Category Archives: Columnists

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

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Into Each Life Some Confusion Must Fall Beverly Hills is widely advertised in all its Chamber of Commerce brochures as one of the best-policed cities in the nation. As a direct result, I suppose, the town frequently runs … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 18, 1959

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Traffic Tantrums Noel Voge, professor of Slavic languages at UCLA, believes he has the explanation of our murderous freeway driving. It's tied in with GeoffreyGorer and his swaddled Russian babies. British anthropologist Gorer's thesis, which created quite a fuss when … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Confidential File, May 18, 1959

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

A dramatic moment in "The Jackson Twins."  Confidential File Ex-POWs Tell of China Reds I talked with two young men this week about some things they have in common: Both served with the U.S. Army in Korea. Both were captured … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates — Special Report on Medical Quacks

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

http://www.archive.org/flow/flowplayer.commercial-3.0.5.swf I've read many Paul Coates columns since the I began posting them on the Daily Mirror two years ago. But until now, I've never seen any of his programs. Here's a two-part report on medical quacks dated 1955. A … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Aimee Semple McPherson

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Speaking of Aimee Semple McPherson and the biography "The Vanishing Evangelist," a copy has turned up on EBay. And not just any copy, this one is inscribed to Matt Weinstock. Recall that the book was written under the pseudonym Lately … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Case of the Dead Cat Jean Helnze concedes that the Chavez Ravine eviction was more dramatic but there on the sidewalk last Tuesday in front of the publicity office at 521 N La Cienega Blvd., where she works, was … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "As a student of one of our nation's most 'liberal' universities, I am at times confronted with strange class assignments. "One such assignment I have is to give a positive seven-to-10-minute … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Social Outcast A lady whose husband is a kind of subdued celebrity found herself listening in awe at a party as the other female guests discussed with embarrassing frankness their current and divorced husbands and boyfriends. Inevitably they turned to … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File A Borderline Case That IS Borderline The keepers of the keys at Tijuana jail have finally pulled a blunder of major significance. In the past they've confined their harassment of tourists to arresting hapless crapshooters, traffic victims and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cause of the World's  Ills It isn't often you get the kind of significant thinking that emerged the other day during a coffee break in a Spring Street restaurant. A man named Joe broke open the conversation by announcing that … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File This Drama Involves Good and Bad Blood He's not the type of traveling man they tell those jokes about. In fact, he's the other cliche — a perfect husband: Faithful, loving, devoted to his kids and — … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 13, 1959

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Auto Gremlins A man drove into the Max Barish agency, 444 S La Brea, last week and complained about a rattle in the trunk of his car. A mechanic, Virgil Helner, crawled into the big, deep recess to locate it, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File  At Last, Some Kindly Words for Scarface To look at prosperous stockbroker Benny Rubin today, you wouldn't suspect that he has a past. But he does. He used to be a comic. In fact, if you go back … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 12, 1959

Posted on May 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Moment of Decision A man who lives on Wetherly Drive phones for a cab and when it arrived the driver helped load his suitcases aboard. In so doing the cabby, recently out of a hospital, strained himself and suffered an … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Chavez Has Become a State of Mind Be quiet, all of you. Stop that frantic whispering. Calm down. I'm not going to begin until I have your complete, undivided attention. There, that's better. The subject of my travelogue … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 11, 1959

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Memorable Mentor What, would you say, is the quality that makes students remember one teacher and not another? Severity? Encouragement? Guidance? Ability to inspire? Whatever it is, Frances M. Hov, Belmont High School journalism teacher has it. The word went … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File An Old Man, Much in Love With Love I went out to cover a funny story over the weekend, but I'm not laughing. By all rules of journalism, I should be. And I should be making you laugh. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 9, 1959

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Hearts Respond One of the city's older elementary schools, Hyde Park, is now set aside for deaf and hard-of-hearing children. Last weekend Michael, 7, a first-grader learning to live in his silent world, wandered into a pool and drowned. His … Continue reading →

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

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments "Mr. Coates: "Some years ago I recall reading one of your columns that was written in a nudist camp somewhere in the L.A. or Southern California area. "Would you mind telling us where it's … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — May 8, 1959

Posted on May 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

High Finance Talk is not only cheap, it's frequently boring. But once in a while, if you listen intently, you catch an offbeat fragment that is profound or wonderful nonsense or raffishly realistic. Mike Molony, who helps cover Hill St. … Continue reading →

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