President’s Pilot Worries About Trip to Afghanistan

Posted on December 9, 2009 by lmharnisch
Dec. 9, 1959, Traffic Safety

“Remember, leave your blood at the Red Cross, not on the highway,” says Capt. Dan Mathews of "Highway Patrol."

Dec. 9, 1959, Cover

Air pollution is linked to lung ailments.

Dec. 9, 1959, Take a Giant Step

“Take a Giant Step” opens. And I’ve added to my Netflix queue.

Dec. 9, 1959, Sports

Dec. 9, 1959: If there's a constant to The Times' coverage of Dodger Stadium's construction, it's the feeling of optimism even at the expense of common sense.

Walter O'Malley told The Times' Frank Finch that not only would the Dodgers "definitely" open the 1961 season at their yet to be built ballpark in Chavez Ravine, there was a "quite remote" chance that they would play a few games there in 1960.

Just a few days earlier, Finch wrote about the Dodgers trying to trade for Washington Senators slugger Roy Sievers. "The husky right-hand hitter could make a lot of hay in the Coliseum," Finch wrote.

But why all the fuss if the Dodgers weren't even going to last the 1960 season in the Coliseum? On second thought, maybe that's why the trade talks for Sievers went nowhere.

–Keith Thursby

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3 Responses to President’s Pilot Worries About Trip to Afghanistan

  1. fibber mcgee's avatar fibber mcgee says:
    December 9, 2009 at 8:44 am

    Speaking of “Highway Patrol” — I’ve been watching it on Fancast on my computer. Great stuff. Highway Patrol cars with portholes in the fenders (Buicks) as God intended they should have. Cars you don’t see any more, like 1954 Fords, a 1948 Chevy coupe like my very first car. And Broderick Crawford (the star) snarling at everybody. In one episode a very young Clint Eastwood plays a good guy biker complete with leather jacket. What more do ya want?

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  2. Chris Morales's avatar Chris Morales says:
    December 9, 2009 at 10:08 am

    Branch Rickey’s Continental League idea was all but doomed.
    Ironically, the story mentions Mark Scott’s involvement.
    He was an LA sportscaster who is best remembered for hosting the old “Home Run Derby” program, filmed at Wrigley Field.
    I believe he died in an auto accident about 1960.

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  3. cory's avatar cory says:
    December 10, 2009 at 1:25 pm

    Kathy Kersh – Miss Junior Rose Bowl married Vince Edwards (Ben Casey), divorced him, got a spot on Batman as one of Joker’s girls and then married Robin (Burt Ward)

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