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Category Archives: 1958
‘Gangster Squad’: Fail — Part 3
In responding to my post on “Gangster Squad,” Earl Boebert raised the interesting question about whether officers used a one-handed or two-handed grip in the 1940s. For comparison, here’s a picture from Jack Webb’s “The Badge” (1958) showing LAPD cadets … Continue reading
Found on EBay: The Ma Duncan Trial
Rare (or r@re) is terribly overused on EBay, but this time it’s accurate. A LP from clandestine recordings made at the murder trial of Elizabeth “Ma” Duncan, has been listed. Bidding starts at $5. The Duncan case (she was convicted … Continue reading
Carl and Jerry Get a Kindle Fire
Gort: Tannenbaum baringa! Futurism in 1958. I bought a Kindle Fire a few days ago and since it arrived I’ve been thinking about John T. Frye W9EGV. Unless you are an electronics geek of a certain age, it’s likely you … Continue reading
Posted in 1958, 1963, Books and Authors, Radio, Television
Tagged #Day the Earth Stood Still, #ham radio, #Kindle Fire, #robots
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Coming Attractions: Cheryl Crane
Photo: Cheryl Crane and Lana Turner in court. Credit: Los Angeles Examiner collection, USC. April 5, 1958: Cheryl Crane is held in the death of Johnny Stompanato. Mary Mallory points out that Cheryl Crane will be discussing her new book, … Continue reading
Posted in 1958, Books and Authors, Crime and Courts, Film, Hollywood
Tagged #books, #Cheryl Crane, #Johnny Stompanato
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Mike Wallace Interviews
I stumbled into a trove of interesting interviews by Mike Wallace that are online at the Harry Ransom Center at the University of Austin at Texas. Here’s Wallace’s Aug. 25, 1957, interview with the notorious Freddie Otash, the former LAPD … Continue reading
Posted in 1957, 1958, Film, Hollywood, Television
Tagged #film, #Mike Wallace Interviews, #TV
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El Segundo Revisited
orman Frederick Gagnon looks like an excellent suspect in the unsolved killing of two El Segundo police officers last year. In an incident quite similar to the El Segundo case, Charles H. May and a female companion (The Times, fortunately, … Continue reading
Posted in 1958, Cold Cases, Crime and Courts, Homicide
Tagged # cold cases, #crime and courts, #la
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