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    Dorothy Buffum Chandler

    Dorothy Buffum Chandler, wife and mother of successive LA Times' publishers, and the driving force behind the creation of the Los Angeles Times Music Center, died last Sunday. Join KCRW General Manager, Ruth Seymour, with Kevin Starr, Charles Champlin and Ernest Fleischmann for a tribute to Mrs. Chandler, Tuesday at 2:30 on "The Politics of Culture.&quot

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    KCRW placeholderBy Sarah Spitz • Jul 15, 1997 • 1 min read

    Dorothy Buffum Chandler, wife and mother of successive LA Times' publishers, and the driving force behind the creation of the Los Angeles Times Music Center, died last Sunday. Join KCRW General Manager, Ruth Seymour, with Kevin Starr, Charles Champlin and Ernest Fleischmann for a tribute to Mrs. Chandler, Tuesday at 2:30 on "The Politics of Culture.&quot

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