Lofton, John D., Jr., 1941-2014

found: Monday (Washington, D.C.), March 15, 1971:page 2 (editor: John D. Lofton, Jr.)

found: Wikipedia website, viewed December 2, 2014:John Lofton page (John D. Lofton, Jr. (May 26, 1941- September 17, 2014) was an American paleoconservative political commentator and editor of The American View radio program run by Michael Peroutka. Lofton was also a newspaper editor, a journalist, a columnist, and a political advisor. Describing himself as a "recovering Republican", Lofton was most closely allied with the Constitution Party. Lofton edited Monday, the weekly publication of the Republican National Committee, from 1970-1973. He later became a syndicated columnist for United Features Syndicate whose columns appeared in 100 newspapers from 1973-1980. He became a columnist for the Washington Times in 1982. During his seven years at the Washington Times, Lofton became nationally known in print and on the nascent cable news circuit)