has three daily papers,--two of them evening. Publisher Conners is autocrat of the Buffalo breakfast table.