Alden J. Blethen This is Me

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1. 1. AJR NewsLink

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   Published on: 10/30/2001   Last Visited: 10/30/2001

   The fifth generation , now in their teens and early 20s , are poised to accept the mantle when their turn comes ; two years ago , the oldest five went on a retreat to Maine , the birthplace of Times founder Alden Blethen , and wrote their vision of the company's future. Even so , Times executives remain suspicious of Hearst's motives. They worry Hearst is waiting for the Blethen family to lose stewardship of the Times due to disinterest and internecine squabbling , as has occurred at so many family newspapers in the last half century.

2. 2. Death Tax

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   Published on: 9/11/1999   Last Visited: 12/12/2007

   His great-grandfather, Alden J. Blethen, founded the Times in 1896, and Frank Blethen would like to pass on the growing family business, which includes nine other publications, to the fifth generation.

3. 3. AJR NewsLink

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   Published on: 9/7/2001   Last Visited: 9/7/2001

   The fifth generation , now in their teens and early 20s , are poised to accept the mantle when their turn comes ; two years ago , the oldest five went on a retreat to Maine , the birthplace of Times founder Alden Blethen , and wrote their vision of the company's future. Even so , Times executives remain suspicious of Hearst's motives. They worry Hearst is waiting for the Blethen family to lose stewardship of the Times due to disinterest and internecine squabbling , as has occurred at so many family newspapers in the last half century.