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I am retired from the Los Angeles Times

Boxer dies

Posted on June 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1957 Los Angeles I’m pleased to present the work of John Hall, a columnist for the Mirror, The Times and the Orange County Register. In this piece, he recalls the late boxer “Mexican” Joe Rivers and his fight … Continue reading →

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Lawyer drowns in pool

Posted on June 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 26, 1957 Los Angeles The lawyer drove up to the cabin in Tick Canyon, north of Saugus, in his Cadillac. He should have been home in Beverly Hills by now, but he phoned his wife, Mary, that he was … Continue reading →

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Voices

Posted on June 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

I remember well the Paul Coates program on TV, Channel 11, when it was owned by The Times.  Never understood anything he was talking about when he was on, but I remember the stark blackness of the set behind him. … Continue reading →

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Note to farflunglounge.com

Posted on June 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

I’m glad you folks are linking to me, but I’m quite curious as to what you’ve said as your site is restricted. Email me

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Victor Segno–man of mystery

Posted on June 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aha! EBay has  another envelope addressed to A. Victor Segno of the Segno Success Club, 701 N. Belmont. Segno, author of such books as “The Law of Mentalism,” “How to Be Happy Though Married” and “How to Have Beautiful Hair,” … Continue reading →

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Valley blaze

Posted on June 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

    June 25, 1957 Los Angeles A 50-foot tower of flames fed by 7,000 gallons of pressurized liquid propane being transferred from a truck to a storage tank was snuffed by a 28-year-old man who said it was no … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 24, 1957 SUBJECT’S NAME: Delbert Wilson Miller. SUBJECT’S DESCRIPTION: Age, 60. Height, 5 feet, 10 inches. Weight, 155 pounds. Bald, rim of gray hair. Glass right eye. Tattoo: "IRMA-DELL" upper right arm. Tattoo of swastika on left forearm. Any … Continue reading →

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Now showing!

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 24, 1957Los Angeles Now playing at the Million Dollar: "Tropicana" and  "Serenata en Mexico."

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Seven Samurai

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Trivia note: Akira Kurosawa’s "Seven Samurai" premiered in Los Angeles at the late Linda Lea Theater in 1956.

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Literary diversions

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

Ross Macdonald, Jan. 15, 1972 Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4

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Dead end

Posted on June 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

  June 24, 1957 Los Angeles Police Capt. Walter R. Koenig was out walking his dog in the 5500 block of Green Oak Drive, where it dead ends in the Hollywood Hills, when he found Baby Boy Doe.  He was … Continue reading →

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Refugees

Posted on June 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1957 Pasadena John, 42, runs a health food store on North Lake Street in Pasadena and lives at 861 Elizabeth St., The Times says in a feature story. Born in Holland, he is like many Europeans who came … Continue reading →

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Saturday morning cartoons

Posted on June 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

  It’s Engineer Bill on the Cartoon Express! (But who is Skipper Frank? That’s a new one on me). Here’s a couple of Bob Clampett cartoons: "Porky in Wackyland," 1938. Wiki entry here. "Russian Rhapsody," 1944. Wiki entry here. Disney’s … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 By now, presumably, people who voted for the $40,000,000 bond issue to extend the city’s park and recreation system and expand the zoo know that $2,000,000 of the money will go for roads into Chavez Ravine, where … Continue reading →

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Sketchbook

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 2007 Los Angeles I got on the Red Line at the 7th and Figueroa station last night to find two teenage boys with skateboards at one end of the car. They called out an odd warning for all … Continue reading →

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Melchior robbers caught

Posted on June 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 Los Angeles  Wayne Burke, Richard McFall and Alfred J. Pope fled into the night in what they thought was a clean getaway. McFall said: “Burke and I got in my car and J. [Pope] took furs and … Continue reading →

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Van Gogh show

Posted on June 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

June 22, 1957 Los Angeles Are you kidding me? Is that Van Gogh’s "Portrait of Dr. Gachet" … on the ground? …at LAX? Why it certainly is. The Times described the exhibit at Barnsdall Park as the first major showing … Continue reading →

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Exodus

Posted on June 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

  June 21, 1957 Los Angeles If there was ever a headline that said: "Do Not Read Me," it would be "Chain-Reaction Tithing Adopted by Methodists." The real news, buried down in the story, is that the Southern California-Arizona Conference … Continue reading →

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William Parker, Part 5

Posted on June 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

  June 21, 1957Los Angeles William Parker, below left, and Jack Webb. Note that Parker says he would have never given permission for "Dragnet," which was initially approved in the Clemence "C.B." Horrall administration. On July 16, 1966, Parker suffered … Continue reading →

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Retro moment

Posted on June 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Puppini Sisters…  Here’s a video with some nice (uncredited) retro animation.  Enjoy! 

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