Monthly Archives: November 2007

Death trip

Nov. 5, 1957 Los Angeles "I just shot a man, but it was self-defense." Bobby Gene Gray was stopped at a light in South Gate when Harris (Harrison) C. Foster, 26, and his ex-wife Carolyn (Caroline) Foster Alcala, 20, forced … Continue reading

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We are not alone!

Nov. 4, 1957

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It was a kinder, simpler time

  I cannot believe the way they have commercialized the holidays! All you see is "buy! buy! buy!" It didn’t used to be this way when I was young, trust me!

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The cloudy crystal ball

Nov. 3, 1957 Los Angeles I typed the words "Southern California Research Council" and I could already imagine the snoring. What, no crime? Hear me out. Its question was an essential one: How many people would be in what they … Continue reading

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Nov. 3, 1957

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  Nov. 1, 1957 Los Angeles This is a DC-7 coming in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport and if you look carefully, you’ll notice that the wheels are up. This is bad. Although it’s a relief that … Continue reading

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Nov. 2, 1957

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Literary diversions

Nov. 1, 1957  

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Nov. 1, 1957Los Angeles I rarely run old editorials because, among other reasons, they usually don’t age well and are frequently embarrassing. Like this one. Brown somehow overcame this less than ringing endorsement from The Times, which dismissed him as … Continue reading

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Nov. 1, 1957

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