Leonard V. Finder
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Leonard V. Finder was a lawyer and newspaper editor
and publisher
.
firm in New York City
in 1944.
. After he left the Sacramento Union
in 1966, he devoted his time to lecturing and writing—lecturing primarily at the University of California at Davis and, following a world tour in 1966, working on a book manuscript entitled “Reflections in Asia” as well as numerous newspaper and magazine articles. During this period he was also active in the California Republican Party and the Republican Council, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, the Sacramento Area Mental Health Association, and the Sacramento Committee for Peace in the Middle East.
Editing
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, visual, audible, and film media used to convey information through the processes of correction, condensation, organization, and other modifications performed with an intention of producing a correct, consistent, accurate, and complete...
and publisher
Publishing
Publishing is the process of production and dissemination of literature or information—the activity of making information available to the general public...
.
Early career
Leonard Finder was born in Chicago, Illinois and graduated from the University of Illinois School of Law in 1933. He practiced law in Chicago from 1933-1938, then established a public relationsPublic relations
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firm in New York City
New York City
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in 1944.
Newspaper career
From 1947 to 1951 he was publisher for the Manchester Evening-Leader and then the Stafford Star. In 1962 he became editor and publisher for the Sacramento UnionSacramento Union
The Sacramento Union was a daily newspaper founded in 1851 in Sacramento, California. It was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi River before it closed its doors after 143 years in January 1994, no longer able to compete with The Sacramento Bee, which was founded in 1857, just six...
. After he left the Sacramento Union
Sacramento Union
The Sacramento Union was a daily newspaper founded in 1851 in Sacramento, California. It was the oldest daily newspaper west of the Mississippi River before it closed its doors after 143 years in January 1994, no longer able to compete with The Sacramento Bee, which was founded in 1857, just six...
in 1966, he devoted his time to lecturing and writing—lecturing primarily at the University of California at Davis and, following a world tour in 1966, working on a book manuscript entitled “Reflections in Asia” as well as numerous newspaper and magazine articles. During this period he was also active in the California Republican Party and the Republican Council, The National Council on Crime and Delinquency, the Sacramento Area Mental Health Association, and the Sacramento Committee for Peace in the Middle East.