Close to Home Jim Raglin
A nostalgic column reflects on the 26 year old newsroom nicknamed the Old Lady. The piece recalls long time staff, chaotic chatter, and plans for a modern overhaul while noting the newsroom will be missed for its character. The author imagines future changes and personality quirks continuing in a revamped space.
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MacKinlay Kantor, Pulitzer Author, Dies at 73
The Sarasota based novelist MacKinlay Kantor, 73, famed for Civil War era works and the Pulitzer winning Andersonville, died of heart disease in a convalescent home. He lived in Florida since 1936 and left behind wife Irene Layne, a son Tim MacKinley, a daughter Layne Kantor Shrader, a sister, six grandchildren, and several notable novels and poems.
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Webster City
Iowa
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Chicago Tribune
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Cedar Rapids
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Irene
Gulf of Mexico
H. H. Arnold
Tim MacKinley
Layne Kantor Shrader
Virginia Spurs
Fort Lauderdale
Notable Dressed List and Event Notes Across 1970s Celebrity News
Best dressed Walter Mondale appears on the Custom Tailors Guild list joining Joe Namath Burt Reynolds Don Rickles Percy Foreman Monty Hall John Denver Frank Gorshin Mel Boldt Vito Pascucci and others. Feb 26 two dozen tourists can tour Nixon’s La Casa Pacifica for charity while Lillian Carter comments on Bert Lance’s treatment. King Sr calls for a black adviser to Carter. Jack Carter awarded nearly $100000 damages. John Wayne becomes honorary chairman of LA Lung Association campaign. Georgians invited to White House dinner after Peanut Brigade door campaigning. Hubert Humphrey resumes pelvic cancer radiation. Meyer Lansky kin Richard Schwartz shot in suspected gangland revenge. Craig Teriaca linked to Meyer’s circle.
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Joe Namath
Burt Reynolds
Don Rickles
Percy Foreman
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John Denver
Frank Gorshin
Mel Boldt
Chicago
Vito Pascucci
Wisconsin
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