Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, July 17, 1959

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Phony Phone A red-hot report came sizzling this way the other day. A gal named Elizabeth who lives on Tiger Tail Rd., which should have been the tip-off that things were somewhat twisted,breathlessly related she saw a boy talking on … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 17, 1959

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File New Criterion for Beauty Contestants I see we're on the verge of conducting another Miss Universe Beauty contest. The ripest, most exotic representatives of international young womanhood are — at this very moment — clustered in Long Beach. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 16, 1959

Posted on July 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Tomato in a Hamburger? Again, the other day, I became embroiled in an old argument. I stood firmly on my contention that the slice of tomato does not belong in a hamburger sandwich. Most of the other people at the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 16, 1959

Posted on July 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Some Judges Deal in Real Justice Two weeks ago I quoted you a rather amazing conversation between an attorney and Los Angeles Municipal Judge George B. Ross. At least, to me it was amazing. The gist of the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 15, 1959

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

  I'm sure "Uras" wasn't pronounced the way you think. Either that or the comics editors didn't have a clue.  Only in L.A. Sometimes it is very difficult to make clear to visitors that the natives are not really as … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, July 15, 1959

Posted on July 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Harry Karl's Barber Is Pro Tem Leftist When he's not busy totaling the day's receipts, Harry Karl, the shoe tycoon, is a member in good standing of a social class known as the idle rich. He is, so … Continue reading →

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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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