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To: Alan Smithee who wrote (46289)	3/14/2006 3:29:54 PM
From: Alan Smithee	Respond to of 90947

A liberal icon decides it's time to hang up his spurs. Mike Wallace Retiring From '60 Minutes' By JACQUES STEINBERG When asked in an interview last April if he would ever consider retiring from "60 Minutes," Mike Wallace said that he planned to do so only "when my toes turn up." "Well," Mr. Wallace said, amending that statement in an interview today, "they're just beginning to curl a trifle." After serving as a correspondent on "60 Minutes" since its inception in September 1968, Mr. Wallace said today that he had decided to retire this spring, at the end of the current television season. He said that the move had come at his initiative, and that "CBS is not pushing me." "As I approach my 88th birthday, it's become apparent to me that my eyes and ears, among other appurtenances, aren't quite what they used to be," said Mr. Wallace, whose birthday is May 9. "The prospect of long flights to wherever in search of whatever are not quite as appealing." CBS had announced nearly three years ago that Mr. Wallace was cutting his workload for the program in a half. But he had found it difficult to remain idle, and had nearly 20 segments — a full year's work — on "60 Minutes" last season. In that same interview last spring, he had said, "I wouldn't know what else to do." Mr. Wallace said today that he would continue to have an office at CBS, "on the same floor, just around the corner from where I've holed up for 43 years." Mr. Wallace first joined the network in 1955, departed four years later, and returned again as a correspondent in 1963, according to his biography on the "60 Minutes" Web site. Though he said he was not yet sure whether he'd be serving as a consultant who drew a salary, he said: "I'll be available when asked for whatever chores CBS News, '60 Minutes,' 'The Evening News,' etc. have in mind for me." "Plus," he added, "longer vacations."