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  Lobdell, Robert

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  2 items: two 69-pp. transcripts of interview with Robert Lobdell, Los Angeles Times General Counsel, (by Marshall Berges). Yellow copy is the "clean," unmarked copy. Notable names and subjects include: the discussion is wide-ranging ; significant segments have not been transcribed, especially on pp. 1 - 5 ;. parts of discussion (around pp. 6 - 7+ 10 - 11) are on Oliver Sippel and involve homosexuality and gay rights ; Lobdell provides examples of material that should be included or deleted in stories for Los Angeles Times ; defining "legitimate public interest" (pp. 20 - 21) ; Wilbur Mills adventure with stripper Fanne Foxe (pp. 22 - 24) ; Lobdell states that "if there is any connection between (a politician's job performance) and their private habits," it should be reported on (pp. 26) ; more examples, more explanations.

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  Lobdell, Robert

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  2 items: two transcript of an interview with Robert Lobdell, General Counsel and Vice President of Los Angeles Times. The yellow sheets contain a clean, final draft without editing marks, the tan copy has spelling corrections, corrected punctuation, etc. Notable names and subjects are: (page numbers correspond with the yellow copy which runs 59 pages.) Lobdell discusses the growth of law relating to press issues and the increase in litigation (pp. 1 - 2) ; William (Bill) Niese, also of Los Angeles Times Legal Dept., joins the interview in progress (pp.5+) ; they relate a case in which girls in tiny swimsuits ended up in pictures in a West magazine story on the Colorado River party scene sued for compensation claiming they were used as models (pp. 8 - 12) ; extended discussion between the three men on libel, privacy, shield laws, citizens' rights to government materials.

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  9 items: 25-pp. "Taping with Jack Nelson, new Chief of the Times Washington Bureau," 3/7/1975, covering Nelson's experiences covering the South during civil rights movement of 1960s, joining Los Angeles Times in 1964, etc. ; an Los Angeles Times bio and several other pieces of material related to J. Nelson ; 6-pp. speech transcript, "The challenge of '75," by Robert D. Nelson at The Management Conference," 3/18/1975 ; 7-pp. transcript of "Taping with Robert D. Nelson, Vice President and General Manager of The Times," 10/9/1975 ; two bio sheets on Robert D. Nelson, one 1974, one 1975.

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  Bernstein, Harry

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  5 items: 1-pp. Los Angeles Times biography of Harry N. Bernstein, 4/1975 ; 12-pp. transcript of interview - "Taping with Harry Bernstein, Labor Editor," 7/9/1975 ; tear sheet from Time, 7/7/1975, "Revolt of the scabs," article on labor strike at Herald-Examiner ; clip from Among Ourselves, 12/1975, "Harry Bernstein winner of Labor Writing Award ; legal size sheet of yellow paper with notes (prob. related to Bernstein interview

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  FTC Update - LA Times

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  2 items: two copies of "FTC Update" packet, containing 4-pp. memorandum to Board of Directors from Robert Lobdell, General Counsel, Los Angeles Times. Subject is "Status Report on the Los Angeles Times/Federal Trade Commission case - Docket No. 9103.

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  6 items: 9-pp. transcript of "Taping with Leo Katcher," 7/22/1975 (Katcher was once political editor of The Mirror) ; 25-pp. transcript of "...a tape recording with Judge Robert W. Kenny," 1/31/1973 (Kenny was an attorney, judge and later CA Attorney General , a liberal often at odds with Los Angeles Times during the 1930s and 1940s) ; 15-pp. transcript of "Taping with Mr. Barrett Kiesling," 5/10/1973 (wrote for Los Angeles Times in 1920s, later publicity director in film industry) ; 16-pp. transcript, "This is a taping with Robert Kirsch, literary critic with Los Angeles Times," 6/27/1973 (Kirsch wrote for Los Angeles Times from 1953 - 1980) ; 13-pp. transcript, "Taping with Herbert Klein," 7/14/1975 - subjects include: working in the Nixon White House in the late 1960s and early 1970s ; 20-pp. transcript of "Taping with Senator William F. Knowland," 6/12/1973 - subjects include: Knowland's early years in State Assembly ; careers of Knowland's father and grandfather (pp. 2 - 4) ; Upton Sinclair's 1934 campaign for governor / Los Angeles Times opposition to him - Los Angeles Times "did some things...we might not have done (later)...even Norman (Chandler) admits this" (pp. 6) ; more on politics, Frank Merriam and Earl Warren ; separate sheet "Knowland material?"

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