51.   Matthew Wilson, who rose from clerk to executive vice president and associate publisher of the San Francisco Chronicle, has resigned.

52.   So Reed, associate publisher for Glamour magazine, hit the rails.

53.   Steven B. Falk, president of the San Francisco News Agency, has been named president, associate publisher and chief operating officer.

54.   The Houston Chronicle promoted president and associate publisher Jack Sweeney to publisher Wednesday, succeeding Richard J.V. Johnson, who will continue to serve as chairman.

55.   The moves were announced Sunday by Jack Loftis, associate publisher and editor.

56.   Zell Draz, former associate publisher of the Tribune Chronicle of Warren, died Thursday at home in Concord, Mass.