Monthly Archives: April 2011

A Time of Terror — The Westside Rapist

Posted on April 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 29, 1975: Now that John Floyd Thomas Jr. has been sentenced to life in prison in some of the killings blamed on the Westside Rapist, I thought it would be worth running Bella Stumbo's 1975 feature … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — The Herald Examiner [Updated]

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

[Update: My nickname for Daily Mirror readers is "the brain trust" because they always impress me with their knowledge. Fibber, Sam and Roger believe this is from the Chicago Herald-Examiner, which dates from 1918 to 1939. I was previously unaware … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 2, 1941

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 2, 1941: Tom Treanor talks to Richard Neutra about a 300-unit housing development he designed for a community outside Dallas.  Betty Grable tells Jimmie Fidler: “Any girl in the Hollywood spotlight is handicapped in the … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 2, 1961

Posted on April 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 2, 1961: Golfer Porky Oliver  is dying of liver cancer, as gallantly as the way he lived. There’s an Easter lesson there, Jim Murray says.

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, April 1, 1961

Posted on April 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 1, 1961: Barbara Mills, a dancer who performed as April Adams and Chondelli, dies after being found in a coma at the Coronet Motel, 5410 Hollywood Blvd. We don’t know much more about her … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 1, 1941

Posted on April 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 1, 1941: Leroy Keane lives in a 7 by 10 room at 415 Crocker, but has a library of several hundred books, many of them first editions. He acquires them from the drivers of … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Kills Project to Build Atomic Airplane

Posted on April 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 1, 1961: You may not recall the idea of nuclear-powered aircraft, but there was once such an idea.  General Electric, one of the companies involved in the experiment, "challenged President Kennedy's statements that achievement … Continue reading →

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