Monthly Archives: February 2010

Tregoff Sobs on Witness Stand

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Photograph by John Malmin / Los Angeles Times Attorney Donald Bringgold and Carole Tregoff during a recess in the Finch trial. “Thousands of Dog Teeth!” Unfortunately, the continuation of this story wasn’t microfilmed, so this is all we have. Feb. … Continue reading →

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The White Man’s Burden

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 16, 1920: The Times says of “The White Man’s Burden,” “It is a pity that this phrase, popularized by Rudyard Kipling twenty years ago and used to enunciate a great truth, should be in danger of deterioration through … Continue reading →

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New LAPD Chief Takes Office

Posted on February 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Feb. 16, 1910: Police Chief Alexander Galloway receives his badge and is told that it will allow him free passage on all the streetcars. The chief says that if a conductor insists, he’ll pay rather than risk getting into … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Pacific Electric Trolley Waltz

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

I would have never guessed that there was a tune called “The Pacific Electric Trolley Waltz,” but there is. It was written by Eliza Mahala Greenough and published in 1906. In case you’re wondering, it sounds like this. A copy … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 15, 1960

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Traffic Lesson Cost This Motorist $27     As she approached a pedestrian zone about two blocks from a school in Burbank, a lady named Marilyn saw a child step off the curb and she prepared to stop.  Just then the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 15, 1960

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jack Paar Did Right for Wrong Reason     Never one to make snap judgments, I have permitted myself an entire weekend in which to mull over the strange case of Jack Paar.     When, right in between a couple … Continue reading →

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Bette Midler in Pasadena

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 15, 1980: Lee Grant covers the filming of Bette Midler's "Divine Madness." Midler says of "The Rose," "The director had to explain to me that for the film to have any semblance of reality there would … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 15, 1953: In a profile of Audie Murphy, Hedda Hopper looks at the studio intrigue surrounding “The Red Badge of Courage,” in which Louis B. Mayer was replaced by Dore Schary,  and says it is "a fine … Continue reading →

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Businessman Chosen as LAPD Chief

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 15, 1910: Los Angeles gets a new police chief, Alexander Galloway, a former railroad executive with no law enforcement experience. “Chief Galloway is about 55 years of age, of Scotch descent. He is not a typical policeman in … Continue reading →

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Bachelors Host Masquerade Ball

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Nov. 7, 1914: The Bachelors Club dinner. Feb. 15, 1960: The Bachelors Club holds its annual masquerade ball. For several years, I’ve been running across references to the Bachelors, a group founded in 1905 with … Continue reading →

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Mayor Seeks Money for More Police Officers

Posted on February 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Who’s Afraid of Ghost Stories?” by R.F. Outcault. Feb. 15, 1920: City officials say they desperately need more police officers but don’t have the money for their salaries. The Times suggests an answer – in a news story rather … Continue reading →

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Hearing on the Gas House, Part 1

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Sept. 8, 1959: This is the first part of a transcript of testimony by “Holy Barbarians” author Lawrence Lipton before the the Los Angeles Police Commission on the Gas House, the Beat hangout in Venice. I’ll be posting … Continue reading →

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Olympics Open at Lake Placid

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 14, 1980: Has it really been 30 years since Bob Fosse’s “All That Jazz” opened? Yes it has.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Feb. 14, 1952: Hedda Hopper says, "Jean Arthur has collected nearly $500,000 from Paramount since 1947, yet has made only two pictures for that company. Now by mutual consent her contract has been canceled, with a large hunk of … Continue reading →

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Young Republicans Call Nixon ‘Next President’

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 14, 1960: NBC apologizes to Jack Paar and the Finch trial is taking a toll on prosecution and defense. Carole Tregoff defense lawyer Rexford Eagan says: "We've lived with this case from the very beginning. We … Continue reading →

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A Man Is Dead and His Wife and Father Are in Jail

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

 “Ain’t It a Grand and Glorious Feeling’?” by Clare Briggs.   Feb. 14, 1920: John Zeoll is found shot to death in his bed and his wife and father are in custody on suspicion of murder. They were cleared the … Continue reading →

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Officers Suspended Over Prostitution Investigation

Posted on February 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Florodora” is at the Grand Operahouse.   The “Florodora” girls are in town and “A Clubman” catches up with them – or tries to.    Feb. 14, 1910:  Police Officers Bowman and Whaling were suspended after reporting a brothel on Jackson … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 13, 1960

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Birds Get the World     It was mentioned here recently that the cedar waxwings, which have come each January and in a furious assault denuded the pyracantha bushes of their red berries, seemed to have passed us by this year. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 13, 1960

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment     "Dear Mr. Coates:     "I would like a little information concerning one of your television programs.      "Did you, or didn't you, interview Senator Kennedy some time ago and did he say that he wore … Continue reading →

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UCLA Students Honor John Belushi

Posted on February 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 13, 1980: John Belushi comes to UCLA to receive the Jack Benny Memorial Award for Excellence in Entertainment. Asked if he would do serious movie roles, Belushi replies: "These days, people need comedy."

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