Once upon a time The New Republic had a contest to find the most boring headline. It is often said that the winner was “Worthwhile Canadian Initiative” — but my erratic memory says that headline was the inspiration for the contest, not an entry. Of course I don’t recall what the winner was; too boring. (But the prize was a copy of Gerald Ford’s memoir A Time to Heal.)
(later) Aha, I saved a copy. Curiously, WordPress won’t let me put this list in a comment.
- U.S. Leadership Needed
- Trade, A Two-Way Street
- Beyond the News, Larger Issues
- Thoughts at Graduation Time
- End Textile Quotas
- Continue Manned Flight in Space
- Make Foreign Flights More Familiar
- Nepal Premier Won’t Resign
- Chill Falls on Warming Relations Between Australia and Indonesia
- University of Rochester Decides to Keep Name
- Dramatic Changes Fail to Materialize on Hill
- Surprises Unlikely in Indiana
- CIA Analysis Sees Soviet Economy in Need of Changes
- Prevent Burglary by Locking House, Detectives Urge
- Methodists Oppose Use of Nuclear Arms
- Sorry, the Deficit Is a Big Problem
- B-1B Bomber Cost Expected to Rise
- Newark Hopes for Rebound
- Teamster Chief May Face Renewed Federal Charges
- Bush Seeks New Hampshire Support
- E. Germans Open Party Congress
- Democrats Plot Course/Party Told to End Its ‘Vietnam Syndrome’
- Democrats Propose Shift in Rules for Presidential Nomination
- Economist Dies
- Turbulent Days for Donald D. Engen
- and the winner: Debate Goes on Over the Nature of Reality