Category Archives: 1961

Jim Murray, March 27, 1961

Posted on March 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 27, 1961: Philip Toll Hill Jr., the Santa Monican who won the Sebring sports car endurance race over the weekend for the third time, is a bachelor and a wiry, nervous, cold intellectual type … Continue reading →

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What’s Troubling Today’s Young Women, Part 2

Posted on March 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 27, 1961: Parts of this series on young women are patronizing and naive, and perhaps reflect the first tremors of what was called the Generation Gap. Some of the attitudes about college being a … Continue reading →

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What’s Troubling Today’s Young Women?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

          March 26, 1961: The Times begins a series on the views and expectations of high school and college women. Is it enough to go to college, nab a husband and start a family? Are they … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 26, 1961

Posted on March 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 26, 1961: Jim Murray gets letters from Groucho Marx and Hedda Hopper and he hasn’t been so nervous since the days he faced questions like “What is Marlon Brando really like?”

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What If a Thermonuclear Blast Hit the Valley?

Posted on March 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 26, 1961: So, if a nuclear blast from the Soviets (who else?) hit the San Fernando Valley, it would be bad. How bad? "The Valley would not survive a direct hit," The Times said.  … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, March 25, 1961

Posted on March 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 25, 1961: There was a prisoner who had a wooden leg, but that was only the beginning of his problems, Matt Weinstock says. One of Paul Coates’ readers has some urgent information for Red … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 24, 1961

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

         March 24, 1961: Matt Weinstock drives to Alhambra for the first time in a long while and wonders why he keeps seeing big green signs directing motorists to Bakersfield. CONFIDENTIAL TO "IN LOVE WITH THE BOSS": … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 24, 1961

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 24, 1961: Paul Coates dips into the mailbox for items on the mayor’s race and women’s measurements.

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Jim Murray, March 24, 1961

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 24, 1961: Jim Murray takes a fond look at one of the characters among sportswriters: Arthur Maxwell “Max” Stiles, who had worked at many Los Angeles papers in his career.   ALSO Maxwell Stiles at latimes.com

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Matt Weinstock, March 23, 1961

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 23, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on an animated billboard for Dristan showing a man’s sinus cavities. Is it TV movie villain Skip Homeier? CONFIDENTIAL TO MARCIE: Some folks, who can't add and subtract, quit school … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 23, 1961

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 23, 1961: Desi Arnaz, ABC and the National Italian American League to Combat Defamationreach an agreement that fictional characters in “The Untouchables” will not have Italian names. Arnaz also agrees to show the contributions of Italian Americans … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 23, 1961

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 23, 1961: Has Terrible Ted Williams turned into an affable soul thanks to Sears? Jim Murray takes a look at “the wolf of Wall Street.” In case you’re wondering about Alex Perez, who frequently drew … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 22, 1961

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

       In the highly advanced future, people will still use file cabinets! March 22, 1961: Are truck drivers really articulate? Matt Weinstock thinks one fellow is …  and a woman calling the Philharmonic for tickets doesn’t know much … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 22, 1961

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

         March 22, 1961: Paul Coates publishes a personal testimonial from a woman advocating free school lunches for children. “It breaks my heart when I hear people say it's a waste of money to feed hungry kids … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 22, 1961

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 22, 1961: Anytime a winner shoots rounds of 62 and 65, as Bob Goalby did, and slips to 67 when he's in a slump, and anytime there isn't a single score out of the 60s … Continue reading →

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The Mirror, March 21, 1961

Posted on March 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

             March 21, 1961: I’ve been on vacation, so I hurried down to the scanner in The Times’ library today and went through this week’s copies of the Mirror. Here’s the latest from Matt Weinstock, … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 21, 1961

Posted on March 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 21, 1961:  Every time I pull up another Jim Murray column, I am reminded once again of what a breath of fresh air he was for The Times. Today’s installment is a particularly good example. … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 20, 1961

Posted on March 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

        March 20, 1961: Jim Murray has a terrific profile of Albert "Albie" Pearson, the Angels right fielder, who is 5-5 and weighs 140 pounds. "I'm in a big man's game and I've got to be a … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, March 19, 1961

Posted on March 19, 2011 by lmharnisch

If any player was entitled to come into town with a chip on his shoulder it was Zeke Bratkowski. People have needed psychiatry for less symptoms of rejection. But Zeke wasn’t mad at anybody. He had just been to Mass and telephoned his wife back home when I saw him. Did he think he would be the No. 1 quarterback on the Rams, I asked him.
If any player was entitled to come into town with a chip on his shoulder it was Zeke Bratkowski. People have needed psychiatry for less symptoms of rejection. But Zeke wasn’t mad at anybody. He had just been to Mass and telephoned his wife back home when I saw him. Did he think he would be the No. 1 quarterback on the Rams, I asked him.
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Jim Murray, March 17, 1961

Posted on March 17, 2011 by lmharnisch

There have been a great many heroes of Irish ancestry in the world of sport. But I suppose the one who always comes to mind first is John L. Sullivan. John L., pounding on the bar with his great fist and shouting “When John L. Sullivan drinks, everybody drinks” and “I can lick any man in the house” has become part of the legend of sport, Jim Murray says.
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