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Doonesbury Strip Sparks Protests Over Early Arizona Release
Readers complain as Garry Trudeau’s Doonesbury satire of Gov. Evan Mecham goes to press early in The Mesa Tribune. Mecham and UPS explore legal action while Phoenix area stores report higher newspaper sales and editors debate responsible timing and contract repercussions.
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Doonesbury
Arizona
Gov. Mecham
ESA, Ariz
Mesa Tribune
Garry Trudeau
Mecham
Trudeau
Universal Press Syndicate
UPS
Lee Salem
Salem
Tribune
Mecham Max Jennings
Jennings
Evan ‘Mecham
Universal Press
Ric Moser
Scottsdale Progess
John Peck
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson
Lynne Holt
The
Phoenix Gazette