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Chronological File - September

Description

Approx. 90 items. Letters and memos. Subjects include: conditional praise for William Buckley, Jr.; arrangements to interview, hire and move Anthony Day from Washington, DC; more responses to Conrad complaints; editorial budget for 1970 (9/17/1969); the price of gasoline; to U.S. Circuit Judge Irving Hoffman; too MANY ads in West magazine? ; readership; Editorial expansion (9/3/1969); response to Edward Taylor, Florida Citrus Commission, upset because an LAT article (humorously) referred to frozen orange juice as "fake orange juice"; adding reader interest to front page of Metro; the "astonishing commercial success (of) Sunday Calendar"; etc.

Type
Manuscripts(Opens in new tab)
Date
1969
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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