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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

End of watch

Posted on October 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 13-23, 1957 Los Angeles Woody and Eddy’s should have been an easy job for two old pros just out of the joint: Sit around and have a drink or two until the place closes and nearly everybody … Continue reading →

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Space race

Posted on October 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 13, 1957

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October 12, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 12, 1957 Burl Ives, who took off more than 40 pounds to play the part of the viciously righteous father in “Desire Under the Elms,’ was putting some of it back on the other day at Frascati’s and between … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Watts

Posted on October 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1957 Yes, this really happened.  

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Ramblin’ man

Posted on October 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 11-23, 1957Los Angeles Hey there, men, feeling blue because you can’t get a date? You might try the Clifford Earl Burton method: You don’t have to be tall (he was 5-5), highly educated (he could barely read or … Continue reading →

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Brando marries

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1957

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October 11, 1957: Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 11, 1957 I was out with a group of deep thinkers the other night and they got to discussing the pressures of present-day living. They deplored particularly the fact that hardly anyone has time any more to do the … Continue reading →

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October 11, 1957: Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

October 11, 1957 It’s long been said that the funniest clowns are the saddest, and the saddest are the funniest. So I guess there’s a pretty good chance that it’s true. Yesterday, a very funny clown came to my office. … Continue reading →

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Mystery photo

Posted on October 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

OK, the other mystery photos have been "who" questions. This is a "where" question. And just to make it fun, be precise as to the location. And of course, everyone in L.A. will recognize the source of the quote, right? … Continue reading →

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Milwaukee celebrates

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 11, 1957

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 A woman named Mary was waiting for a bus at Melrose and Vermont when an elderly gentleman sitting alongside bent down and picked up a small diamond ring. He quickly thrust it into his pocket, then, as … Continue reading →

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Court beat

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957Los Angeles Oh for the life of a court beat reporter in 1957: Confidential magazine, an appeal by convicted killer Caryl Chessman and the murder trial of L. Ewing Scott, not to mention the daily grind of the … Continue reading →

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Snapshot

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

A typical example of retouching from The Times photo archives:   Steve Fontanini / Los Angeles Times, Dec. 28, 1973From left, J. Miller Leavy of the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office, with Dist. Atty. Joseph Busch and Joseph Carr, … Continue reading →

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Great moments in newspaper graphics

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 A typical example of infographics in the Stone Age:  

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Braves take series

Posted on October 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957 Now here’s a hed bust for you. Lou Burdette? Ouch! At least the story has it right. (Typo box score for The Times, 1881-1986: Lou Burdette 164; Lew Burdette 626).

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Smog and Sputnik

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1957

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1957 People can be pretty wiseacre sometimes. Especially yesterday. All I was trying to do was conduct a "pulse of the public" poll on a very timely subject: Major League Baseball’s arrival in Los Angeles. Inasmuch as the … Continue reading →

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Location sleuth

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Another shot from "Act of Violence," showing downtown Los Angeles.  

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As crazy as two waltzing mice

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 9, 1957 Ventura, Calif. Renzee Louis Alameda, 36, was the quietest man on the block. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound ex-Marine, a USC graduate, was unmarried and had lived alone at 2412 Ridgeley Drive for the last 10 years. He … Continue reading →

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Dodgers EXTRA!

Posted on October 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1957 City Hall gets a Dodgers cap. And UFOs.  

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