NYT publisher Arthur Sulzberger dies

Sulzberger died after a long illness He served as publisher for nearly three decades New York (CNN) -- Arthur Ochs Sulzberger, the influential publisher of The New York Times who served from 1963 to 1992, has died at age 86, the newspaper reported Saturday. Sulzberger died Saturday at his home in Southampton, New York, after a long illness, the paper said, citing his family. He also served as chairman and chief executive of The New York Times Company from 1963 until 1997, when he passed the reins to his son, the paper reported.