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While the Voice was building a name for itself with its Pike papers publicity, another one of Publisher Clay Felker's ventures was running into identity problems. Felker has been preparing to launch a biweekly magazine based in Los Angeles and modeled closely on his successful New York. Trouble is, someone else says he owns the title Felker wants to use: New West...
...Felker's competition is Jerry Kobrin, 55, a one-time newsman who is vice president and public relations director of a firm that runs wildlife and amusement parks in California and Florida...
Larsen, 36, a former TIME associate editor, joined the magazine more than a year after it was founded by George A. Hirsch, 41, who had quit as publisher of New York magazine in a dispute with Editor Clay Felker. Hirsch assembled a staff of contributors that read like a Who's Who of liberal and "new" journalism: Jimmy Breslin, Pete Hamill, Jack Newfield, Mike Royko, Dick Schaap and other print celebrities. That was a mistake. When they found the time to produce, the results were too often lightly researched, ill-organized and self-indulgent...
...Voice, their agreement-and its confidentiality-ceased. Schorr, on the other hand, accused the committee of blowing his cover-"I am fully aware," he said, "of the irony of my complaining about leaks"-and insisted that the committee had been involved in the negotiations with Voice Publisher Clay Felker...
...Baloney," said Robert Maynard, a trustee of the committee and a Washington Post editorial writer. "He's trying to make us a partner in his calumny." Another trustee, Jack Landon, backed up Maynard. In the meantime, it remained unclear whether or not Felker had actually promised to make a contribution either to Schorr or the committee...