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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Random shots

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s a couple of links Daily Mirror readers might find interesting: Howard Decker, a regular correspondent to the Daily Mirror, has begun his own blog, named Hollywood Gone By. Howard is posting Hollywood photos he has taken over the years, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1958  

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 22, 1958

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April 22, 1938

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, there are people in this world who insist that before the advent of top-40 radio in the 1950s, programming was a formless blob. Note, in fact, that programming was often tightly organized in 15-minute blocks. Below, Officer Donald M. … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1958

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a baseball museum in Los Angeles? Really?? Well look at this: Below, a United Air Lines DC-7 and an Air Force F-100F Super Sabre on a training flight collide over Nevada, killing everyone on both aircraft. The victims include … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1908: Beer Is a Health Drink

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Ruben Salazar, RIP

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Ruben Salazar, from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429), Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA     Above, the news story on the death of Ruben Salazar, by Charles T. Powers and Jeff Perlman. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1958

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Paul Coates

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 21, 1958

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April 21, 1958

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A battle of bean balls between Ramon Monzant of the Giants and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. I really don’t think I’d care to have Drysdale aiming for my noggin. Email me

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April 16, 1938: Child Molested, Killed

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 16, 1938-Sept. 16, 1939 How about that? The tracks are still here, a block south of Firestone on Myrtle. I think that’s where they found her body in the weeds. Poor little kid. Her name was Jenny — Jenny … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1908: Dispute Over Black and White Children Playing Together Turns Deadly

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, an update in the saga of some “Hearstlings” who stole pictures of the Great White Fleet to be published in the Examiner … Note the story about the 1906 Brownsville, Texas, incident in which African American troops of the … Continue reading →

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April 20, 2008: Club Mecca Firebombing Victims Remembered

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 2008 Someone asked me if I placed this notice in today’s issues of The Times. No, I didn’t. But I’m glad these people are remembered.  Read my original Club Mecca post here. Email me

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April 20, 1958

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Israel prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a look toward the future. Quote of the Day: "If the international situation improves, then in the next decade there may be peace between Israel and the Arabs." –David Ben-Gurion, prime minister … Continue reading →

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Dodgers!

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1958 Dodger-mania spreads to the comics pages! Email me

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Home of the week

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 20, 1958 Here’s an interesting sales pitch: Move to Anaheim for the kids. Only 26.5 miles to downtown L.A. Note that the map says "Houston Freeway," which took its name from Houston Avenue and was renamed the Riverside Freeway. … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1938

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the humble Hollywood cobbler had a colorful past–and no, he wasn’t deported. Below, The Times publishes a photo of jurors in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing, a long stretch from the identification … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1908: Great White Fleet Draws Huge Crowds, Overwhelming Capacity

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Recall from yesterday that crowds hoping to see the Great White Fleet overwhelmed the city’s transportation systems. Those who managed to get to the wharves at Long Beach, San Pedro, Redondo Beach and Venice overtaxed the ability of boats to … Continue reading →

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Gang killing

Posted on April 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

April 19, 1958 Los Angeles One gang was called the Cogents. The other was called the Black Wongs. At least that’s what The Times said. We don’t know much more than that except someone died in a fight outside the … Continue reading →

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April 19, 1938

Posted on April 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, a large number of prospective jurors in the Earle Kynette trial say that are against the death penalty … A local fund-raising campaign, part of a national effort to aid European Jews, will focus largely on the movie industry, … Continue reading →

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