Word: editor
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...reviewed. As Christmas approaches, the incoming stream becomes a torrent in anticipation of our annual section on gift books, which appears in this issue. The new volumes-on subjects ranging from Peruvian highways to Sumerian icons, from precious plants to psychic phenomena-are delivered to the office of Books Editor Stefan Kanfer. "It's like getting a lot of Christmas cards," he says. "You are suddenly reminded not only of people, but also of subjects that you haven't been in touch with for a long time...
Kanfer's office in its normal state is legendary for its clutter. As the Christmas volumes pile ever higher, it becomes increasingly difficult to maneuver to the editor's desk. Says Kanfer: "The maids used to say, 'Oh, Mr. Kanfer, if you would just clean your office once a week, it would be so nice.' Now they say, 'Oh, Mr. Kanfer, if you would just clean your office once a month . . .' " What Kanfer does not mention is that he was once assaulted by a cleaning lady driven to violence over the impenetrable litter...
...series of disagreements with his Star boss, Joe L. Allbritton, 52. Texan Allbritton bought the falling Star in 1974 and it ran up losses of $30 million before edging toward the black this year. Allbritton hired Bellows in 1975 from the Los Angeles Times, where he was associate editor, and Bellows revitalized the Star staff, modernized the typography, and concocted such popular features as a daily front-page interview with a newsmaker and "The Ear," a madcap, much-quoted gossip column...
Bellows was first offered the Herald-Examiner editorship last May, but refused it. Dale also sounded out eight other candidates, including Esquire Editor Clay Felker and Sacramento Bee Managing Editor Frank McCulloch. When Dale heard of Bellows' friction with Star President Smith, he renewed his offer, and Bellows accepted. The price: a reported $100,000-a-year salary and a $500,000 addition to the Herald-Examiner editorial budget...
...challenge than the Star," he says. There were many at the Star who were sorry he had accepted that challenge. Among them was Joe Allbritton, who said last week: "If Bellows walked in the door right now and said he'd changed his mind, he could still be editor of the Star...