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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 15, 1959

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here's another panel you'll never see in the legacy version of "Peanuts." Confidential File 'Practical' Advice to June Graduates Eleven months out of the year I've got no feud with the eggheads of my generation. It's only in the month … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Bombing a Japanese Air Base in China

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 15, 1943: Times reporter Tom Treanor goes on a bombing raid of a Japanese base in China. Treanor, the author of "One Damn Thing After Another," died in a jeep crash Aug. 18, 1944, during the liberation of … Continue reading →

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Second Takes — Samuel Goldwyn

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times' Jack Smith continues his series on Samuel Goldwyn. "When I arrived in New York I was absolutely alone, with no friend or relative to greet me," Goldwyn says.

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Vice President Visits Disneyland

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1959: Vice President Nixon shakes hands with a spaceman at Disneyland, which opened six new attractions, including the Matterhorn, the monorail (capable of 80 mph!) and the submarine rides. Then the family goes to Knott's Berry Farm, where … Continue reading →

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Star Gives Movie Profits to Jewish Refugees

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Chaplin's famous dance with a globe in "The Great Dictator."

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Man Kills Wife, Attempts Suicide

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1899: Earl Hanchett kills his wife and attempts suicide. The nurse who was hired to tend their baby says: "Why didn't you do as good a job on yourself as you did on her?" Hanchett lived to stand … Continue reading →

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He’s Not Dead Yet!

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 15, 1889: Father Damen is not dead, as was reported this afternoon.

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Found on EBay — Hollywood Hills

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

This 1908 postcard showing Hollywood in its rural days has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $6.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept: Nazis Enter Paris

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 14, 1940: France begs America for help as Nazis enter Paris.

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Nixon Urges Whittier Grads to Avoid Prejudice — and He Likes the Dodgers

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gus Arriola is one of my favorite comic strip artists. His drawings are so clean and he's a marvelous draftsman. Vice President Richard Nixon and his family visit Disneyland and stay at the Disneyland Hotel. He also says he shaves … Continue reading →

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Nuestro Pueblo: Santa Anita

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Ex-Officer Goes Crazy on Drugs, Alcohol

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 14, 1889: Louis Silverstein is drinking, taking drugs and writing letters to civic officials. 

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Found on EBay — The Brown Derby

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

This c. 1947 menu from the Brown Derby has been listed on EBay. Bidding starts at $9.99.

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Matt Weinstock — June 13, 1959

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Unbelievable!" Mafia Troubles Sometimes a person just doesn't know what to think. When the Jackie Leonard case broke, Chief Parker said the beating was pure revenge by the Mafia," to which he has attributed all sorts of deviltry. A … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 13, 1959

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Paul, "There is a new game going around that I am the sole instigator of which has the skeptics saying, 'How about that?' It's spreading like wild flowers. "Here's all you do: … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Cinema

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 13, 1938: "Marihuana" is playing at the President theater, Broadway near 8th Street. And guess who's in "How to Undress in Front of Your Husband": Trixie Friganza!

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USC Coach Turns Down Lakers’ Offer

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Who Wants a Dumb Artist Around Who Can’t Even Keep Out of Trouble?” The Lakers offered their coaching job to a very successful college coach who wouldn’t even have to relocate. No, not John Wooden. USC Coach Bob Boyd turned … Continue reading →

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Former President Says ‘Liberal,’ ‘Conservative’ Labels Are ‘Dumdum’ Words

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Left This Note Written in Lipstick! It Explains Everything.' In a commencement address at Earlham College, former President Herbert Hoover says that labels like "liberal" and "conservative" are "dumdum words to assassinate men and then to plant bitter onions … Continue reading →

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San Francisco Court Bans Strip Scene in Play

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 13, 1899: San Francisco audiences are crowding the theater to see the "widely advertised disrobing scene" in Leon Gandillot's "The Turtle." Oct. 23, 1989: Sadie Martinot's scandalous scene in "The Turtle."   May 9, 1923: Sadie Martinot, star … Continue reading →

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All-Night Bakery

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 13, 1889: The Vienna Bakery, 1st and Spring streets, open all night.

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