Word: defunction
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...widely thought to be defunct. Suddenly he is among us again, the schoolmaster's tone unmistakable, the detachable collar and know-all smile the same he wore when he disappeared several decades ago. How pleasant to become reacquainted with the Omniscient Novelist! He raps for attention and takes command, knowing that his characters cannot be trusted to display their twitches properly without his professional help and that readers need firm and expert guidance to follow what is going...
...York Times Executive Vice President Harding Bancroft recalled that before the favorable Supreme Court decision on the Pentagon papers, the press was in fact restrained for 15 days until it was allowed to publish. Representative Ogden Reid, former publisher of the now-defunct New York Herald-Tribune, emphasized that "this is the first time . . . that prior restraint has been sought by the Federal Government." As for the broadcasting industry, Walter Cronkite of CBS charged that because it is beholden to the Government for its right to exist, "it is at the mercy of politicians and bureaucrats. Its freedom has been...
...ninth editor in chief in Harper's 121-year history, is not taking over a healthy magazine. The publication lost $100,000 last year, and will probably go deeper into the red this year. Circulation stood at 413,000 after Harper's acquired subscribers of the defunct Reporter magazine; it is now 325,000. Characteristically, Shnayerson says he will "face the music right away," and do what he can to cut costs. He cleared his desk at TIME on Saturday, reported to his new office 20 blocks away on Monday. He has already asked Acting Managing Editor Lewis...
...meeting Wednesday afternoon to decide whether to defy the now defunct count order, they huddled in small state delegations to discuss the ramifications of non-compliance...
...Liberation Alliance- an informal anti-war coalition of former members of the defunct November Action Group SDS, and several other activist groups- does not have a definite plan...