Monthly Archives: May 2010

Hollywood Is ‘Sleazy,’ George Lucas Says

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1980: George Lucas tells Rolling Stone that movie folks are "rather sleazy, unscrupulous people. L.A. is where they make deals, do business in the classic corporate American way, which is screw everybody and do whatever you can to … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Feminism

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1910: Mrs. Frances Squire Potter of the National Suffrage League says the day is coming when women will serve as police officers, lawyers, judges and jurors. She says: "In that good time coming, the woman will pick her … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 27, 1960

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 27, 1960: Matt Weinstock talks about the marriage of two ideas: advertising and satellites orbiting the Earth. CONFIDENTIAL TO "MRS. FORGET ME NOT": If your religion permits it, visit your PLANNED PARENTHOOD CENTER. They will give you full … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 27, 1960

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 27, 1960: Paul Coates follows up on his survey of prisoners with the transcription of an inmate interviewing another. Sample quote: “It isn't my fault that I was born with a Cadillac appetite into a sharecropper's life.”

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 27, 1940

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Charles Owens draws a full-page map of Nazi targets in England. May 27, 1940: “Jane Withers, newest bowling addict, knocked off 145 pins her first game,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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Bush Quits Presidential Race, Backs Reagan

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1980: George Bush’s campaign director, James Baker, says: "We didn't have the long-term base that Reagan has out there." Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan takes the news in stride, saying: “I don’t think it has quite sunk in … Continue reading →

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She’s Not Afraid of a Mere Man

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1910: Elizabeth La Rue, a costumer at the Majestic Theater Building, is in the news for grabbing a man who rented one of her costumes and was trying to sell it at a secondhand shop. La Rue took … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Thicker’n Thieves

Posted on May 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Former Police Sgt. Charles Stoker’s “Thicker’n Thieves” has attained a measure of respect that it never had when it was published in 1951. Even five or six years ago, it was possible to pick up a copy for almost nothing … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 26, 1960

Posted on May 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 26, 1960: Watch out for the bus home from Hollywood Park, which takes the long way to Glendale, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO JENNIE: Of course, the "circumstances" are important, but I would say that a man who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File, May 26, 1960

Posted on May 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  U.N. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. displays a passive listening device, concealed in the Great Seal that hung in the residential office of the U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union from about 1945 to 1952.  The National Cryptologic Museum … Continue reading →

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Prelude to the Bombing of The Times

Posted on May 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Los Angeles County Hall of Records, which survived a 1910 bombing attempt, as it appeared during the realignment of Spring Street in 1929.    In the months leading up to the bombing of the Los Angeles Times by union … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Oviatt’s

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

We’re on an Oviatt’s streak with another item today: A tuxedo jacket from the famous Los Angeles menswear store. Bidding on this item starts at $124.99 or Buy It Now for $349.99. As with everything on EBay, an item and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 25, 1960

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 25, 1960: That fellow who seemed to be listening intently to a speaker at an AA meeting was actually following a Dodger game on a transistor radio, Matt Weinstock says.  And Abby has advice for a woman … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 25, 1960

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 25, 1960: Paul Coates has a great story today – and I’m not going to spoil it with a summary. You’ll just have to read it for yourself.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 25, 1940

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1940: On the jump, Jimmie Fidler explains Joan Crawford’s mysterious trips to New York.

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U.S. Launches Spy Satellite

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 25, 1960: The U.S. successfully launches a Midas satellite after a previous attempt failed. The Times editorialized that the satellites would make spy planes such as the U-2 obsolete. Which is why the Midas satellites became space … Continue reading →

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Make Way for Tomorrow

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1950: Gilmore Stadium, a major link to the history of sports in Los Angeles, will be demolished to make room for the new home of CBS television. "Nobody knows how big this television industry is going to be," a … Continue reading →

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Death Reveals Woman Posed as Man

Posted on May 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 25, 1910: Louis Rogers drank and cursed with other workmen and held her own at hard labor. Only in death was it revealed that Rogers was a woman. It would be interesting to know more about her, but I … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Oviatt’s

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Items from Oviatt’s men’s store don’t turn up terribly often on EBay and when they do, they tend to be pricey. Here’s a souvenir matchbook with bidding starting at 99 cents.

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Matt Weinstock, May 24, 1960

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 24, 1960: A junior high music teacher finds out why one of his students has been taking his trumpet home on Fridays…. And Abby has advice for the woman whose husband spends all of his  time and lots … Continue reading →

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