And Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley, and on and on.

WSJ: Nowhere Near the Rainbow

Troy Lahr, equity analyst with brokerage Stifel Nicolaus, sees defense budgets growing in the 5% to 7% range for one or two years more, then standing a good chance of slowing.

FORBES: Business Booms In The Beltway

The diaries are lightly edited by John Lahr, who says that among the few cuts he made were Tynan's remarks about Test cricket a pity, because cricket was one of the few things he continued to enjoy.

ECONOMIST: Kenneth Tynan