Monthly Archives: April 2009

SLA Pipe Bombs Revisited

Posted on April 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 23, 1975: Bombs are found under two LAPD cars. In the last 33 years, The Times has published varying accounts of the August 1975 incident in which the Symbionese Liberation Army planted pipe bombs under two LAPD cars — … Continue reading →

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Disney Plans ‘Vacation Land,’ April 14, 1959

Posted on April 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

The planners at Disneyland apparently toyed with adding a "Vaction Land" adjacent to the park, according to The Times' Jeane Hoffman. "Walt has an entirely different concept of what a show for sportsmen should be," Disney official Jack Sayers said. … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo, April 14, 1939

Posted on April 14, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Voices — Mark Fidrych, 1954 – 2009

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Found on EBay — Black Mask Magazine

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Speaking of Black Mask, two more issues that have been listed on EBay, At left, July 1946 (Bidding starts at $18.99) At right, September 1947 (Bidding starts at $18.99). The vendor has another July 1946 issue listed at $17.99.

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Matt Weinstock — April 13, 1959

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  On Conformity The horrid word of the moment is conformity — submitting to the other fellow's whims, influence and propaganda. The villains are vaguely identified as ruthless persuaders, sometimes known as the Madison Avenue boys, whose sneaky, repetitious sales … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, April 13, 1959

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Trujillo Jr. No Playboy at Home It was just about a year ago, give or take a month, that the Dominican man-o'-war Angelita steamed into Los Angeles Harbor, dropped anchor and launched the most lavish fiesta this jaded … Continue reading →

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Voices — Marilyn Chambers, 1952 — 2009

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Marilyn Chambers is no dummy," The Times' Robert Hilburn says in beginning his profile of the former porn star, who was promoting a "disco-flavored" single, "Benihana."   "I'd like to be someone like Sammy Davis Jr., who can sing, dance, … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters — April 13, 1939

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

After 13 films between 1938 ("Bluebeard's Wife") and 1945 ("The Lost Weekend"), there's a three-year gap before the 1948 release of "The Emperor Waltz." Wilder was active personally and professionally during this period. He divorced his wife, served in Germany … Continue reading →

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Teens Rescued From Ledge, Dodgers Beat Cubs, April 13, 1959

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Coliseum's improvised arrangement for the Dodgers is changed for the opening of the 1959 season. The right field fence is brought in to 333 feet from 390 feet and right center is cut to 375 feet from 440 feet. … Continue reading →

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Architecture — Greene & Greene

Posted on April 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photographs by Chris Considine The Spinks Craftsman House, 2006   Note: The Greene & Greene home at 1344 Hillcrest Ave., Pasadena, has been listed at $4.625,000. It was on the market two years ago at $5.35 million. A pair of … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Black Mask Magazine

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

A February 1925 issue of Black Mask magazine has been listed on EBay. The magazine is priced at $300, Buy It Now. Copies of Black Mask in this era are difficult to find and tend to sell in the $200 … Continue reading →

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Soviets Face Up to the Gulag, 1990

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

    Note: The Daily Mirror is pleased to present a nondupe by the late Charles Hillinger, written in 1990.   COLUMN ONE Soviets Face Up to the Gulag Millions died in prison camps in harshest Siberia. The once-taboo topic is … Continue reading →

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January 10, 1909: Addicted to Gambling

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

January 10, 1909: If you strip away the moralistic tone used by the anonymous Times reporter, the problems of the young men caught up in gambling (in this case horse racing) a century ago are quite modern. Wrecked on the … Continue reading →

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In the Theaters, April 12, 1938

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Second Takes — Billy Wilder

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Andrea Leeds is cast for the lead of "Lost Weekend" … … or maybe Katharine Hepburn.   http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=-1976207906583051047&hl=en&fs=true Note the use of the theremin in Miklos Rozsa's score.  Edwin Schallert reviews "Lost Weekend," Nov. 30, 1945 Billy Wilder wins an … Continue reading →

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Hollywood Star Couple Gets Divorce, April 12, 1939

Posted on April 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Joan Crawford appears in court to get an interlocutory decree in her divorce from actor Franchot Tone. Judge Benjamin J. Scheinman had refused to proceed in the divorce until Crawford appeared in court. Romania appears likely to capitulate to the … Continue reading →

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October 28, 1956: Charlton Heston on the ‘Ten Commandments’

Posted on April 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

We had our religion writer Dan Thrapp interview Charlton Heston about his role as Moses in “The Ten Commandments.” Fortunately, Thrapp was not from the “over a salad and mineral water at the Polo Lounge” or “speaking by phone from Paris, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Great White Fleet, 1908

Posted on April 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

A souvenir postcard of the Great White Fleet's 1908 visit to Los Angeles, showing the battleship Louisiana, has been listed on EBay.  Bidding starts at $9.99.

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