Monthly Archives: May 2009

Nuestro Pueblo

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Crowd Battles LAPD as War Protest Turns Violent

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 23, 1967: Antiwar protesters march toward the Century Plaza Hotel COLUMN ONE The Bloody March That Shook L.A. * A 1967 clash between antiwar protesters and police injured dozens, irrevocably changing the city and its politics. The panicked … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Man Killed for Speaking Spanish

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 31, 1986

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Berkeley Protest March; Mickey Mantle — Sportscaster

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

"We Are Interrupting This Program for a Special Announcement!" Above, police and National Guard troops keep watch on a march on People's Park in Berkeley. View this page Times reporter Charles T. Powers files a sidebar on fears that the … Continue reading →

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Youth Drowns in Muddy Pond

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

View Larger Map Avenue 50 and Monte Vista, via Google maps.

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Society Woman Saves Black Man From Lynch Mob

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 31, 1909: Margaret Sylvester, an Augusta socialite, saves African American Joe Bryant from a mob. She had him come into her house and said she would shoot anyone who followed him.

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Found on EBay — Yorty for President!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Two Yorty for President campaign buttons have been listed on EBay. According to a March 16, 1971, story, attorney John Sheffield passed out the buttons as part of a draft-Yorty campaign. Yorty was endorsed by William Loeb, the controversial, conservative … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 30, 1959

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Day at the Races After a long hiatus, Snake, this corner's caddy correspondent, has reported in again, this time with a racetrack adventure. He and some other Bel-Air caddies who'd made a few good loops (carrying golf bags around the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 30, 1959

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Isn't it amazing how much Pogo looks like Calvin of "Calvin and Hobbes?"   Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "Washington, D.C. — According to Congressman Craig Hosmer, sponsor of the Interior Department's 10-year, $10 million research program … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Health

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  May 30, 1984

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LAPD Official Dies, 3 Officers Hurt in Copter Crash During SWAT Exercise

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Police Cmdr. Paul J. Gillen, 1925 – 1974 May 30, 1974: The Times reports the LAPD helicopter hit a ridge in Kagel Canyon. June 2, 1974: Nearly 1,000 attend Gillen's funeral. Injured Officers Richard Kelbaugh and David T. McGill thank … Continue reading →

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Pilot Disappears on Solo Flight Across Atlantic

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

On June 9, 1939, in a heavy predawn mist, a Welsh trawler came across the wreckage of an airplane in the ocean 130 miles from Milford Haven, Wales. The ship recovered some of the debris, then the tides shifted and … Continue reading →

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Sheriff Promises to Find Girl’s Killer

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 30, 1909

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Found on EBay — Winnie Ruth Judd!

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Five copies of the Los Angeles Examiner on "trunk murderess" Winnie Ruth Judd have been listed on EBay. The items are listed as Buy It Now for $47.99.

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Matt Weinstock — May 29, 1959

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"A Speed Never Before Reached by Man!" Only in California There are in our city a large number of newcomers who constitute what Doris Steele, TV producer recently transplanted from New York, calls the We Love California But club. They're … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 29, 1959

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Bounty on Adjectives Viewed With Alarm It is my studied opinion that Fidel Castro has flipped. Not irreparably, I hope. A few weeks of intensive psychotherapy, or perhaps just a good fatherly talking to by a more mature … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: War in the Falklands

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1982

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Movie Star Mystery Photo

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

      Los Angeles Times file photo Update: Paul Lukas in a 1927 photo. Update: As many people guessed, this is Paul Lukas. Above, Lukas' obituary, Aug. 17, 1971. Just a reminder on how this works: I post the … Continue reading →

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Love Triangle Killings at Burbank Trailer Park

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Everything's Okay, Honey, Go Back to Sleep, Huh?"  

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The Old Hollywood Game

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1939: Getting ready for Joan Crawford's bathtub scene.

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