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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Artist’s Notebook: Corvette Driver

Posted on February 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

 “Corvette Driver,” by Marion Eisenmann Feb. 22, 2010: Marion Eisenmann sends a drawing of a Corvette and its driver that she saw over the weekend. Marion writes: After heading out for a bike ride with two male friends at Bonelli … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 25, 1960

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Mad Memories       The prohibition era (1920-1933) was a long time ago but to many persons it remains the most unforgettable time of their lives.  It had for them an aura of pleasurable deviltry.       It … Continue reading →

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

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  On Man's Ingratitude to Man, With 20% Off     Sammy is 46 years old, a newsboy, a coffee-addicted graduate of Judge Clifton's drunk court, and — by his own admission — nobody's angel.     For 30 of his years … Continue reading →

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Robert Hilburn on Kenny Loggins

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 25, 1980: Robert Hilburn wears a tie to a Kenny Loggins concert. “Sugar alone is not a satisfying – or healthy – diet,” Hilburn says. Ouch. 

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 25, 1963: Candice Bergen and Terry Melcher are over, Hedda Hopper says. “Lovely Candy and David Niven Jr. are concentrating on each other. They met when both were in school in Switzerland,” Hopper says … and Raymond Burr … Continue reading →

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‘Madame Butterfly’

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 4, 1908: Sharpless (Ottley Cranston) and Pinkerton (Vernon Stiles) find the body of Cio-Cio San (Phoebe Strakosch) in the Los Angeles premiere of “Madame Butterfly.”   One of the joys of research is following a thread wherever it leads. In … Continue reading →

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Research Question

Posted on February 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Photo by Bob Chamberlin / Los Angeles Times The Hall of Justice, closed after the Northridge earthquake.  The Daily Mirror has been contacted by an established writer working on his first novel who would like to interview anyone who worked … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 24, 1960

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Story of Stories     The biggest story of the century, any century, would be the discovery that there is human life on another planet.       While most of us can only contemplate such a thing, men at the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 24, 1960

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Strange Slaying Case at Last Confessed       There should come a time in a reporter's  life when there's nothing left to shock him — when he's witnessed enough of the stark drama of human behavior to build up … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray – Making of a Man

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 24, 1980: Jim Murray profiles golfer Tom Watson.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Feb. 24, 1962: Hedda Hopper says, “That loveable Lucille Ball returns to CBS on Sunday nights at 9 p.m. in a new series for Lever Brothers.”

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Angels Want Torborg

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1970 The fan, identified as the president, vice president and secretary-treasurer of the Angels fan club in Blythe, got in the middle of an interview between a Times reporter and general manager Dick Walsh. The subject was trade … Continue reading →

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Jarvis Urges Recall of Gov. Brown

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Vice President Richard Nixon greets admirers in South Bend, Ind., while visiting Notre Dame to receive its Patriotism Award. Caryl Chessman and the Finch trial. A good day for news. And the historic Southern Pacific depot on Alameda burns … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo – 5121 Franklin

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 3, 1938: Joe Seewerker and Charles Owens visit 5121 Franklin Ave. or what we know today as the home of Dr. George Hodel. The original run of Nuestro Pueblo ended in 1939. I’m going back and picking up … Continue reading →

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New Chief Shakes Up Police Department

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 24, 1910: This was one of those days when it was impossible to pick  one story over the others. New Police Chief Alexander Galloway orders a cleanup of the notoriously filthy City Jail … officials report a new … Continue reading →

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Anti-Japanese Legislation

Posted on February 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

“The Days of Real Sport,” by Clare Briggs.   Feb. 24, 1920: "The great mass of California voters have been roused by the Japanese menace; and they are ready to go to almost any length to break the Jap monopoly … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay – Manly Hall

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

 What is advertised as an autographed copy of Manly Hall’s collected writings has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $149.99.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 23, 1960

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

Right Bows to Might        It happened at dusk on a Sunset Flyer, which travels from downtown L.A. to Laurel Canyon.     As Cynthia Lawrence boarded the bus, the driver gave her a check.  This was wrong.  A two-zone fare … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Feb. 23, 1960

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Democracy Guards Everyone's Rights       A few days before Gov. Brown's reprieve of Caryl Chessman, the Mexico City newspaper Novedades carried the front-page headline:         Puede Salvar La Vida de Chessman     Un Testigo Deseubierta por … Continue reading →

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Charles Lane, the Classic ‘Stinker’

Posted on February 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

     Feb. 23, 1980: The Times profiles character actor Charles Lane (d. 2007). “The great old days, a lot of them, stunk,” he says. Lane also says Frank Capra “is the most talented man we ever had.”

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