Category Archives: Columnists

Suspect Held in Girl’s Abduction, Killing

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Art Buchwald talks to Gregory Corso on the rise of the Beats. "This is going to be a great age," Corso says. "I can feel it. If we can only get some beatniks in the armies of the world we … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 13, 1960

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  How to View Smog     Before me as I write this is a clipping from the Dallas News.  A four-column photo shows the Dallas downtown skyline shrouded in haze.  The accompanying story by James Lehrer is headed, "Dallas Smog … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 13, 1960

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Issue Was Other Than Brotherhood     I lost a job the other day.     It wasn't a big job, but it did have prestige.  I was invited to be a judge in an essay contest for the high school students … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 29, 1948, Ronald Reagan and Jane Wyman divorce. Jan. 13, 1952: Hedda Hopper asks Jane Wyman: "Don't you kinda miss a man around the house?"

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 12, 1960

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Rainy Day           Some people I know were sitting contentedly in front of a crackling wood fire, sipping soothing beverages, during the rain Sunday and somehow got around to making up variations of “the rain in Spain falls mostly on … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 12, 1960

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Bishop Sweet Daddy Grace, founder of 700 Houses of Prayer for All People in America and Cuba, dies at 234 W. Adams Blvd. Traffic Tickets Costly in Time     It was suggested yesterday by an anonymous but thrift-conscious Los Angeles … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 12, 1950: "Judy Garland has been out of 'Summer Stock' for the past few days due to illness. So, before those rumors get rolling again, here are the facts. I checked with other members of the cast, and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 11, 1960

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

   News for Nose             There may be some question as to whether the world is ready for them, but odoriferous movies are here.           Patrons of the art of motion pictures have already been exposed to Smello Vision and … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  War Victim Wants to Find Her Friends       Her name was Betty Straus.  Nazi boots marched into her small village of sHeerenberg, Holland, when she was 13 years old.      At first, the occupation troops weren’t too bad, … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 11, 1949: Hedda Hopper says, “The National Legion of Decency rated ‘The Paleface' 'adult fare only.' Seems they object to the light treatment of marriage but otherwise praise the picture.”

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 10, 1948: Hedda Hopper says, “Roy Rogers and Dale Evans get back here from their honeymoon Jan. 17. They will settle in their new town house, then bring Roy's children in from the ranch to live with them.”

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Rock Is on Its Way Out

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Don Page features Stan Freberg's "Payola Roll Blues."      Jan. 10, 1960 Don Page did not dig rock 'n' roll music. How else can you explain these opinions, looking ahead to radio in the 1960s. "There are signs (if … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Albert Camus           Albert Camus, 46, an important man in modern world thinking, was killed in an auto accident near Paris this week and it is appropriate that his most comprehensive obituary here should be in a university paper, the … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 9, 1947:  "Ohmigosh! The Satevepost has a story on yours truly this week titled 'Gossip Is Her Business.' And Collie Small, who peeked through my keyhole, ain't a bad gossiper himself. One line of his — 'She dictates … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 8, 1960

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

That Silly Season's With Us Rather Early     You've heard of the "silly season."     It's a special time of year when everything, and everybody, goes haywire.  People stop behaving like people.  Animals don't act like animals.     What generally … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 8, 1946: “Fritz Lang's sure cut himself a career with those realistic mysteries. After 'Cloak and Dagger,' he'll do 'Mystery in Mauve,' an original by Frank Bigelow for Diana Productions. It'll get the same cast he had before … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Samaritans, 1960     While driving Monday on Pico Blvd. near Crenshaw, Joe Gamba and Frank Tallman, telephone company splicers, saw a woman's purse in the gutter.  They stopped, picked it up and examined the contents.  The purse contained money, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Mash Notes and Comment           “Dear Mr. Coates:           “It is again our privilege to have a dance date for the purpose of raising funds for the ‘March of Dimes’ Saturday evening, Jan. 23.           “We were unfortunate in having … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Columnist Gets Nosy About First Ladies     Every Monday morning, two thin eight-page bulletins find their collective way into my mailbox.  Both are called "The Insider's Newsletter."     One, on white bond trimmed neatly in blue, is subtitled, "An every … Continue reading →

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Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Hot as a Robot Bomb!”   Jan. 7, 1945: Hedda Hopper pays tribute to nurse Frances Slanger, who was killed by a German shell Oct. 21, 1944. 

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