Monthly Archives: February 2010

Coming Attractions – Angela Davis

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 24, 1969: The Times’ Ken Reich interviews Angela Davis, who was dismissed from UCLA for being a member of the Communist Party. A New Way of Life, a project that helps women inmates and their children reenter society, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 18, 1960

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Squaw Valley Squawk       Doubtless it is attributable to crotchety advancing age but the Squaw Valley gymkhana leaves me cold.  So a flock of virile young people are going sliding in the snow.  What does that prove?  Outside of … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 18, 1960

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Juveniles Are Not All So Delinquent       It's the code of kid gangland that one bad turn deserves another.     If a member of one gang is caught out of his territory and worked over, the guys who … Continue reading →

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Warm, Fuzzy and Phil Donahue

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1980: You may have noticed that I’ve begun doing 1980. It was painful to admit that this was 30 years ago, but I’m afraid that’s true. If you’re a young person, you may not remember the TV sensation … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 18, 1956: Hedda Hopper says “A Streetcar Named Desire” is “dated.” You are probably wondering, “Did this woman ever get anything right?” I certainly am.

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NBA Courting Los Angeles

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1960 Los Angeles was being courted. "We don't regard the games as test contests—Los Angeles fans already have shown they appreciate big league sports," Marty Blake told The Times leading up to the Lakers' games at the Sports … Continue reading →

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Prisoner to Hang in Chicago

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “The Holdout,” by Clare Briggs. Feb. 18, 1920: In Chicago, the sheriff prepares to hang another prisoner. "If capital punishment means anything at all it is a deterrent to further crime and an example to others. The very class … Continue reading →

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Illinois Sheriff Battles Lynch Mob

Posted on February 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 18, 1910: Drunk driving isn’t illegal – yet! Feb. 18, 1910: Another racial incident erupts in Cairo, Ill., where a mob lynched two men, one African American and the other white, in November 1909. A purse-snatching set off the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 17, 1960

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  The Golfo Nuevo Case     It distressed me no end to read how the Argentine Navy bungled things with the unidentified submarine trapped in Golfo Nuevo.  First reports stated the sub had been crippled by depth charges and 13 … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 17, 1960

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

It's Machiavellian in a Simple Way     Until last week, Al Linenberger was just like you.  He was a hard-working family man, active in community affairs.  A model citizen.     At least, he thought he was.  Certainly, he didn't suspect … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray – The Brat No More

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 17, 1980: Jim Murray [Update: interviews] on Jimmy Connors, “Tennis is a grueling game. It's one on one. It's not a team game. You can't just say, 'Well, shoot, they called that one on the team.' … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 17, 1955: Hedda Hopper says, “Congratulations to the Last Frontier Hotel in Las Vegas for being able to land Mario Lanza (d. 1959). He'll receive $50,000 a week for a singing engagement there. And his fans will be … Continue reading →

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Defense Nears Close in Finch Case

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Feb. 16, 1960: Carole Tregoff on the witness stand.   Feb. 17, 1960: Former President Truman predicts that the eventual Democratic nominee will “beat the hell out of Dick Nixon” and African … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – South Pasadena

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sept. 30, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit the Adobe Flores at 1814 [1804] Foothill St., South Pasadena.  The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up the ones I missed in … Continue reading →

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Luring Gay Bachelors Into the Seas of Matrimony

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Oh, Man!” by Clare Briggs.   Feb. 17, 1920: Here we have another story about the Bachelors Ball. The Times’ account gives the entire guest list and describes many of the elaborate costumes. One of the highlights of the … Continue reading →

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Crackdown on Gambling in Chinatown

Posted on February 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 17, 1910: The legal fight escalates between police and business owners over gambling in Chinatown. Note the reference to Sgt. Charles Sebastian, who became police chief in 1911 and mayor in 1915.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 16, 1960

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Father vs. Son     Jimmy, 19, got off to a bad start, no question about that.  His mother took off when he was 7 and there was a divorce.  He started getting in trouble early in his teens.  He was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 16, 1960

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Ku Klux Klan Jerks Goofing as Per Usual     This, liberally interpreted, is a progress report.     It concerns the eerie persistence of Hooded Sign Painters Local No. 950, Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, Charleston, South Carolina.     A … Continue reading →

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Radio Consultant Sees Dim Future for New Wave Rock

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 16, 1980: New Wave rock is a cult phenomenon that is on its way out, says AOR radio consultant Lee Abrams. "With the exception of the Boomtown Rats, the Police and a few other bands, we're not going … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 16, 1954: Hedda Hopper says, “The Breen Office passed ‘A Bullet Is Waiting’ without a change, but killed a third of the still photographs that were to advertise the picture.”

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