Oh, the inanity! “Eve knew she would be taking more than dictation.” It seems like an obvious direction to go for a cover tagline, but nobody ever said the editorial staff at Midwood Books were always clever. And no wonder. They put together thousands of paperbacks—literally—in eleven short years. The well tends to run dry. Resort Secretary by Arnold English came in 1962 with art by Jack Faragasso, which he signed “Giac.”
1976—Gerald Ford Rescinds Executive Order 9066
U.S. President Gerald R. Ford signs Proclamation 4417, which belatedly rescinds Executive Order 9066. That Order, signed in 1942 by President Franklin D. Roosevelt, established “War Relocation Camps” for Japanese-American citizens living in the U.S. Eventually, 120,000 are locked up without evidence, due process, or the possibility of appeal, for the duration of World War II.