Category Archives: Columnists

Matt Weinstock, March 17, 1960

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Conversing Computers     Well, we're there, folks.  I suppose it was inevitable.  And presumably the news has been deliberately hushed and permitted to leak here so no one would get the impulse to jump out of his shoes.  So … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 17, 1960

Posted on March 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Further Reaction to White 'Negro'     A $1 bill and  a $5 bill found their respective ways through the U.S. mails this week, onto my desk.     Both came to me as a result of the articles I printed … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 16, 1960

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mileage Test     I've had misgivings about freeways for a long time. But not the way you might think.  I've merely been suspicious of the comparative mileage.     This is to report that I have confirmed my suspicion.  I … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 16, 1960

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Story of White 'Negro' Fascinated the World     If I sound like a numb, it's because I am.     I devoted a pair of articles last week to John Howard Griffin, a man with an engrossing story to tell. … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 16, 1927

Posted on March 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 16, 1927: Still smarting over being called “Tanglefoot* Gehrig,” Lou Gehrig insults Westbrook Pegler at spring training by calling him “Mr. Piggly-Wiggly.” *The Times says “Tanglefood,” but I assume that’s a mistake.

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Matt Weinstock, March 15, 1960

Posted on March 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Hard and Fast     The file, and it's a thick one, seems to be complete now on the tale of the premix cement truck driver's revenge on his wife's boyfriend, so let's give it another run through.  The way it's … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 15, 1960

Posted on March 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Salsberry Family Is Very Wondrous Thing     There's a twist to the Salsberry story.     Gerald, the husband, is a 39-year-old construction worker, and right now he's unemployed.  He hasn't had a day's work in a month.     He and … Continue reading →

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Hedda Hopper, March 15, 1946

Posted on March 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 15, 1946: Hey, look who turns up in Hedda Hopper’s column… It’s Jeffrey Bernerd! So what, you ask? Surely you remember that he’s the stepfather of “Black Dahlia Files” author Donald H. Wolfe! By the way, I’m still waiting … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 14, 1960

Posted on March 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Writers and Riches     Readers occasionally inquire how a person goes about writing a book, getting it published and, it is assumed, becoming rich and famous.  There's no easy answer because so many factors are involved.  Writing and rewriting a … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 14, 1960

Posted on March 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

A Military Problem Beyond the Military     Every election year two undeniable truths reaffirm themselves:     1- Our Armed Forces are too soft on enlisted personnel.     2- Our Armed Forces are too hard on enlisted personnel.        To the … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 14, 1941

Posted on March 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 14, 1941: Westbrook Pegler uses the construction of Ft. Bragg to praise open shops over strictly union labor. Carpenters were paid 90 cents an hour, or $12.97 an hour USD 2009.

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Jim Murray, March 13, 1980

Posted on March 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jim Murray backs so far into a profile of Bear Bryant that he just about goes through the guardrail and down into the Grand Canyon.

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Hedda Hopper, March 13, 1942

Posted on March 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  March 13, 1942: Jimmy Cagney learns lines quickly while Humphrey Bogart is slow and painstaking, Hedda Hopper says … and John Barrymore reads them from a blackboard! On the jump, Irene Dunne took a trip to Europe to try … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 12, 1960

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Bookie Problem     A character who goes by the name of Front End Freddy was sounding off the other day about a nasty situation which prevails among bookmakers.     "For years around here," he said, "bookies have been arbitrarily … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File, March 12, 1960

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Uh-oh. Mash Notes and Comments     "Dear Paul,     "Ever ask yourself WHY so many women look worse after they return from the powder room than they did before they entered?     "Ask Ed Cabrera, the lighting specialist whom … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 12, 1926

Posted on March 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 12, 1926: Sportswriting as it was practiced in the 1920s. In this item, Westbrook Pegler covers the intrigue surrounding the Gene Tunney-Willie Stribling match. As tortured as the writing is, I have to admit that it sounds like it’s … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 11, 1960

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “This Will Be Almost Painless” A Peep by Wire       This is to alert the ladies that the "Dr. Seaton" is busy again.  He phoned a lady I know the other day and in his pleasant voice said … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, March 11, 1960

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Deep South's Constant Sullen Hate, Contempt, Sadism Bared (Second of two articles)     John Howard Griffin became a Negro by choice.     He did it with special pills, ultraviolet ray treatments and vegetable dyes.     And he did it … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, March 11, 1926

Posted on March 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

Before he emerged as a columnist on the national scene, Westbrook Pegler was a sportswriter. Here’s one of his columns about spring training by the Brooklyn Dodgers. And, frankly, he reads like a pretty fair writer.

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Matt Weinstock, March 10, 1960

Posted on March 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Lesson for Today     A group of firemen have been engaging lately in baffling exercises with the fire hose at the north end of Echo Park Lake and a lady who lives nearby says she is losing her mind … Continue reading →

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