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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Game of the Century

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

   

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Jan. 19, 1958

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

An Al Hirschfeld drawing for the cover of TV Times? Imagine that!  

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Arrests are expected in the Harry Raymond bombing… An attempt at child visitation at Barbara Stanwyck’s San Fernando Valley ranch  (18600 Devonshire) does not go well … Paul Whiteman, Fanny Brice, Judy Garland and Ilona Massey at the Cocoanut Grove… … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here are a couple of interesting items on EBay, both related to Main Street (shout out to Bukowski Square! Let’s make it official). First, the Milano Cafe, 166 N. Main.   And here’s a shot of Main and 3rd.   … Continue reading →

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Jan. 19, 1908

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

A prop man gets in trouble for stealing greenery from Elysian Park … A devout Methodist and street corner evangelist severs his connections to the church, saying it has nothing to do with his relationship with a troubled woman … … Continue reading →

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Bobby Fischer

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1968Los Angeles

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Moon shots

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1958Los Angeles You young persons may wonder what we ancient ones are talking about when we refer to the Dodgers’ "Moon shots." The way it was originally explained to me, Moon shots were named for Dodger Wallace Wade … Continue reading →

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Jan. 18, 1958

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Raymond bombing

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 18, 1908

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

A nude man shocks the neighborhood by taking a shower in the frontyard  of his home on the aptly named "Lookout Drive" …  Los Angeles County Coroner R.S. Lanterman (one of my favorite nefarious officials) wins a ruling in his … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1958 Add to the file of consternation creators the name of Sterling Ferguson, Redlands real estate man. He does his diabolic act in crowded restaurants at dinnertime. While waiting for a table the other night, he listened as … Continue reading →

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Stars and Bars

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1958 The Daily Mirror salutes insurance salesman Harold Alonzo Franklin, who on Jan. 4, 1964, became the first African American to register at Auburn University in 108 years. Franklin was seeking a master’s degree in history. (Bonus fact: … Continue reading →

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Game of the Century

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 17, 1958

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Raymond bombing

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Jan. 17, 1908

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

An old-fashioned horse thief and gunman is in the Los Angeles County Jail … Charges of dirty dealing at Santa Anita … Two police chiefs in Long Beach … Republicans gather … A painter is badly burned while holding a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958 Fellow beer drinkers, we’ve got a crisis bubbling over right in front of us. Before we call in the United Nations, let’s give it a brief rundown. Plans have been going ahead, more or less quietly, for … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958 In the space of a year, in a county of 6,000,000 persons, a lot of policemen draw their revolvers a lot of times. And use them, too. They do it because we expect it of them. But … Continue reading →

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The 5 meets the 10

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958Los Angeles   Google Earth, Jan. 16, 2008. Email me

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