Photo Gallery: Helen Thomas Visits News-Press Office

Natalie Bedell

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89-YEARS YOUNG, legendary White House correspondent Helen Thomas met and took questions for over an hour from 70 friends of the Falls Church News-Press at its offices last week. Top left, Thomas views a photo of a 1945 National Press Club banquet, where only white males were present. Center, she views a collage of actual headlines from the 1960s. (Photos: Gary Mester, News-Press)

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