▁During ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁the ▁paper ▁rout in ely ▁published ▁columns ▁written ▁by ▁various ▁Barry ▁family ▁members ▁who ▁were ▁serving ▁in ▁the ▁military . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁the ▁paper ▁rout in ely ▁def ended ▁the ▁New ▁Front ier ▁policies ▁of ▁John ▁F . ▁Kennedy ▁and ▁critic ize ▁The ▁Cou rier - J ournal ▁and ▁Kentucky ▁governor ▁A . ▁B . ▁Ch and ler . ▁ ▁The ▁paper ▁saw ▁wide ▁distribution ▁outside ▁Louis ville . ▁ ▁Ro ose vel t ▁and ▁Harry ▁Tr uman ▁both ▁subscri bed ▁to ▁the ▁paper , ▁and ▁the ▁sport sc aster ▁Red ▁Smith ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Irish ▁American ▁was ▁" all ▁the ▁exc use ▁a ▁man ▁needs ▁for ▁learning ▁to ▁read ". ▁ ▁The ▁newspaper ' s ▁offices ▁were ▁moved ▁from ▁L imer ick ▁to ▁Bre cken ridge ▁Street ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁but ▁interest ▁in ▁the ▁paper ▁still ▁w an ed . ▁ ▁The ▁final ▁issue ▁was ▁published ▁on ▁November ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Mike ▁Barry ▁became ▁a ▁sports ▁writer ▁for ▁The ▁Louis ville ▁Times ▁and ▁comment ated ▁on ▁sports ▁for ▁both ▁W AV E ▁television ▁and ▁radio . ▁ ▁Following ▁his ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁he ▁was ▁induct ed ▁into ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Journal ism ▁Hall ▁of ▁Fame ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁University ▁of ▁Louis ville ▁has ▁copies ▁of ▁almost ▁all ▁issues ▁of ▁the ▁Kentucky ▁Irish ▁American