Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, Nov. 23, 1960

Posted on November 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 23, 1960: Joseph J. Cracchiolo traces a flaming object in the sky and watches it land in the 1200 block of West 120th Street. The space object turned out to be a plastic dry-cleaning bag, "with … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 23, 1940

Posted on November 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 23, 1940: This is one of the more interesting L.A. corruption stories of the 1940s. Bugsy Siegel was getting out of jail, where he was in custody in the killing of Harry Greenberg, thanks to Dr. Benjamin … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 22, 1960

Posted on November 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 22, 1960: Several kind-hearted women in Arcadia have been saving the cellophane strips from cigarette packs in the belief that a pound of the strips could be exchanged for 48 hours in an iron lung for … Continue reading →

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Steve McQueen Feuds With Neighbor, Nov. 22, 1960

Posted on November 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 22, 1960: Columnist Earl Wilson reminisces about Clark Gable – washing his own car! And oh, that Steve McQueen! It seems that police are investigating complaints of a fight between the star of "Wanted: Dead … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 22, 1940

Posted on November 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 22, 1940: Talk about a divided nation! Part of the U.S. celebrated Thanksgiving on Nov. 22, as declared by President Roosevelt, while 16 states waited a week. From 1939 to 1941, Roosevelt moved the holiday ahead … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 21, 1960

Posted on November 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 21, 1960: Matt Weinstock notes that the fire hydrant outside the new state building at 2nd and Hill streets is in the gutter because the street was widened during construction and nobody can agree on who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 21, 1960

Posted on November 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 21, 1960: Paul Coates writes about the “strange passivity” in the Soviet citizen. He quotes another reporter: "There's no city in the world where I'd feel safer for my wife and kids than Moscow. They can … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 19, 1960

Posted on November 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 19, 1960: Parallels between the bus system and the Owens Valley aqueduct? Matt Weinstock has the story. DEAR ABBY: Please advise me if I was right or wrong for accepting a diamond ring from a man who, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 19, 1960

Posted on November 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 19, 1960: Paul Coates writes about his encounter with a con man in the Soviet Union. And Marilyn Monroe takes up modeling in Part 6 of Maurice Zolotow’s "The Real Marilyn Monroe."

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 19, 1940

Posted on November 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 19, 1940: CONFIDENTIAL COMMUNIQUE to Vivien Leigh: Be smart and quit giving out interviews about your great love. Three are people who disapprove, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 18, 1960

Posted on November 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 18, 1960: A woman who missed a court date arrives with a note from her doctor saying that she’s ready to “resume her occupation,” and that, of course, is why she was in court, Matt Weinstock … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 18, 1960

Posted on November 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 18, 1960: One glance at the front page shows the Mirror was nothing like The Times — but all of that is going to change in a little more than a year…. Paul Coates writes about … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 18, 1940

Posted on November 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

          Nov. 18, 1940: Note to Realtors: The Basil Rathbone house is NOT for sale! Jimmie Fidler says. [Note: This is how errors were often handled at one time. Rather than publish a correction, The Times … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 17, 1960

Posted on November 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 17, 1960: Matt Weinstock discovers “2,000 Years With Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks.” “A wildly creative ad-libber who wrote for Sid Caesar for 10 years, Brooks could well become the hottest satirist in town,” Weinstock says. DEAR … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 17, 1960

Posted on November 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 17, 1960: Clark Gable dies in Room 209 of Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital at the age of 59… Paul Coates reports on impressions of President-elect Kennedy in the Soviet Union … and the Mirror publishes Part … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 17, 1941

Posted on November 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

           Nov. 17, 1941: Fibber and Molly McGee are at Palm Springs. Molly hasn't been feeling well, Jimmie Fidler says.

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 16, 1960

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 16, 1960: Matt Weinstock has an item on the demolition of the Haig Prince Building at 2nd and Broadway, which was built in 1898.  DEAR ABBY: This morning I received a telephone call from a man … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 16, 1960

Posted on November 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 16, 1960: Paul Coates files the first story in his series on the Soviet Union. He writes from Moscow: “This is the other side of the moon. A place so strange to western eyes that it … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 15, 1960,

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 15, 1960: A copyreader named Mike knows how to liven up a newsroom tour, Matt Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: I am a very happily married woman with a family. I really love my husband but I … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 15, 1940

Posted on November 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 15, 1940: Ernest Hemingway will come to Hollywood to help adapt his "For Whom the Bell Tolls" to the screen, Jimmie Fidler says.

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