enn ▁Town send ▁Kim ball , ▁who ▁had ▁moved ▁from ▁Massachusetts ▁to ▁Chicago ; ▁Kim ball ' s ▁family ▁moved ▁from ▁Chicago ▁to ▁New ▁Britain ▁before ▁he ▁was ▁born . ▁Kim ball ▁went ▁to ▁Lawrence ville ▁School , ▁graduated ▁from ▁Pr inc eton ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 7 , ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁year ▁at ▁Bal li ol ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁as ▁a ▁Rh odes ▁Sch olar , ▁ear ning ▁a ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁politics ▁and ▁econom ics . ▁He ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Pacific ▁as ▁a ▁Marine ▁in ▁World ▁War ▁II , ▁becoming ▁a ▁captain . ▁ ▁His ▁journal ism ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁during ▁the ▁ 1 9 4 0 s . ▁During ▁that ▁era , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁numerous ▁mag az ines ▁and ▁newsp apers ▁including ▁The ▁New ▁Republic ▁and ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁He ▁was ▁an ▁a ide ▁to ▁govern ors ▁Ch ester ▁Bow les ▁of ▁Connecticut ▁and ▁W . ▁A ver ell ▁Harr iman ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁While ▁still ▁studying ▁for ▁a ▁doctor ate ▁at ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁he ▁was ▁h ired ▁as ▁a ▁journal ism ▁professor ▁there ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 8 . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁he ▁worked ▁with ▁Edward ▁Log ue ▁on ▁urban ▁renew al ▁and ▁wrote ▁a ▁report ▁on ▁the ▁South ▁Bron x , ▁Are as ▁of ▁Str ength , ▁Are as ▁of ▁O pport unity . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁an ▁election ▁consult ant ▁to ▁the ▁CBS ▁network ▁and ▁a ▁producer / writer ▁for