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He was laid off at The Washington Post after working there for 60 years
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Mr Martin Weil, one of hundreds being let go at The Post, has worked on local news there since 1965.
PHOTO: JASON ANDREW/NYTIMES
Erik Wemple
WASHINGTON – Not long into his career at The Washington Post, Mr Martin Weil learned to ignore most of the crackles on the police scanner. One night in June 1972, though, he paused upon hearing this: “Doors open at the Watergate.”
He decided against chasing down the meaning of those words that night. But the next day, he approached the city desk to ask if anything was afoot. The answer was yes – the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee at the Watergate complex had been burgled.
