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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Nuestro Pueblo — 1st and Broadway

Posted on December 9, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Found on EBay — Batchelder tile

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

An EBay vendor is selling the two marked pieces of Batchelder tile at left, which appear to be part of the same design. Both are listed at $9.99, although there is a reserve. The top piece is listed here. The … Continue reading →

Posted in Architecture, art and artists, Real Estate | 2 Comments

Senator, 66, to marry beauty queen, 22; baseball commissioner fired, December 8, 1968

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) plans to marry Miss South Carolina, 1965, Nancy Moore. The Times ran a United Press International story predicting big changes for baseball in the wake of owners firing the commissioner, William D. Eckert. Possibilities included: — … Continue reading →

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L.A.’s confusing freeways, December 8, 1958

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Beverly and La Cienega, home of pony rides for two generations of children. I believe Gales was on a different corner. Note the Bible verse and the puzzling editorial cartoon. What was on the minds of Times’ readers in 1958? … Continue reading →

Posted in Food and Drink, Front Pages, health, Transportation | 2 Comments

Nixon White House tapes released

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

From my colleague Andrew Malcom at Top of the Ticket President Nixon still pretty steamed about suspect staff loyalty Hard to believe maybe, but ex-President Richard Nixon is still pretty @&^?:%\%# angry. This guy’s mom may have been a Quaker, … Continue reading →

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Vintage fashion photos

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Lillian Bassman/Peter Fetterman Gallery From Holly Myers at Culture Monster: Fashion photographer Lillian Bassman, protégée of Harper’s Bazaar designer Alexey Brodovitch and friend to Richard Avedon, rose to prominence in the 1940s and ’50s but drifted out of the business, … Continue reading →

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‘Animal House’ car for sale

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Courtesy Hemmings Motor News This is the Delta Tau Chi "Deathmobile" from "Animal House." Listed for $19,998.             

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Guard unit loses fight to avoid overseas combat; riot at Forum, December 7, 1968

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Scary night at the Forum, where a riot broke out after a fight. Lionel Rose defeated Chucho Castillo in a split decision to retain the world’s bantamweight boxing title, then fans started throwing what The Times’ Frank Finch called … Continue reading →

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Meltdown delays U.S. atomic airplane; Rams win over Colts, December 7, 1958

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Longtime viewers of the History Channel (or "The Adolf Channel" as we call it at the Daily Mirror HQ) may have seen a program on the U.S. project to develop an atomic airplane. As you can imagine, a key component … Continue reading →

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Gambling and vice on Central Avenue, December 7, 1938

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

France signs a friendship pact with the Nazis. Dine at Lucca, 5th and Western. Above, a group of African American leaders tells the Police Commission that gambling and prostitution are rampant in the black district along Central Avenue, but that … Continue reading →

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A. Victor Segno — “How to Live 100 Years”

Posted on December 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

“You who desire to live 100 years and retain the characteristics of youth must not allow your head to become bald…. Refuse to make yourself a slave to a hat. A hat should be worn only when absolutely necessary, and … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Black Mask magazine

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

The English edition of the March 1936 issue of Black Mask has turned up on EBay. This issue features Raymond Chandler’s "The Man Who Liked Dogs." It’s listed as Buy It Now for $299. On the other hand, the e-text … Continue reading →

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Retro holiday gift suggestion

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s Christmas morning. Your loved one reaches under the tree for that carefully wrapped package. But what’s this? Could it be? Yes, it’s Col. Sanders’ FBI file! Just what they’ve always wanted! And it can be yours courtesy of the … Continue reading →

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Case worthy of Agatha Christie — Martha Von Bulow

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Case of the comatose millionairess — all that’s missing is Hercule Poirot.   Martha Von Bulow found unconscious on bathroom floor.

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Voices — Nina Foch, 1924 – 2008

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Coach Foch Prepares Her Players 15 May 1986 CHARLES CHAMPLINTimes Arts Editor Acting is the most mysterious and contradictory art of them all. If you can see it, it’s not working. If it’s working, it looks "real," and even the … Continue reading →

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Stunt man dies in John Wayne film, December 6, 1958

Posted on December 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  File this under quaint notions of the 1950s: Highway officials taking control of speeding cars and forcing them to slow down. U.S. moon launch fails. http://www.dailymotion.com/swf/k6UQe8Upiz1lVusxuj&related=1&canvas=mediumTHE HORSE SOLDIERS TRAILER At left, stuntman Fred Kennedy is killed when he takes … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Batchelder book

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

"The Principles of Design" by Ernest A. Batchelder of Pasadena is listed on EBay with a Buy It Now price of $95. Which you could do. Or you could buy it via bookfinder.com for $11.50. On the other hand, Google … Continue reading →

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Voices — Forrest J. Ackerman, 1916 – 2008

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times THE TRUE BELIEVER: “I felt that the primary authors of science fiction were opening my eyes … to a better and more fascinating world,” says Forrest J Ackerman of the genre he has championed. … Continue reading →

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O’Malley to quit Dodgers, December 5, 1968

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Walter O’Malley gave Los Angeles a year’s head start on planning his retirement party. O’Malley told Los Angeles baseball writers gathered in San Francisco for the winter meetings that he planned to retire after the 1969 season. His son, Peter, … Continue reading →

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Dodger trades teams and swaps wife to Yankee pitcher, December 5, 1968

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Dodgers traded pitcher Mike Kekich to the Yankees where he became famous for another trade. In 1972, Kekich and fellow Yankee pitcher Fritz Peterson swapped families. Peterson and Kekich’s wife eventually married, Kekich and Peterson’s wife did not. … Continue reading →

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