, ▁ 1 9 3 7 ▁ ▁mer ula ▁Category : G ast rop ods ▁described ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 7 <0x0A> </s> ▁Howard ▁Sim ons ▁( J une ▁ 3 , ▁ 1 9 2 9 ▁- ▁June ▁ 1 3 , ▁ 1 9 8 9 ) ▁was ▁the ▁man aging ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁Washington ▁Post ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Water gate ▁sc andal , ▁and ▁later ▁cur ator ▁of ▁the ▁Niem an ▁Foundation ▁for ▁Journal ism ▁at ▁Harvard ▁University . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁Sim ons ▁was ▁born ▁to ▁a ▁Jewish ▁family ▁and ▁raised ▁in ▁Alb any , ▁New ▁York , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁B A ▁from ▁Union ▁College ▁in ▁Sch en ect ady ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 1 ▁and ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁a ▁year ▁later ▁from ▁the ▁Columbia ▁University ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁of ▁Journal ism . ▁After ▁service ▁in ▁the ▁Korean ▁War , ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁science ▁rep orter ▁in ▁Washington ▁for ▁several ▁news ▁organizations , ▁and ▁joined ▁The ▁Post ▁as ▁a ▁science ▁writer ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 . ▁He ▁became ▁assistant ▁man aging ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁and ▁man aging ▁editor ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 . ▁ ▁Water gate ▁coverage ▁According ▁to ▁Carol ▁F els ent hal ▁of ▁Polit ico ▁Magazine , ▁Sim ons ▁took ▁the ▁first ▁phone ▁call , ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁from ▁Democratic ▁National ▁Committee ▁general ▁coun sel ▁Joseph ▁Cal if ano ▁Jr