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U.S. Launches Astronaut Alan Shepard: ‘Boy What a Ride!’

Posted on May 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 6, 1961: Astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. was rocketed 115 miles above the Earth in a flawless suborbital flight and recovered safely 302 miles down the Atlantic Missile Range to become America's first man … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 5, 1941

Posted on May 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 5, 1941: Lee Shippey writes about some of his hospital experiences – and the cost of healthcare. HEADLINES (and what they mean): From a trade journal: "Hays Office Bans 'The Outlaw' Because of 'Breast Shots' … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 5, 1961

Posted on May 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 5, 1961: The strange story of Gene Littler illustrates the elusiveness of golf. Seven years ago, this calm, compact young man was almost everybody's best bet to corner the game of golf altogether….  The top … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 4, 1941

Posted on May 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 4, 1961:  Lee Shippey returns and although he doesn’t elaborate on the surgery that kept him from writing, he shows that the cost of healthcare is nothing new.  Tom Treanor has the story of an … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 3, 1941

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 3, 1941: Novelist James Hilton fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. (I must say, I’m impressed by the number of authors among Shippey’s friends). Tom Treanor, who was killed covering … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 3, 1961

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 3, 1961: The locker room interview, an integral part of baseball, is clacking along at an .800 clip and everything is upbeat, Jim Murray says.

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Yorty Seeks to Limit L.A. Mayors to Two Terms

Posted on May 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

        May 3, 1961: The Times editorial page backs Mayor Norris Poulson, who lost to  challenger Sam Yorty. Although Yorty advocated a two-term limit for mayors, he served three terms and was seeking a fourth when he … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 2, 1941

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 2, 1941: Darrell Ware, filling in for Lee Shippey, writes about the opening of trout season. I've yet to see Adolphe Menjou in evening attire sans a boutonniere, Jimmie Fidler says 

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Jim Murray, May 2, 1961

Posted on May 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 2, 1961: It has been said this is a so-so field coming up to the Kentucky Derby this year, but it is only in retrospect that anyone can evaluate. A derby lineup is like … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, May 1, 1941

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           May 1, 1941: Alan Le May fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. S.S. Santa Rosa — Like your appendix, this cruise is just a vestige of time gone by. As we … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, May 1, 1961

Posted on May 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

            May 1, 1961: Les Richter, middle-guard linebacker and mad red dog of the Rams, spends each football season as the Dracula of the line-of-scrimmage and each off-season as the William Jennings Bryan of sports.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 30, 1941

Posted on April 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 30, 1941: Horatio Winslow fills in for columnist Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery, with a piece about the Women's Ambulance and Defense Corps of America. The organization, unofficially supported by the Army, … Continue reading →

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Jim Murray, April 30, 1961

Posted on April 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

            April 30, 1961: Down on the field, a team called the Los Angeles Angels were playing once again. It was possible to close my eyes and go back to 1944, the first time I … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 29, 1941

Posted on April 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

             April 29, 1941: Irvin S. Cobb fills in for Lee Shippey once again. Height of Something or Other: Gertrude Lawrence's reported plan to auction Vic Mature's appendix (well preserved in a bottle) for British … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 28, 1941

Posted on April 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 28, 1941: Irvin S. Cobb fills in for Lee Shippey, who is still recovering from surgery.  Tom Treanor files a report from a press junket to Venezuela, saying that reporters are treating it as a … Continue reading →

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President Kennedy Urges Self-Censorship for Newspapers

Posted on April 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 28, 1961: President Kennedy calls on the nation's newspapers to censor themselves in publishing information that could be useful to global communism in the cold war.  "Communism, he said, is a 'monolithic and ruthless conspiracy' … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 27, 1941

Posted on April 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 27, 1941: Lee Shippey files  a column from his hospital bed! OUR PARTY FOR VENEZUELA met in the Rainbow Room at Rockefeller Center before sailing today. We could look out across the city at the … Continue reading →

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UC May Have to Charge Tuition – Someday

Posted on April 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

          April 27, 1961: The Senate Education Committee turns down a proposed tuition fee for University of California students but says one may have to be imposed — eventually.

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 26, 1941

Posted on April 26, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 26, 1941: Harriet Grainger fills in for Lee Shippey, who is recovering from surgery. BELLS TO: Fibber McGee and Molly, who, loyal to the radio sponsor they've had for years, nixed more lucrative offers … Continue reading →

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Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, April 25, 1941

Posted on April 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

        April 25, 1941: Lee Shippey is still recovering from surgery, so his friends are filling in for him. Today’s column by novelist Harlan Ware is about what Hollywood success did to one writer. No matter how … Continue reading →

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