Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

“Great Scott! I’ve Kept You Rigid for Almost Two Hours! Why Didn’t You Stop Me, Miss Simmons? Body Surfers It appears that Bob Lee, who, as reported here, was knocked down by an unidentified object, which turned out to be … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 29, 1959

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1959: The “Orientals” being sent to Congress from Hawaii include future Sen. Daniel K. Inouye. And notice the story about Nikita Khrushchev being invited to visit the U.S. Confidential File Great White Hunter White Feels Blue I present … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 28, 1959

Posted on July 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Ticket Trouble Everyone is in favor of motherhood, peace and traffic safety but strident voices are being raised over one phase of the crackdown on delinquent drivers. Almost everyone goes along with DMV director Robert McCarthy’s campaign to protect the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 28, 1959

Posted on July 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File When Cash Register Is Replacing a Heart The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion — Washington Irving. Sandra Gianoulis, 8, of Glendale, went to a drive-in theater last week with her mother. They got there at … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 27, 1959

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 27, 1959: Another downbeat "Peanuts" strip from the Cold War era that you won't see in the sitcom legacy version. Back to Aimee Ever since the book "The Vanishing Evangelist," the story of the Aimee Semple McPherson kidnapping affair, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 27, 1959

Posted on July 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Why My Mom Said Farewell to Macy's Let's talk about me for a moment. Did I ever tell you that my nightly KTTV program is viewed a week later in New York at 3 in the afternoon? "Viewed" … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 25, 1959

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

New-Type Hero If the situation in Cuba seems chaotic, let writer Malvin Wald fill you in on some details. He has just returned from five weeks in Havana getting material for a film about Fidel Castro. One time he and … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 25, 1959

Posted on July 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Fear, Ignorance Hard to Defeat This is a very unlikely story about a minister whom everybody feared. He was a kind, friendly man — a dedicated worker for his church. In fact, his dedication was so great that … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 24, 1959

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

After the Ballyhoo Is Over Two years ago, against the same backdrop of beauty and ballyhoo as emanates presently from Long Beach, Leona Gage, Miss Maryland, was acclaimed Miss U.S.A. At her moment of triumph, as she prepared to compete … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 24, 1959

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes (Press Release) "Jack Paar says in the current issue of Look magazine that his wife, Miriam, is sexy –'in a Republican sort of way'." (signed) Publicity Dept., Look magazine, New York City.    —Well, you know how … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 23, 1959

Posted on July 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Song of the Islands Don't get him wrong, writer Don Quinn loves the Hawaiian Islands. But during his latest visit — his 17th, by the way, from which he has just returned — be became painfully aware of the natives' … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 23, 1959

Posted on July 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File All About Dedicated Citizen Sam On the final day of May, 1954, I had an appointment to meet a wiry little Italian immigrant by the name of Simon Rodia. Rodia, then 76 years old, was to appear on … Continue reading →

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July 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on July 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Enforcing the Law Let us re-examine the premise, frequently developed here, that many mounted policemen seem to have been trained to the principle that the most important phase of traffic enforcement is writing the citation rather than guiding erring motorists … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Cops Troubled With Delusions A policeman’s lot, I’ve heard it sung, is not a happy one. And I’m inclined to agree. He’s an underpaid, overinsulted public servant who even has to make good on the bullets he uses … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 21, 1959

Posted on July 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

McCarthy Ghost Still Haunts Two teachers who have been subpoenaed to appear before the House Un-American Activities Committee here Sept. 15 called on a staff member the other day to tell their stories and ask a favor. One is a … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 21, 1959

Posted on July 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File On the Mentally Sick Who Rule the Well If someone will kindly run up a flag of truce, I'd like to have a word with Gov. Long. I know the old gentleman's respect for the working press isn't … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 20, 1959

Posted on July 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Charles Schulz veers dangerously close to sitcom territory. Ugh! I am constantly assailed by brilliant ideas for improving the world. They come to me from out of nowhere. The other day I was attacked by a little beauty which I … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 20, 1959

Posted on July 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Devon McReynolds, a UCLA student who is interning with the Daily Mirror this summer, says this chart is "hilarious/upsetting." It reminds me of those old charts on how to get a good cut of beef from the butcher shop. Confidential … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 18, 1959

Posted on July 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Those Towers By the nature of their work, artists are individualists. But they have become united as never before by the condemnation of Simon Rodia's Watts Towers. It has become a cause celebre to them, and every day those who … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 18, 1959

Posted on July 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Stop the presses–Big Tiny Little quits the Lawrence Welk show. Below, Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag" reduced to "rinky tink piano" crapola. Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "The Adventures of Learning in College," a guide for the … Continue reading →

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