Category Archives: 1961

Jim Murray: Don’t Kill the Umpire, Feb. 26, 1961

Posted on February 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 26, 1961: It has been far too long since we checked in with Jim Murray, so here’s a column about umpires. And for fans of sportswriter Jeane Hoffman (you know who you are) we have an … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 25, 1961

Posted on February 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 25, 1961: A "confessed love slayer" is among 11 men who escaped from the booking room at the County Jail.The leader of the jailbreak is identified as "love slayer" Joe Morgan, who at the age … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 24, 1961

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 24, 1961: Crazy times on the back lot at MGM: As one crew was shooting a scene for "Gunslinger," a Confederate cavalry charge from "The Americans" came thundering through the scene (evidently the riders had trouble … Continue reading →

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Feb. 24, 1961, Paul Coates

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

             Feb. 24, 1961: Notice the different headlines between the two editions: "I JUST HAD TO KILL," L.A. SLAYER ADMITS and SUICIDE BARES THIRD IOWA BANK SCANDAL. All of this will change when the Mirror … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 23, 1961

Posted on February 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 23, 1961: Mildred and Gordon Gordon celebrate the sale of their suspense novel "Operation Terror" with … ice cream bars. In their early days, they had to give up ice cream bars because they were too expensive … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 23, 1961

Posted on February 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 23, 1961: For a column pegged to Washington’s birthday, Paul Coates  recalls his suspicions about a lemon tree that met an unhappy fate.

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 22, 1961

Posted on February 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Feb. 22, 1961: The Arriba Poulson group has been formed in East Los Angeles to support the mayor in his upcoming campaign, Matt Weinstock says.   DEAR ABBY: My Mommy and Daddy got a divorce and I live … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 22, 1961

Posted on February 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 22, 1961: Longtime readers of the Daily Mirror may recall Paul Coates’ 1959 columns about a young African American boy named Butch Harris, who faced exclusion from the Cub Scouts because of his race. Today, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 21, 1961

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 21, 1961: Ever wish there was a traffic cop around to catch some idiot driver? Well, this time there was, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO N.H.: Tell your children nothing about your past "sins." If you are … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 21, 1961

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 21, 1961: The choice of which Mercury astronaut will be the first launched into space narrows to Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., Air Force Capt. Virgil L. Grissom and Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 20, 1961

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Feb. 20, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item from J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, the sage of Bunker Hill, on a homeless drunk bedding down under some copies of the Mirror. DEAR SUSPICIOUS: You have an evil mind…

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Paul Coates, Feb. 20, 1961

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 20, 1961: Paul Coates follows up on a story about the DMV insisting that Spanish speakers attempt—and fail—the test in English before taking it in Spanish. A new directive allows applications to take the test … Continue reading →

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Strike Threatens Imperial Valley Lettuce Crop, 1961

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

            Feb. 20, 1961: Chester Gould really likes the idea of vehicles driving on frozen lakes and rivers, doesn’t he? And here’s an update on the lettuce strike in the Imperial Valley: In December 1960, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 18, 1961

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 18, 1961: Young persons, note the sophisticated, pipe-smoking college man in a letter sweater.  Such folks would be extinct on college campuses by the end of the decade. Matt Weinstock ruins another good story, this one about … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 17, 1961

Posted on February 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 17, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on an exhibit of works by blind artists and he explains how blind people are taught to paint.  CONFIDENTIAL TO "MADAME BUTTERFLY": Have nothing more to do with him until … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 17, 1961

Posted on February 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 17, 1961: The death of Burdette E. Lowery, 67, was an accident – or was it? Lowery, a retired engineer, was tenant in a home at 514 Via De La Paz occupied by Turner Ashby Martin, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 16, 1961

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 16, 1961: One lesson a person learns over and over in this business, but never accepts entirely, is not to get overly playful with words. If he does, he's likely to lose or confuse people, even on … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 16, 1961

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 16, 1961: Paul Coates dips into his mail and turns down a chance to audition showgirls for Le Crazy Horse in Paris. 

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 15, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about hospital care 50 years ago.  Read it and remind yourself that this was supposedly a “kinder, simpler time.”  CONFIDENTIAL TO BROWN EYES: Don't confess "all" to a man who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 15, 1961: Paul Coates writes about a house for rent, “an ornate, slightly garish Mediterranean-style home on a hill overlooking Hollywood” built in the ‘20s by a movie star. “Never heard of her,” says one prospective … Continue reading →

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