Category Archives: Comics

Matt Weinstock, April 29, 1960

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Sinatra Admirer Undaunted by Threats     For many years as a disc jockey and program director Frank Evans has played the records of Frank Sinatra.  He knows and admires him.     Several weeks ago he was playing them, no … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 28, 1960

Posted on April 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“We Failed Miserably!” Time for a Final Note of Appreciation       How's your humility today?  Well, suppose we share mine.      I am haunted by a note from a longtime reader, particularly the last sentence:  "I have cancer and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 27, 1960

Posted on April 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

“You Flopped, Not I!” The 'Other' Eddie Fisher Finds Life Never Dull       Eddie Fisher, 49, a special effects man at MGM, has accepted with patience and good humor the fact that he is frequently confused with Eddie Fisher, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 25, 1960

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  One of the most famous phrases from “Peanuts” was said by Lucy, of all characters.   Idea for Chessman     There was a brief but stirring encounter the other day between two long-time friends, J. Farrington Barrington Arrington, who … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 23, 1960

Posted on April 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “What’s That?! Someone in a Space Suit Is Leaving the Eliza Ann!” The Amok Amoeba     Future historians looking back on 1960 doubtless will make a footnote on April 19, the day of the great L.A. amoeba quest.  It … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 22, 1960

Posted on April 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

The Vanished Bus       A fun-loving Hollywoodian is sweating out a nightmare, hoping it will go away.  The complication is that it wasn't a nightmare, it was real.       He went to Tijuana and became so simpatico with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 21, 1960

Posted on April 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “So I’ll Save the Wear and Tear on Your Tonsils, Mr. Ames.”  A Hard Life     If no one minds, I'd like to get literary for a moment.       Whitney Balliett of the New Yorker magazine, in reviewing … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 19, 1960

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A Lounge Lizard       A flagrant instance of heresy, one that cannot be unchallenged, occurred during the recent Sportsmen's Show.  This is an attempt to erase it, lest such a mammoth slur cast a shadow on outdoor living … Continue reading →

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Walt Mason, the People’s Poet

Posted on April 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  April 19, 1910: The Times’ Albert Jean Taylor draws a cartoon to give East Coast expatriates a self-satisfied laugh … And Uncle Walt the Warbler takes a jaded look at the love poem: O come, my pet, and cook … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 18, 1960

Posted on April 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Brave New World     A young lady named Joan got a bright vision of the future a few days ago while driving over Coldwater Canyon.  As she reached Mulholland Dr. she was fascinated to see a helicopter land in … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 16, 1960

Posted on April 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Hibachi Rebellion     The other night a man I know stoked up his hibachi for the first time this year.  He did so with certain qualms, having read not long ago that authorities in Pennsylvania were considering a proposal … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 15, 1960

Posted on April 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Bottleneck     It's one of the little ironies of our town that the current event which probably affects more people than any other isn't even newsworthy.  Meaning, of course, the installation of the center divider on Hollywood Freeway from … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 12, 1960

Posted on April 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  An Escape to Nature       There's this hideaway up near Lake Hughes and Sunday, responding to an urge to get away from mundane affairs, a group of weekend pioneers, equipped with enough picnic lunch for twice their number, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 11, 1960

Posted on April 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

“ ‘Library Fever’ Is Similar to Other Mental Disturbances.”   Pay-as-You-Breathe Plan       Everyone, it seems, wants to help the beleaguered councilmen find a way to raise desperately needed revenue.  And it is a heartening thing indeed to witness the … Continue reading →

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L.A. Mayor Drives Electric Car

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Mayor Alexander’s electric car! April 10, 1910: Mayor George Alexander says he’ll still be chauffeured on his official duties but is learning how to drive an electric Waverly phaeton for personal use. The 70-year-old mayor of Los Angeles says, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 9, 1960

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Bed Burners Beware     Too often there are stories in the papers about persons who are badly, even fatally burned by falling asleep with a lighted cigarette.  Well, something has been done about them.     An amendment to the fire … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 8, 1960

Posted on April 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

“And When You Go Up to the Front Desk, the Librarian Looks at You With Her Great Big Eyes, and She….”  The Fourth at State     A crew of painters has been working on the sixth floor of the Hall … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 7, 1960

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

'Good Evening, Friends…'     The TV cliche file is overwhelming again so let's drain off another batch.     Irene McCroskey of Burbank shrinks every time she hears the line, which she contends is in every British film, "Darling! It must … Continue reading →

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200 Great Books for Young Americans

Posted on April 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “This Should Be Quite a Story!!” April 3, 1960: The Times’ Sunday supplement, This Week magazine, features its annual reading program with a list of “200 Great Books for Young Americans,” ages 14 to 18. I’m always fascinated by … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 2, 1960

Posted on April 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Fly Hard … Hard… Hard!” Fowl in Fish Bowl       Next to driving, the big problem for motorists is parking.  And since the upsurge of the sports car, life can be fraught with chaos.  Take the case of … Continue reading →

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