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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Family held hostage

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12-March 29, 1958 Los Angeles They were such nice boys. Real gentlemen. Having them around the apartment was just like company, except for the guns. They said they weren't guilty of burglarizing that drugstore. They just couldn't prove it … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1958

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, critic Edwin Schallert retires from The Times, where he started in 1912 (Click on the headline to read the entire story) … Elizabeth Taylor is talking about giving up her career as soon as she finishes "Don Quixote" … … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1938

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an ad for the Del Coronado … Capt. Earle Kynette compares himself to Alfred Dreyfus … "Hammer Slayer Flees Hospital," now there’s a headline that says "read me" … A writer injured in the Japanese bombing of a U.S. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 14, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    At top, Santa Monica African Americans begin the Union League … Above, Cottolene, a blend of cottonseed oil and beef tallow … Meet Joseph Margolis (1869-1945), who was active in politics until at least the early 1940s, in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1958

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Metropolitan Transit Authority takes its first steps toward "a speedy mass transit system." Will it build a monorail from the Valley to downtown Los Angeles? Reporter Ray Herbert is going to look at the implications for bus and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1938

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

    It’s Sunday in 1938, and here’s an ad from the real estate section … And a panel from "Buck Rogers" … Hitler plans to announce that he respects Austrian independence … Paul Wright is convicted of manslaughter in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1908

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The grand jury investigates gambling in Los Angeles … A determined federal agent captures his quarry after a long chase … The amusing tale of a plug hat … A USC medical student files a lawsuit charging that he … Continue reading →

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Feb. 13, 1888

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1958 As you may have read, L. Ewing Scott, convicted wife slayer, was moved from one County Jail cell to another because he was getting too chummy with the prisoner next door, Caryl Chessman, convicted bandit under sentence … Continue reading →

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H-bomb protest

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1958 Graduation is supposed to be a pretty happy time. But for the father of one graduate in this town, matters aren’t too cheerful at the moment. The man is of above-average income, and he and his wife … Continue reading →

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Last Hope

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Because adult characters never appear in "Peanuts," many comics readers may wonder what Charles Schulz’s grownups looked like. Here’s a sample from a short-lived cartoon strip carried in the Mirror.   Feb. 8, 1958 Los Angeles James Charles Hope, … Continue reading →

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LAPD HQ

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Photograph by Larry Harnisch / Los Angeles Times The new Los Angeles Police Department headquarters, Feb. 11, 2008. Note that more of the facade has been installed and there are two trailers full of ductwork parked at the base. … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1958

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above: Future shock! Newspapers coming into the home by color TV? If they only knew how right they were … The Navy bans low-level flights over Los Angeles after the Norwalk air crash … Deputies arrest nine people in … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1938

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jurors deliberate in the murder trial of Paul Wright, who is charged with killing his wife and best friend as they were doing something that couldn’t be described in The Times … Medicine being rushed to Bebe Kleinberger is … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1908

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Officials relent and decide that the Japanese community is welcome to take part in the celebration of the Great White Fleet’s arrival … (Note that Gen. H.G. Otis is involved in planning the celebration) … A heroic driver … Continue reading →

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Welcome to Kareem

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Here’s a salute from the Daily Mirror to one of The Times’ new bloggers!

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Scientology HQ

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

July 20, 1950Los Angeles Here's a street view of the 1950 Scientology HQ, 3950 W. 6th St. Email me

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1958 The owner of a tavern in San Fernando Valley advertised last week for a cocktail waitress. He is still staggered by the results. And not precisely the way you might think. The pretty girls came flocking–as many … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1958 Berl Biggs gave himself up last night. He was a little confused as to why, but the important thing was–as he told me–"If I’m inside, doing time, I won’t be bothering nobody." He called me at my … Continue reading →

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