Monthly Archives: August 2007

Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on August 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1957 In baseball, it’s "Take two and hit to the right." In football, it’s "Hit ’em low, hit ’em hard, when they get up, hit ’em again." But in the narcotics pushing trade, they’ve got their own credo: … Continue reading →

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Grauman confidential

Posted on August 17, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 17, 1957 Los Angeles BY JACK SMITH Actress Maureen O’Hara’s alleged love scene with a Latin in three rear seats of Grauman’s Chinese Theater was re-enacted before a spellbound audience here yesterday at the Confidential libel trial. A … Continue reading →

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Roadium revisited

Posted on August 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1957Los Angeles The "five swaggering gang members" who were arrested in the killing of John Edwards were released after being cleared by two witnesses. The slaying was never solved.

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Max Roach, 1977

Posted on August 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Leonard Feather on Max Roach, Jan. 6, 1977

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Prisoner’s dream

Posted on August 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 16, 1957 Santa Monica We will never know what really happened on the night ad executive Guy F. Roberts was shot to death in a Santa Monica motel room because everyone involved was lying to cover up the … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Watts

Posted on August 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Another story not appearing in the Los Angeles Times….. The California Eagle, Aug. 15, 1957  

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Movie murder

Posted on August 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 15, 1957Los Angeles Here’s your case: John Emmett Edwards,* 17, 243 E. 137th St., is on a double date at the Roadium, a drive-in theater at 2500 Redondo Beach Blvd., Torrance, with his girlfriend, Frances Clemens**, 16; her brother, … Continue reading →

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Phil Rizzuto–MVP

Posted on August 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times, Oct. 27, 1950

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It’s called a Volkswagen

Posted on August 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Fuel efficiency in the 1950s.

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Womanpower

Posted on August 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

  I’m always interested in what working women–in this case a group of women writers–have to say about other working women. I wasn’t surprised to find some attitudes that are outmoded today and I’ll try not to judge the stories … Continue reading →

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You Have Got to Be Kidding Me

Posted on August 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 15, 1957Los Angeles

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Paul Coates

Posted on August 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 13, 1957 SUBJECT’S NAME–Jack Pearson. SUBJECT’S DESCRIPTION–Age, 41. Height, approximately 6 feet. Probably husky build. Blue eyes. Dark, possibly graying hair. Fingers of both hands, once frozen during childhood, have slight twist. Any person with information as to subject’s … Continue reading →

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The want ads

Posted on August 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 13, 1957 Los Angeles Swedish massages, photo models (they even provide the camera) and lots of lonely people. Take a look at the Daily Mirror’s personals (click on the image for the full listings):

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The saga of Long Sam

Posted on August 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 4-12, 1957Mooresville, N.C. A reporter and a photographer from a small North Carolina weekly were hacking their way through the woods along the Catawba River for a story about a hydroelectric project when they came to a clearing and … Continue reading →

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Jean Spangler

Posted on August 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

  I was listening to the prayers of the people during today’s church service and was shocked to hear "Jean Spangler"  among the names. I told myself it could be a coincidence. Maybe it was someone else named Jean Spangler, … Continue reading →

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Four-time loser

Posted on August 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12, 1957Los Angeles John Gordon Fawcett, 42, had enough. His last three marriages had ended with his wives getting boyfriends and so when he found his fourth wife in the bedroom with another man…. “This happens every time,” he … Continue reading →

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Literary diversions

Posted on August 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aldous Huxley, July 20, 1952

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King/Drew–1975

Posted on August 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

"Horror stories implying neglect and incompetence, especially by nursing personnel, are heard regularly." "We all came with such high hopes. Can we provide high-quality healthcare in the ghetto? I’m not sure. It’s very spotty so far." "I have never seen … Continue reading →

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Inklings of Camelot

Posted on August 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 11, 1957 Princeton, N.J. I’ve intentionally avoided politics so far, but hindsight is a wonderful way to judge 50-year-old attempts to forecast the future, in this case, the 1960 presidential election. Let’s see how George Gallup did with the … Continue reading →

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The Nielsens–add 1

Posted on August 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

What was "Gunsmoke?" Oh don’t do this to me. OK, kids. "Gunsmoke" was an incredibly popular TV show that went off the air in . . . 1975. (What? Could this be right?  Surely it wasn’t that long ago). It … Continue reading →

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