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Approx. 15 items: packet of LAT memos, 5/2/1995, plus a news release with bio info on Mark Willes and Robert Erburu; article copy, Editor & Publisher, 5/13/1995, "Willes to succeed Erburu as CEO of Times Mirror Co."; column copy, Boston Globe, 5/1995, "News ways to satisfy your appetite," by Mike Barnacle; article copy, 5/8/1995, "CEO Willes touts brand new ways at (TM)"; article copy, Advertising Age, 6/5/1995, "Times Mirror shifts course," with cover note from Laura Morgan; article copy, AdWeek, 6/26/1995, "Times Mirror tries to deliver its future"; article copy, Wall St. Journal, 7/17/1995, "New York paper's end is...the beginning for Times Mirror CEO...Mark Willes mulls changes in executive ranks and at Los Angeles Times"; LAT article copy, "7/19/1995, "Los Angeles Times to reduce its work force by 700 in 1995"; article copy, (L.A.) Daily News, "L.A. Times to cut 470 positions - profits trail industry average"; Wall St. Journal and New York Times articles, same day, same story; article copy, American Journalism Review, 7-8/1995, "General Mills gift to journalism"; a collection of news articles, 9/12 - 9/19, during 1997, on Mark Willes being named LAT publisher (replacing Richard Schlosberg), from publications and services such as AP, Reuter, Dow Jones, N.Y. Times, Denver Post, Washington Post, Newsday, Hartford Courant, Orange County Register, Chicago Tribune, Wall Street Journal, et al.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1995, 1997
Call number
mssLAT
Creator
Los Angeles Times (Firm)(Opens in new tab)
Provenance
The Los Angeles Times,
Restrictions
Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.
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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