Category Archives: Comics

Matt Weinstock, Dec. 13, 1960

Posted on December 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 13, 1960: Matt Weinstock says “I've been watching a show called ‘The Westerner,’ admirably underplayed by hulking Brian Keith. It's possibly the most realistic portrayal of the Old West on television. It has nothing in common … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 12, 1960

Posted on December 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 12, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of identity theft as it was done 50 years ago. DEAR ABBY: I am a barber with 30 years' experience and that barber who wrote to you should be kicked … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Dec. 10, 1960

Posted on December 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 10, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the story of English instructor James Durbin, who  read poems to USC’s English Club without disclosing the poets' names. The works were written by Jack Kerouac, Gregory Corso, Ezra Pound, e.e. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 9, 1960

Posted on December 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 9, 1960: "No truth to the ugly rumor that the reporters in the courthouse pressroom watch those synthetic courtroom cases on their TV set. When I dropped in to check, they were watching an old war … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 8, 1960

Posted on December 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 8, 1960: Matt Weinstock takes a look at the spiraling costs of public transportation – first, raises for union workers who go out on strike, then fare increases to pay for the raises. He has his … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 7, 1960

Posted on December 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 7, 1960: The employees of Baker Oil Tools decide that instead of sending one another Christmas cards, they would pool the money and give it to a charity. Last year, they selected Rancho Los Amigos, a facility … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 6, 1960

Posted on December 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 6, 1960: A sign at a dry cleaners in Arcadia says: “Stop! Blood is hard to remove,” Matt Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: My little brother learned a Thanksgiving prayer at school and he said it at … Continue reading →

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L.A. County Cuts Welfare Costs, Pays Immigrants to Go Back to Mexico — Updated

Posted on December 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

December 3, 1941: I have been reading old newspapers for years and very little about Los Angeles history surprises me anymore, but this one amazed me. To reduce the welfare rolls, the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves paying … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 5, 1960

Posted on December 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 5, 1960: Two L.A. gendarmes and a highway patrolman have "retired" after being caught by a vice squad officer in the company of a bad gal, Matt Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: I just found out that … Continue reading →

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April 11, 1954, Not So Boring!

Posted on December 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

    A programmer unleashes a computer on the history of the 20th century …       The ads have been infiltrated by Bob Dobbs! Yikes!   …. and discovers that April 11, 1954 ….       Good … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Dec. 3, 1960

Posted on December 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 3, 1960: Matt Weinstock says: "People are warming up to our town's pro basketball team, the Lakers. But something will have to be done about that name, which derives from their former home state, Minnesota, with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 2, 1960

Posted on December 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Dec. 2, 1960: For a second time, Matt Weinstock debunks the notion that the tear-off strips on cellophane cigarette packs should be saved as a way to raise money.  Urban myths are hard to kill, he discovers. Also … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 1, 1960

Posted on December 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 1, 1960: Matt Weinstock complains because Charlie Chaplin has no star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and has an update on the fire hydrant in the gutter at 2nd and Hill streets.  DEAR ABBY: Have … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 30, 1960

Posted on November 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Dec. 2, 1960: A publicity man never gives up, Matt Weinstock says, citing his experience with a tale about the Arizona Bar – in San Diego. DEAR ABBY: We are the parents of four wonderful adopted children. … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 29, 1960

Posted on November 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 29, 1960:  Matt Weinstock has the story of a group of people who were discussing current films (one of them had seen a preview of “Exodus”) and another said he hadn’t been to a movie since “Wings.” … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 28, 1960

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 28, 1960: Are American children lagging behind their Soviet counterparts? Matt Weinstock (who admits he was lousy in geometry) doesn’t think it’s so important.  “I thought it was a ridiculous waste of time, effort and money … Continue reading →

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Revisionism on Vietnam, November 1980

Posted on November 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

        Nov. 16, 1980: President-elect Ronald Reagan calls the Vietnam  War a “noble cause,” echoing the views of a “small but increasingly vocal minority of scholars,” The Times’ Barry Siegel says. “Virtually all scholars still say America … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 26, 1960

Posted on November 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 26, 1960: Caryl Chessman is dead – but far from forgotten, Matt Weinstock says. DEAR ABBY: My husband and I are beside ourselves. Our 21-year-old son has been going with a girl. We did not disapprove … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 25, 1960

Posted on November 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 25, 1960: Matt Weinstock checks in with John Cheever, who’s in Hollywood doing a treatment of D.H. Lawrence’s “The Lost Girl.” “If the short story, of which I am an enthusiastic addict, has any future, Cheever … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Nov. 24, 1960

Posted on November 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 24, 1960: Matt Weinstock has the amusing saga of a national anthem titled "The Salutation and March to His Highness the Sultan of Muscat and Oman" and the British admiralty’s attempt to obtain a fresh copy … Continue reading →

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