Category Archives: #courts

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 19, 1960

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Son's Not Quite Like Dad, but He's a Todd     Hollywood, U.S.A. — The shadow of a showman slipped into town this week.     His name was Mike Todd, with a Jr. tacked on the end, and he came … Continue reading →

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Plot Alleged in Finch Killing

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Donald Williams testifies about a murder-for-hire plot in the Finch killing. Sen. Hubert Humphrey (D-Minn.) challenges Vice President Nixon to a series of debates with potential Democratic candidates.   “Cash McCall” is opening in Los Angeles. Jan. 19, 1960: … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 18, 1960

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Coates Views the Funny Side of Nixon     NEWS ITEM (Hank Grant's column, Hollywood Reporter) — "Writer Tony Webster's been approached to pen gags for Richard Nixon's campaign speeches."     I'm no Criswell, but I can make a prediction … Continue reading →

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Children’s Testimony to Be Heard in Trial of Cult Leader

Posted on January 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

“When a Feller Needs a Friend,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 17, 1920: Depositions of five children will be read into the record in the trial of  Otoman Zar-Adusht Hanish of the Mazdaznan cult. And yes, The Times identified all five … Continue reading →

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LSU Dean Held in Killing of Professor

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

Investigators say Julian A. Frank, 32, insured himself for a National Airlines flight that crashed Jan. 6, killing 34 people. Evidence suggests that Frank may have set off a bomb. Now this is interesting — someone deleted the name of … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Ahead of My Time     The thing about me you really ought to know is that I am ahead of my time.     I read "Lady Chatterley's Lover" even before Postmaster Gen. Summerfield discovered that it was dirty.     … Continue reading →

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Of Race and Riverside

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

“The Days of Real Sport,” by Clare Briggs.    “In other words, so far as this city is concerned, during the year 1919 the white race was gradually approaching extinction, being second to the Indian….”   Jan. 14, 1920: "Mr. … 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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Victim Predicted Killing, Lawyer Says

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 13, 1960: "She told me something would have to be done because she knew that Dr. Finch was going to kill her," according to her divorce attorney, Joseph T. Forno. "In fact she described exactly how it was … 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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Murder Trial Attracts Crowds

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  A detective describes finding blood in the car driven by victim Barbara Jean Finch. Jan. 12, 1960: The trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff attracts long lines of spectators, and some of them are regulars. But … Continue reading →

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Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1910: Freed killer Alma Bell went to see a movie about a woman who stabs her boyfriend and attempts suicide. Afterward, she tried to shoot the family that had taken her in.  Nov. 17, 1909: Alma Bell is … 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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Lure of the Desert Is Too Much for Prospector

Posted on January 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

“That Guiltiest Feeling,” by Clare Briggs. Jan. 10, 1920: The old prospector just wanted some money for a grubstake to go back to Mexico. "The lure of the desert proved too much for me," says James Barker, 70, a man … Continue reading →

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Hundreds Search for Missing Girl

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Times editorial cartoonist  Bruce Russell on Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in the New Hampshire primary.   Mary Lou Olson, 10, vanishes after leaving her home at 1120 E Avenue, National City. Although … 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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Calvin Coolidge – Modest Candidate

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  “Movie of a Man Celebrating New Year’s Eve (New Style),” by Clare Briggs. Massachusetts Gov. Calvin Coolidge enters the race for the Republican presidential nomination in a declaration that is unimaginable today: "I do not feel that any man … 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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