Monthly Archives: August 2010

Matt Weinstock, Aug. 6, 1960

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 6, 1960: Readers correct Matt Weinstock on his whimsical theory that grunion don’t exist. CONFIDENTIAL TO STILL SAD: Abby says, It is fine to honor the dead but don't forget the living. Why don't you visit a veterans' hospital?       

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Movieland Mystery Photo

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Los Angeles Times file photo    Just a reminder on how this works: I post the mystery photo on Monday and reveal the answer on Friday … or on Saturday if I have a hard time picking only five … Continue reading →

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Up From an X-Rated Past

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 6, 1980: The Times profiles Kristine De Bell/DeBell, who starred in the soft-core 1976 film “Alice in Wonderland: An X-Rated Musical Fantasy” and by 1980 had appeared in “Meatballs” and “Main Event.” "Someday I'll get my chance," she … Continue reading →

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Blanche Stuart Scott: Aviation Pioneer

Posted on August 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 24, 1910: Blanche Stuart Scott in the San Francisco Call.   Aug. 6, 1910: Vassar College student Blanche Stuart Scott caps off a cross-country auto trip with a spin in a Farman biplane. She later became one of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 5, 1960

Posted on August 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 5, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes about some VA patients' plans to get revenge on pigeons.And wot's this about Mickey Cohen being called before an Orange County grand jury? CONFIDENTIAL TO TEX: The doctor who treats himself has a fool … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on August 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 5, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation and will return Aug. 8.

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Burned Bones Indicate Grim Fate of Missing Family

Posted on August 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 4, 1910: The San Francisco Call. Isn’t that a great font? And two kinds of “Ms.” Aug. 4-5, 1910: The Kendall family disappears from a ranch outside Santa Rosa and investigators find grisly evidence that they were slaughtered. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 4, 1960

Posted on August 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “YIII!” Aug. 4, 1960: What to do when only two floors of an office building are air conditioned? Matt Weinstock has one man’s answer. CONFIDENTIAL TO “EXPERIENCE”: No man with a spark of manhood will violate the chastity of … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on August 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 4, 1960: Paul Coates will be back Aug. 8 … and a great ad campaign gets underway for “Psycho.” On the jump, more about missing NSA analysts William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell. Notice that the Mirror … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 4, 1941

Posted on August 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 4, 1941: Beverly residents are watching the hand-in-hand strollings of Paulette Goddard-Director Anatol Litvak along seldom-traveled avenue, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Nixon Birthplace Revisited

Posted on August 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 4, 1960: Members of a Nixon club replace a sign that was stolen from Richard M. Nixon’s boyhood home in Yorba Linda, which brings us back to a story posted in 2009. Times reporter Art Ryon  covered  the … Continue reading →

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Lynchings in Florida

Posted on August 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Aug. 2, 1910: Alexandria (Va.) Gazette. The Times, Aug. 4, 1910. Aug. 5, 1910: Mahoning (Ohio) Dispatch. Aug. 9, 1910: Bisbee (Ariz.) Daily Review. Aug. 2-9, 1910: It’s a bit difficult to track down the original story about … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 3, 1960

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Look! It’s a 1959 Pontiac! With whitewalls! Aug. 3, 1960: Jeri Miyazaki, who plays the title role so appealingly in "The World of Suzie Wong" at the Biltmore Theater, was born in a California wartime internment camp for citizens … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 3, 1960: Paul Coates will return Aug. 8. On the jump, more about missing NSA analysts Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin, who fled to the Soviet Union.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 3, 1940

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 3, 1940: Jimmie Fidler’s staff says: Have you seen Jeanette MacDonald's new custom-built jalopy, upholstered in the MacDonald plaid and rigged with a horn that tootles "The Campbells Are Coming?"

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L.A. Makes Theater Censor Billboards for Play

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 3, 1910: Remember that beer is a health drink – like “liquid bread.” On the jump, the manager of the Grand Operahouse is arrested for violating the city’s billboard laws over posters for “Queen of the Highway.” Accompanied … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 2, 1960

Posted on August 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A  cargo of stolen Caltechium? Aug. 2, 1960: What do you suppose is in Caltechium? Matt Weinstock looks at one family’s problems in having a swimming pool.

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NSA Analysts Defect to Soviet Union

Posted on August 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 2, 1960: William H. Martin and Bernon F. Mitchell of the National Security Agency defect to the Soviet Union. See David Kahn's classic work "The Codebreakers" and James Bamford's 1982 "The Puzzle Palace" for more details.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Aug. 2, 1940

Posted on August 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, gets a “silent interview” with the Duchess of Windsor.  Aug. 2, 1940: Ha! Gladys Swarthout, arriving in slacks, quickly rolled them to her knees under her mink … Continue reading →

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De Palma’s ‘Home Movies’

Posted on August 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 2, 1980: Brian De Palma’s “Dressed to Kill” is a runaway hit. His film “Home Movies,” which is also in release, not so much.  “Home Movies” is not on Netflix, but you can find the VHS version on … Continue reading →

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