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San Marino, CA 91108
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Approx. 10 items: a collection of articles written during the days and weeks following the death of Morris' (2/9/1979) as he observed fighting in Tehran during the Iranian revolution. Among the publications represented are LAT, Wash. Post, and Among Ourselves. Also in the file are a single-sheet bio of Morris for LAT "Beirut Bureau." Finally, there is an original of the booklet, "A Tribute to Joe Alex Morris, Jr.," which includes a tribute story on Morris by William Touhy, several of Morris' articles from the 1960s and 1970s, plus an editorial page piece in memory of Morris..
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2 items: reproduction of Opinion Page One for 1/31/1988, with headline "GLASNOST - Truth helps, truth hurts"; article, Editor & Publisher, 5/21/1994, "Expression by Advertisement," explaining a criticism State Sen. Tom Hayden had regarding LAT; various issues of Among Ourselves from 1949, 1974, etc., showcasing articles on the philosophy and operation of LAT Editorial Pages. Oversize pencil and pen drawing of Editorial page eagle logo remove to Reference File - Oversize box.
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3 items: LAT clips, op-ed articles, 8/31/1975, "Arbitration could cap those walkouts," and "Police use powerful weapon" ; LAT clip, editorial, 9/4/1975, "The New York lesson" ; article clip, Wall St. Journal, "When cops and teachers strike."
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2 items: LAT editorial copy, 9/13/1933, "The silver shirts" - on William Pelley of N. Carolina ; LAT editorial copy, 1/17/1934, "Nazis in America" - "The danger is not...that the Nazis will take over this country as that they will foment hatreds..."
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1 item: 55-pp. transcript of interview with Alvin Shuster, Chief Editorial Writer (later Foreign desk editor and other posts) at LAT - interview subjects - his duties in the Editorial Pages (pp. 1 - 3) ; his typical day (pp. 4 - 7) ; his childhood through high school in Washington, DC and employment by NY Times when he finished high school circa 1947 (pp. 11 - 16) ; to Harvard as a Nieman Fellow in 1966, same class as LAT colleague Anthony Day (pp. 19) ; foreign correspondent for NYT (pp. 24 - 28) ; joins LAT ; contrasts NYT and LAT (pp. 34 - 40) ; more memories and thoughts.
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1 item: LAT editorial copy, "Riding to a fall," regarding Mussolini's dictatorship in 1926.
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