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December 2, 1958: Model stabbed, dumped off mountain highway

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

People v. Feasby (1960) 178 Cal.App.2d 723 [3 Cal.Rptr. 230] [Crim. No. 6783.Second Dist., Div. Three. Mar. 9, 1960.] THE PEOPLE, Respondent, v. GERALD BYRON FEASBY, Appellant. COUNSEL Ellery E. Cuff, Public Defender (Los Angeles), Richard S. Buckley and Richard … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on December 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

This mystery woman isn’t a movie star. She’s not even a starlet, although she does have a handful of credits on imdb and pops up on ibdb. The real world has been her stage and her drama certainly played out … Continue reading →

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USC wins over No. 1 Notre Dame, 13-0, December 4, 1938

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Heinrich Himmler seizes German Jews’ drivers licenses as Berlin confines Jews to a ghetto. Times "Magic Eye" photos.  "And this is the team whose coach they wanted to fire when the season was one week old."

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Baseball OKs trades between NL-AL, December 4, 1958

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

You really don’t have to wonder what "She Gods of Shark Reef" is about, do you? Here’s another one of those surprises found in the old files. Baseball approved interleague trading for a short period each winter beginning the following … Continue reading →

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Architecture — Paul R. Williams

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Susanne Hayek Home designed by Paul R. Williams, Pasadena. The home at 1727 Putney Road, designed by noted African American architect Paul Revere Williams, is on the market for $2,795,000. The agent’s website is here. The home was … Continue reading →

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Retro holiday gift suggestion

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Parker T-Ball Jotter, 1957 Newspapers, magazines and websites are full of holiday gift suggestions. But frankly, in this economy, I can’t in good conscience recommend spending lots of money. (True, I may post pricey items from EBay, but I … Continue reading →

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Bomb found at Coliseum, December 4, 1958

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

A time bomb was discovered under a temporary platform for college cheerleaders at the Coliseum. The device apparently had been set to go off at 2 p.m., which was the starting time of the Nov. 15 UCLA-Oregon game, police said. … Continue reading →

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Remakes of science fiction classics

Posted on December 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Check out what my blog colleague Geoff Boucher has to say on Hero Complex: Hollywood, Back to the Future: Top filmmakers have already dipped into the sci-fi vault for 21st century remakes of “The War of the Worlds,” “The Planet … Continue reading →

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Duesenberg for sale

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph courtesy Hemmings Motor News Now listed for sale on Hemmings Motor News, this 1929 Duesenberg J belonged to one of the Barbee brothers (probably A.K. Barbee) who headed the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Los Angeles. It was later owned … Continue reading →

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Hayakawa reopens S.F. State; Dodgers bid for Joe Torre, December 3, 1968

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Turns out the Dodgers were interested in more than Joe Torre, the manager. They once tried to acquire him as a player. The Dodgers offered the Braves Willie Davis and Tom Haller for Torre and Felipe Alou, according to … Continue reading →

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36 homes burn in Malibu fire, December 3, 1958

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

  I have seen some ugly Page 1 layouts but this headline takes the prize.   Corral Canyon fire, 1958   Corral Canyon fire, 2007. One fire began near Bob Hope Ranch, the other near 20th Century Fox movie ranch … Continue reading →

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Killers die in gas chamber, December 3, 1938

Posted on December 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

"There’s nothing to it." — Robert Lee Cannon "So long." — Albert Kessel "That was the most terrible thing I’ve ever seen. I’ve witnessed 52 hangings. I could find nothing humane about it and I never want to watch anything … Continue reading →

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Voices — Odetta, 1930 – 2008

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Odetta at the Hollywood Bowl, 1961. I have to admit, Dean Jones on a bill with Odetta is not something I ever imagined. Versatile Odetta Found Her Folk Roots and a Message Music: Now she feels a necessity to perpetuate … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Black Mask magazine

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A copy of the May 1943 issue of Black Mask magazine has turned up on EBay. Bidding has started at $50, about average for an issue of this vintage. Note that UCLA Special Collections has a nearly complete collection of … Continue reading →

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Coming attractions — Black Chrome

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

At long last I’m digging through the handouts I gathered at the Archives Bazaar (my companion, newly published author Brady Potts is way ahead of me on that score) and came across a flier for an exhibit at the California … Continue reading →

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College campus struggles to reopen; Rams win over Vikings, December 2, 1968

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a 1968 interview with S.I. Hayakawa that aired on ABC. It’s nice to see the late Frank Reynolds, one of my favorite TV news anchors, once again. For all his gifts with language, Hayakawa was not a man given … Continue reading →

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December 2, 1958: 90 die in Chicago school fire

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch
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Speeding train crushes school bus; UCLA gets new football coach, December 2, 1938

Posted on December 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A truck carrying Christmas trees crashes into a streetcar … and a man is charged with buying a cougar cub at a pet store and killing it for the $75 bounty. Robert L. Cannon and Albert Kessel, sentenced to die … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay –Harvey Milk

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The new movie about San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk has brought a bit a ephemera to EBay. Here’s the extra the San Francisco Examiner brought out the day of the shooting. Bidding started at $9.99 and rose quickly.     … Continue reading →

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Rams win over Cards, December 1, 1958

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Rams survived the cold of Chicago to edge the Cardinals, 20-14. The statistic that stood out in Cal Whorton’s story was the attendance–only 13,041 watched the game at what Whorton called Comisky Ball Park. Whorton said temperature at game … Continue reading →

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