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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 7, 1960

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 7, 1960: What became of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Bean?

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 7, 1940

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 7, 1940: “Walter Pidgeon and John Carroll are packing tackle for a fishing trek to Texas Gulf resorts,” Jimmie Fidler says. 

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Movie Mystery Photo

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Los Angeles Times file photo  I am always amazed by the Daily Mirror’s “brain trust,” which is my nickname for our readers. I never fail to be impressed by how much people know – or can find out. These … Continue reading →

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Misfortune-Telling

Posted on May 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 7, 1910: Messages from the great beyond are causing trouble in Los Angeles! The last time Lee Yew Yee was charged with telling fortunes, he got 60 days on the chain gang, but this time he received a … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Brenda Allen

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

An EBay vendor has listed this Aug. 12, 1948, wire photo of Hollywood Madam Brenda Allen with defense lawyer Max Solomon, right, and Deputy City Atty. Lindsay Dickey examining a "little black box" of clients’ names seized during a vice … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 6, 1960

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Far into the future, villains will smoke cigarettes! May 6, 1960: “It can be stated unequivocally that in his new album Elvis is as good as he ever was, which is better than the swarm of sickening imitators who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 6, 1960

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1960: Paul Coates profiles Neysa Washington, who was badly injured in 1945 trying to stop her runaway car. She hopped on the running board when it began rolling down Beachwood Drive and, unable to get into the … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 6, 1940

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1940: “Ann Sheridan takes along her own rumba records to be played while she dines,” Jimmie Fidler says.

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British Commandos Rescue Embassy Hostages

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1980: Times Pulitzer Prize winner William Tuohy writes that British commandos stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, freeing 19 hostages, killing three terrorists and capturing two others. The attack was ordered after the terrorists, opponents of the … Continue reading →

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Russia Shoots Down U.S. Spy Plane

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 10, 1960: A Lockheed engineer says this Soviet photo of the downed U-2 is a fake. May 6, 1960: Although the Soviets shot down a U-2 on May 1, the story didn’t appear in The Times until … Continue reading →

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Downtown Cafe Is Too Spicy

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 6, 1910: S. Forzly is forced to close his eastern cafe in the basement of the Central National Bank at 4th Street and Broadway after bank employees get a restraining order due to the lunch room’s pungent, exotic … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

    May 5, 1960: Here’s another take on Cynthia Lindsay and “Procals.” Her term describes the people of the Southland, who are “pro California.” I’ll be taking a look at Lindsay’s 1960 book “The Natives Are Restless” in an … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 5, 1960

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1960: Ruth and Betty Lawrence are looking for a good man to marry one of them and take on their 13 cats.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 5, 1941

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

   May 5, 1941: “Pieces of Deanna Durbin's wedding cake, begged from guests by autograph hunters, are bringing fancy prices,” Jimmie Fidler says. On the jump, “Citizen Kane” will premiere at the El Capitan.

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White House Proposes Healthcare Plan

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1960: The Republican administration of President Eisenhower announces plans for federal and state funding of medical insurance for people over 65 in the Medicare Program for the Aged. The Democrats opposed the plan in favor of healthcare … Continue reading →

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Post Office Breaks Prayer Chain Letter

Posted on May 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 5, 1910: The post office halts an “endless prayer chain” letter started by “a religious crank,” The Times says. The postmaster says that the letter is illegal because it threatens  a “dire calamity” for whoever breaks the chain. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1960: Why are people bringing transistor radios to Dodger games? Matt Weinstock has the answer!

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 4, 1960

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Forest Lawn doesn’t want Caryl Chessman’s ashes! May 4, 1960: John Milton Addison is a spellbinder without peer. He’s a millionaire who claims he isn’t selling anything but himself, Paul Coates says.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1940

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  May 4, 1940: “Blue pencil those rift rumors about the Fred MacMurrays. We've checked, and there's nothing to 'em,” Jimmie Fidler’s staff says.

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Charles Champlin on Alfred Hitchcock, 1980

Posted on May 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 4, 1980: “Hitchcock was an entertaining companion and a superlative raconteur with a gift of droll timing and a dry understatement. He lifted an eyebrow as eloquently as any actor. But beneath the assurance in public situations, like interviews … Continue reading →

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