Category Archives: Columnists

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

Posted on June 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A New Instrument for Crime Detection A man without a camera took my picture yesterday. It's not a particularly flattering one, but it wasn't intended to be. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Deputy C. E. MacElroy, who took it, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 24, 1959

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Other Half He calls himself Skid Row Joe From Kokomo. His conversation is rambling and disjointed. It doesn't seem to make much sense. Yet when you put it all together it does. Like some of William Faulkner's writing. "You … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Stirring Problem When You're in Stir Among men doing hard time, the proper care and handling of a parole board is a priceless skill. It's an art practiced and polished and passed along from generation to generation … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 23, 1959

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Hazel, I Said No! You Can't Have a New Dress!" Numbers Game A lady named Julia has been confronted with a major dilemma — to move or not to move. Normal accretion being what it is, her apartment has become … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File Spoil-Sport Coates Tilts the Machine For a boy barely out of knickers, I have remarkable mental powers. Invariably, I can pick out the good guys from the bad guys on western TV. I'm uncanny at predicting the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 22, 1969

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note: At the moment I'm unable to provide Matt Weinstock's June 22, 1959, column. Instead, here's his June 22, 1969 column.

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 22, 1959

Posted on June 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Hear Duncan Trial on New LP Record The murder trial of Elizabeth Ann Duncan is past, but the din isn't In fact, momentarily, another story may break in the same Ventura courtroom where Mrs. Duncan was convicted of … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 20, 1959

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Summer Sadness Yesterday was the last day of school and the big thing with the youngsters normally would have been report cards and autographs in the school annual and parties and gay farewells to teachers and friends. It wasn't. It … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "Although 40 foreign nations and 46 states in the Union will send candidates to the 1959 Miss Universe Beauty Pageant, to be held in Long Beach, Cal, July 16 to 26, lovelies … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 19, 1959

Posted on June 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Los dos Refritos When I read the AP story stating people who eat a lot of tortillas apparently absorb less strontium 90 from nuclear explosions than other persons, I knew right off here was a matter crying out for … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, June 19, 1959

Posted on June 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Quiet Man Made Noisy Headlines Herbert Greenwood, the quiet man, made loud headlines yesterday. He announced his resignation from the Los Angeles Police Commission, and in the same breath, accused this city's police department and its chief, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 18, 1959

Posted on June 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Yet another panel that will never been seen in the legacy version of "Peanuts." It doesn't go well on greeting cards and coffee mugs. New Togetherness Maurice Ogden of Garden Grove has a fearful short story titled "Freeway to Wherever" … Continue reading →

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Police Commissioner Quits in Battle With Police Chief!

Posted on June 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1959: Ethel Barrymore dies. The only African American member of the Police Commission resigns, accusing Chief William H. Parker of leading a department that "whitewashes policemen accused of brutality, and practices discrimination in arrests." Greenwood further charges that … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 17, 1959

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Galloping Inflation As all armchair horse players know, bookmakers don't pay track odds. They limit payoffs to $60 for win, $24 for place and $12 for show on a $2 bet. Of course, this takes care of most wagers, but … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Orval Faubus Adds to the Ad Absurdum I know I'll hate myself in the morning. But right now, I can't resist the temptation to confess that I really admire Gov. Orval Faubus. Can't help it. I just do. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 16, 1959

Posted on June 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

This was one very sad day in my young life.   Blind Justice Sees While absent-mindedly crossing a downtown intersection, an elderly woman saw the traffic policeman at the corner coming toward her and realized in panic that she was jaywalking … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

"A Huge Door Slowly Begins to Swing Open." Confidential File If Stomach's Strong, Visit Tijuana Prison Robert Petersen, a slightly built 18-year old kid from Belmont, Cal., was released from Mexico's La Mesa State Prison, near Tijuana, this week. He'd … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, June 15, 1959

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Book sales are at a record high, Sylvia Porter says. People are turning off their TVs and reading ("Exodus" and "Lolita," presumably). East Coast Culture Actor Harold Peary, among others, was propelled to his typewriter by mention of the We … Continue reading →

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

Posted on June 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here's another panel you'll never see in the legacy version of "Peanuts." Confidential File 'Practical' Advice to June Graduates Eleven months out of the year I've got no feud with the eggheads of my generation. It's only in the month … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — June 13, 1959

Posted on June 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Unbelievable!" Mafia Troubles Sometimes a person just doesn't know what to think. When the Jackie Leonard case broke, Chief Parker said the beating was pure revenge by the Mafia," to which he has attributed all sorts of deviltry. A … Continue reading →

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