Category Archives: Columnists

Paul Coates, Feb. 2, 1961

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 2, 1961: Los Angeles County Supervisor Ernest Debs (d. 2002) calls for lower fares on buses and streetcars (yes, Los Angeles still had them in 1961) for senior citizens between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on … Continue reading →

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Town Called Hollywood, Feb. 2, 1941

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 2, 1941: Tom Treanor interviews an observer for the U.S. government: "The Germans will risk practically nothing," he says. “Their whole military strategy is based on not taking risks. They never sacrifice their men … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 1, 1961

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 1, 1961: Paul Coates’ complaints about not being invited to President Kennedy’s inauguration finally gets some attention! Also: Computerized translation still needs a bit of tinkering.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Feb. 1, 1941

Posted on February 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Feb. 1. 1941: Tom Treanor writes about the collision of his impressions of English resolve against the Nazis with that of reporters who had been based in London. Treanor says Edward Beattie of United Press … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 31, 1961

Posted on January 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 31, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about author Leonard Wibberley’s experiences in Portugal – recounted in the book “No Garlic in the Soup.” DEAR ABBY: Help me make a decision that involves a child's future. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 31, 1961

Posted on January 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 31, 1961: After hearing reports that the Lady in Black had vanished, and then rumors that she had returned, Paul Coates interviews Ditra Flame.

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 30, 1961

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 30, 1961: Can anybody do abstract art? Matt Weinstock has an item on a man who thinks so – but there’s a twist to the story. And Abby has a follow-up on the controversy over square … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 30, 1961

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Jan. 30, 1961: Paul Coates has a feature on Ditra Flame, who mourns at Valentino’s tomb as the Lady in Black. ALSO The Ladies in Black on the Daily Mirror

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 30, 1941

Posted on January 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

           Jan. 30, 1941: Tom Treanor, who was killed covering World War II for The Times, writes about an unforgettable image from his tour of Europe: At the police station in Bucharest, Romania, an Iron Guardist … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Jan. 28, 1961

Posted on January 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 28, 1961: Matt Weinstock’s daughter Jane graduates from Paul Revere Junior High. After the ball was over one weary father said to another: "We got them this far but I don't know if they'll make it … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 28, 1941

Posted on January 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 28, 1941: Times reporter Tom Treanor, having recently returned from Europe, writes about conditions in Nazi-occupied France.  Edwina Booth, whose life turned to tragedy when she contracted a tropical fever during filming of "Trader Horn" … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 27, 1961

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 27, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about folk music featuring singer Joyce James and guitarist Bill Fernandez. One of their songs is David Arkin’s “The Klan,” about a cross burning in East L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TO … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 27, 1961

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

              Jan. 27, 1961: Carroll Van Court asks Mirror readers to pray for Mel Blanc, who was badly injured in a car crash. Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and endures a reader’s taunts … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Jan. 27, 1941

Posted on January 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 27, 1941: Tom Treanor writes about the popularity of the Lockheed Hudson among British fliers. “The Hudson's such a sweetheart to the British airmen that it has been made the heroine of their next-to-the-dirtiest war … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 26, 1961

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 26, 1961: The sound of an auto collision at Sunset Boulevard and Roxbury Drive attracted the usual crowd of onlookers and as Eugene Rodney, producer of the Robert Young TV show, dejectedly appraised the damage to … Continue reading →

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Jan. 26, 1961, Paul Coates

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 26, 1961: Paul Coates has the latest example of the recurring stories the Mirror published about petty intimidation by LAPD officers, under Chief William H. Parker, particularly traffic officers.  ALSO Justice Strained

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Philip K. Scheuer, Town Called Hollywood, Jan. 26, 1941

Posted on January 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

        Jan. 26, 1941: Times reporter Tom Treanor, having returned from Europe, writes about the black market money exchange in Romania. Jimmie Fidler has the day off. Philip K. Scheuer writes about the filming of two Norman … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 25, 1961

Posted on January 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 25, 1961: In the 1920s, most movie stars lived in Hollywood, particularly the Whitley Heights area. Their agents had offices nearby. When the film people began moving to Beverly Hills their agents followed partway, settling along … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Jan. 25, 1961

Posted on January 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Jan. 25, 1961: Mel Blanc, 51, is making progress after being badly injured in a head-on crash with Menlo College student Arthur Rolston, 18, on Sunset Boulevard at the notorious “Dead Man’s Curve” at Groverton Place. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 24, 1961

Posted on January 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

       Jan. 24, 1961: All it takes is a little earthquake to get people reminiscing about the great jolts of the past, Matt Weinstock notes. DEAR ABBY: A mother in our neighborhood is giving her 15-year-old daughter a … Continue reading →

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