Category Archives: Columnists

September 22, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 22, 1959: Mayor Poulson deliberately “shoved the knife” into Soviet Premier Khrushchev, two television newscasters charged today. Paul Coates takes a survey on what people think about the visit of Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.

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September 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 21, 1959:  “After many months of research and collaboration, writers Harry Essex and Irving Shulman have finished a pre-sold novel based on [Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s] life and the sensational scandal that marred it. The title, ‘Fatty.’ ” (This book … Continue reading →

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September 21, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

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Sept. 21, 1959: Paul Coates writes about the damaging effects of Little Rock, Ark., closing its schools over integration.

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Khrushchev Arrives in L.A.!

Posted on September 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 19, 1959: Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev arrives in Los Angeles. Photograph by the Los Angeles Police Department Four tiers of scaffolding are set up for photographers and TV cameras, which are already in place. Khrushchev’s travels required three aircraft: … Continue reading →

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September 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Everyone seems to be trying to settle on what Mr. K. “should really see” when he gets to L.A. — ranging from beatnik joints to supermarkets to the interchange and freeway traffic, Matt Weinstock says.

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September 18, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on September 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 18, 1959: “The only trouble with a woman who ‘wants a man’ is that everybody knows it,” Dear Abby says. Paul Coates writes of Richard Swanson’s death: “At SC, for example, there are 32 fraternities. I’m told, on excellent … Continue reading →

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September 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 17, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

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Khrushchev Explains ‘We Will Bury You’

Posted on September 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

How to justify a screamer headline: "Khrushchev admitted he used the expression 'We will bury you,' with regard to western capitalism. 'I believe,' he said, 'I did use that expression once, and I will try to explain what it means. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — Sept. 12, 1959

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "There are a million definitions of public relations. From my own experience in the business, I have found it to be the craft of arranging the truth so that people will like you. Public relations specialists make flower arrangements … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 12, 1959

Posted on September 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sept. 12, 1959: A setback for the U.S. in the space race and a boost for Nikita Khrushchev as he prepares to visit America.   Dear Know-it-all: I read your smarty remarks about Sen. Dirksen and his plan for him … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Nikita Khrushchev is getting a luxurious suite at the Ambassador Hotel. Wouldn't it be great to go see it? Oh wait, we let L.A. Unified tear down the hotel. 

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 11, 1959

Posted on September 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Actor Paul Douglas dies at the age of 52. "The reading public is seldom aware of the enterprise, imagination, teamwork and tireless digging that goes into the achievement of an exclusive newspaper story. The Mirror News published such a scoop … Continue reading →

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September 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 10, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

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Matt Weinstock, Sept. 9, 1959

Posted on September 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

A lady named Harriett who frequents the Rainbow bar favors a slice of dill pickle in her beer, which she inhales with the last swallow….

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 9, 1959

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Sept. 9, 1959: A man and a woman are found shot in the head 400 feet off California 395, seven miles north of Adelanto. In the man's pocket is a letter so covered with blood that only one word is … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Sept. 8, 1959

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Matt Weinstock goes to the Hollywood Bowl to hear Van Cliburn….

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, Sept. 8, 1959

Posted on September 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Paul Coates profiles private detective Fred Otash, one of the more colorful figures of Los Angeles of the 1950s.

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September7, Matt Weinstock: A Visit to Ojai

Posted on September 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

September 7, 1959: Police Chief William H. Parker advises Los Angeles residents on how to behave during Khrushchev’s visit. “A state of aloof detachment or uninterrupted pursuit of our daily activities would be very satisfactory to those of us charged … Continue reading →

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