Doonesbury by Garry Trudeau for February 06, 1975
Transcript:
Duke: Take a cable, MacArthur! "To: The Secretary of the Interior, Washington, D.C. re: Current situation in the tiny, tropical territory of American Samoa. Dear Mr. Secretary: in the past week the denizens of this island have endured a hurricane, a locust plague, a famine, a volcano eruption... and... uh..." I'm a reasonable man, MacArthur, so I know this isn't snow. MacArthur: Pay it no mind, Excellency - it never sticks.
Ditto.