Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, July 14, 1959

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Morbid Morons It isn't a nice thing to say but an indignant Hollywood hillsider said it and hoped it might be repeated here. He lives a few ridges away from Friday's holocaust in Laurel Canyon. He said, "If we'd had … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 14, 1959

Posted on July 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Life Must Go On, Even After Murder On Feb. 19 of this year, Robert L. Mason, 40, went wild with a gun. He entered the Glendale home of jazz musician Johnny Zorro. He shot Zorro's wife, 31-year-old Mrs. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 13, 1959

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Highway Manners While driving on Highway 1 recently, Jean Meredith of CBS ran over a rock and in a few minutes was marooned on this picturesque, narrow, winding, lonelyMonterey Peninsula road with a flat left front tire. But luck was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 13, 1959

Posted on July 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 13, 1959: California, the welfare magnet. Confidential File Are Juveniles Really Delinquent? Let me speak for the record. I'm against juvenile delinquents. They're a menace. No question about it. Not only are they constantly getting into trouble themselves, they're … Continue reading →

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Trouble for Autry and the Angels

Posted on July 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 12, 1969: Akron has hip-huggers … guitars … clock radio/desk lamps.  How wide was the gulf between the Angels and Dodgers? Consider this item from The Times' radio columnist, Don Page, discussing Gene Autry's troubles: "This should be a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 11, 1959

Posted on July 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dear Friend It's too hot for indignation but maybe, with a cool drink, we can muster a little pique. I refer to a certain type of unsolicited direct mail pitch. A large envelope shows up in the mailbox. How the … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Smog Blinds His Objectivity Traveling newspaper correspondents — for want of something better to report — get their kicks by diagnosing the ills of each city on their itinerary. And usually, because of deadlines and harassment by their … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 10, 1959

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Unfriendly Frisco My San Francisco spy has smuggled through the mail a clipping of a sports column by Prescott Sullivan in the S.F. Examiner as follows: "Ingemar Johansson demonstrated that he is the possessor of a devastating right-hand punch when … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 10, 1959

Posted on July 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Paul, "Have you taken a close look in the mirror recently? "Well, we here at the Encino Summer Playhouse have. And do you know what we saw? "YOU — as an actor! "Now … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Way, Way Out The Amalgamated Flying Saucer Clubs of America have been sending me daily notices concerning their convention here this weekend and, although I am open-minded on flying saucers, I simply don't know how to handle thisoverwhelming situation. As … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 9, 1959

Posted on July 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 5, 1959: Ira Cockrum is arrested in the death of his grandson. Confidential File About a Grandpa Who Killed Michael Gary Cockrum, a stocky little kid with blond hair and desert-brown skin, was buried yesterday. After 14 years … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 8, 1959

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Mother's a Smuggler There is a nice old doll, maybe 60, who drinks along with the boys in a Hill St. bat cave. Every now and then some longtime friend calls her Mother, which leads to mutual merriment. The Mother … Continue reading →

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

Posted on July 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File How Secrets Filter From Me to Kozlov WASHINGTON, July 8 — Allowing Soviet Deputy Premier Kozlov to visit the University of California's radiation laboratory at Berkeley has been called "soft-headed nonsense" by Rep. Lipscomb (R-Los Angeles). Lipscomb … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 7, 1959

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Feverish Fourth Let us calmly reflect on the Independence Day weekend. July 4 came on Saturday and by all rights it should have been observed then and then alone. But a kind of fever now seems to grip people … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 7, 1959

Posted on July 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Ensenada's Brooding About Tijuana's Sins For natives of Ensenada there's a long, lean summer ahead. The gaiety picked up a little over the Cuatro de Julio* weekend, but so far this year, the Baja California resort city has … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 6, 1959

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Drama in the Groove Between editions the other day reporters Roy Ringer and Jeff Davis invented a game they call Trite Trite Again. The idea is to recall a key scene or bit of dialogue in a movie or TV … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 6, 1959

Posted on July 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1959: “Our Boarding House With Major Hoople.” Kaff Kaff! Confidential File Fourth Shenanigans Shock Monarchist I trust this raucous celebration can be considered at an end until next July the Fourth. Now then, if the parades have run … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 4, 1959

Posted on July 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Everybody's Uncle When you hear a familiar nasal voice say, "Now, madam, what is your problem?" you know it's John J. Anthony. For 30 years in radio and television he has been a counselor to people in trouble, mostly marital. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 4, 1959

Posted on July 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "to Coats, "Memphis Ward says I should write you again and let bygons be bygons. Well, I guess its all water under the bridge, right Paul? "I had some bad luck two months ago. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 3, 1959

Posted on July 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Miracles Do Happen The Bell Gardens High School Boosters Club always will believe in miracles. Last April, during the club's campaign to raise money to buy uniforms for the high school band, some anonymous person contributed $5 stipulating it be … Continue reading →

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