Word: whittenburg
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Dates: during 1952-1952
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Free & Equal. Over the last year, Gene Howe showed signs of losing his zest for journalism. He sold his Atchison Globe to two old associates, told friends he was getting weary of fighting his competitor, the Amarillo Times, which had been backed by the oil-rich Whittenburg family. Last December the Whittenburgs bought 35% of Howe's enterprises, and the Times and Globe merged. Gene Howe talked of retiring, but went right on writing his column. He worried, however, about his health, although repeated checkups showed nothing was wrong with...