Cops Pose as Beatniks to Catch Drug Suspects

Posted on November 9, 2009 by lmharnisch
Nov. 9, 1959, Beatniks

Like, dig the crazy berets on the fuzz, daddy-o!

Nov. 9, 1959, Beatniks

One New York detective even wrote poetry to fit in with the beats!

Nov. 9, 1959, -30-

Jack Webb’s cult classic about the newspaper business is about to open.

 Jack Webb, "-30-"
Los Angeles Times file photo

Jack Webb, left, William Conrad and James Bell in “—30—.”

Nov. 9, 1959, Comics

"A Doctor Must Marry His Profession … Nothing Else!"

Nov. 9, 1959, Sports
Elgin Baylor scores 64 points, an NBA record, as the Lakers beat Boston, 136-115. 
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3 Responses to Cops Pose as Beatniks to Catch Drug Suspects

  1. fibber mcgee's avatar fibber mcgee says:
    November 9, 2009 at 8:23 am

    A lot of young folks today don’t even know what a “beatnik” was. Hippies, they’ve heard of. The newspaper city room in Jack Webb’s “–30–” is an almost exact copy of the old Examiner city room. So true-to-life it’s scary. Good stuff.

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  2. Estee's avatar Estee says:
    November 9, 2009 at 8:54 am

    I was afraid when I clicked on the headline that this was a brand new story. I wondered what out-of-touch reporter was calling hippies beatniks. Fun stuff. Good post.

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  3. Matt Felix's avatar Matt Felix says:
    November 9, 2009 at 9:02 am

    The more things change the more they stay the same. Drug prohibition was just as much of a waste of time (and worse) then as it is now.
    Matt

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