Oh, Little Town Of Millionaires

February, 1973

Oh, Little Town of MillionairesBen Carter's business day begins with ritual. He is the editor of the Forest City, Iowa, Summit, a profitable small-town newspaper with a clean, shadowless layout (it was one of the first weeklies in the state to be printed offset). Every morning, after opening the Summit's offices on Clark Street, Ben heads two blocks north to Gannon's Restaurant, where he joins other merchants for a half hour of coffee at nine o'clock. Walking briskly up Clark, the outline of his...