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Chronological File - January

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Approx. 80 items. Letters and memos. Subjects and correspondents in file include: memo on visit by Ed Patton, Pres. of Alyseska Pipe Line Co., on "plans to build the oil pipe line from the North Slope of Alaska to...Valdez" (1/29/71); letter to Jesse Robinson, Co-chair of Greater Los Angeles Urban Coalition, in response to his concerns about lack of coverage of his organization's meetings; memos about staffers having large amounts of vacation time accrued; additional costs for Southeast Section; memo to Vance Stickell on use of LAT quotes in advertising (1/28/71); discussion and financial numbers on the Publishers-Hall Syndicate contract; (1/28/71) letter to Ben Bradlee (Wash. Post) on the Bureau of National Affairs; (1/28/71) 2-pp. memo to Otis Chandler on lawsuit brought by Chicago Tribune ; "killing" columns by liberal or conservative columnists; (1/25/71) coverage of San Dimas area, extreme eastern L.A. County and western San Bernardino County; 1/25/71) 2-pp. response to Henry Lippitt, a reader who believed LAT to be "anti-business"; (1/25/71) letter to Charles T. Munger; letter to Tony Slaughter of Fort Worth Star-Telegram with LAT ratings for entries in the Texas Gridiron Club Contest (journalism); letter stating that LAT intends to "take a good hard look at John Gardner's Common Cause for an upcoming issue"; (1/19/71) what sound like a facetious letter to an Irene Bende on "why we don't put Jack Smith's picture into his column"; (1/19/71) to Willard Galbraith, "we do not reflexively publish just any (Conrad) cartoon...(or) Ryskind column...some we turn down"; (1/11/71-to Mr. Nuhn) "Pomona...a clinical case in race relations"; the requisite number of letters about the comics page; several letters on "Dark Shadows" comic strip; (1/8/71) memo announcing 9th Annual Editorial Awards at Biltmore; letter to John Anson Ford, speaks of a late mutual friend of both men, Rube Burough; brief letter to Sen. Hugh Scott, Minority Leader, Washington, DC; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1971
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
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Rights
The Huntington Library does not require that researchers request permission to quote from or publish images of this material, nor does it charge fees for such activities. The responsibility for identifying the copyright holder, if there is one, and obtaining permission rests with the researcher.
Associated people
Bassett, James E., (1912-1978.)
Chandler, Norman, (1899-1973.)
Chandler, Otis, (1927-2006.)
Conrad, Paul, (1924-2010.)
Johnson, W. Thomas, (1941-)
Owens, Charles H.
Associated organizations
Los Angeles Times (Firm).
Los Angeles Times History Center.
Times Mirror Company.
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