Noted.

“50 Years Ago, My Father Wrote the Headline That Refuses to Die” in the NYT.

Is it “Headless Body in Topless Bar”? No, but that does get a shout-out in the article. In this case, it is the other one.

(A tip to headline writers: Avoid commas, semicolons and the word “castigate,” if you want to have impact. The Times’s corresponding headline that day — “Ford, Castigating City, Asserts He’d Veto Federal Bailout; Offers Bankruptcy Bill” — stands as a verbose counterpoint to “Drop Dead.”)

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