Category Archives: #courts

June, 7, 1958

Posted on June 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left, what do you do with an African American professor who is a faculty member at an African American school, Alcorn A&M College, and attempts to enroll at an all-white campus, the University of Mississippi at Oxford? … Continue reading →

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June 6, 1968

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Drawing by Paul Conrad / Los Angeles Times A heavy news day at the Los Angeles Times. Nearly every section carried a story about the death of Sen. Robert F. Kennedy, whether it was the mainbar, various sidebars, sports columnists … Continue reading →

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June 6, 1938

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin poses with Jewish ceremonial items brought from Europe by Henry Weinberger and his wife and presented to Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The Times says the donations include Paroches (hangings for the Ark) from … Continue reading →

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Voices–Juan Romero

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by William Dietsch / Los Angeles Times Juan Romero in a photo dated June 18, 1968. "It is hard to understand. I did nothing. It just happened. Mr. Kennedy was there and he needed someone with him, that’s all." … Continue reading →

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Voices–Boris Yaro

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Boris Yaro Times staff writerJune 6, 1998I went to the Ambassador Hotel 30 years ago to make a victory-party picture of Sen. Robert Kennedy as he won the California presidential primary. I was a Times reporter, but on that … Continue reading →

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June 2, 1908

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, a dramatic story from Central Avenue … Mayor Harper reacts to a Times expose on illegal gambling in the city … Robert T. Hale of the Anti-Fakers Society of Los Angeles County tells county supervisors that granting exemptions … Continue reading →

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May 29, 1938

Posted on May 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, what Los Angeles was reading in 1938–and a shoutout to the Zombie Reading Program over at This Book Is for You…. "When there’s no more room in closed stacks, the out-of-print will rise up and walk the earth." At … Continue reading →

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May 29, 1908: Concert Pianist Put on Chain Gang in Crackdown on Gays

Posted on May 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Peje Storck via EBay. Peje Storck performs with the Los Angeles Symphony Orchestra. We will have to trust the Los Angeles Times when it says Peje Storck was a famous pianist of his day. According to The Times, the pianist … Continue reading →

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May 28, 1938

Posted on May 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Police chemist Ray Pinker with the steering wheel from Harry Raymond’s car, in a photo from the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette dated May 4, 1938. At left, here’s where we see corruption … Continue reading →

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May 27, 1938

Posted on May 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times, dated April 13, 1938 Above, the defendants and their attorneys in the Harry Raymond bombing … At left, more angry exchanges between Deputy Dist. Atty. Eugene Williams and Police Capt. Earle Kynette … Also: … Continue reading →

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May 26. 1938

Posted on May 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times Harry Raymond testifies about his injuries from the bomb placed in his car, in a photo dated April 30, 1938. Police Capt. Earle Kynette insists that he is being framed as he argues with … Continue reading →

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May 25, 1938

Posted on May 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Andrew H. Arnott / The Los Angeles Times Attorney Joe Fainer, left, and police chemist Ray Pinker examine pieces of Harry Raymond’s bombed-out car in a photo dated May 6, 1938. Police Capt. Earle Kynette testifies in the … Continue reading →

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May 24, 1938

Posted on May 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

His name was Dwight Tyler Simpson, a 32-year-old business student from Laconia, N.H. Not an enemy in the world, apparently, except for somebody who broke a milk bottle on his skull and strangled him. Dwight had been living at 747 … Continue reading →

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May 23, 1908

Posted on May 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hollywood gets a new church, above.  (At left, Hollywood Presbyterian today.) The northwest corner of 8th Street and Broadway (at right) sells for $234,000 ($5,144, 969.35 USD 2007) … Below left, sake is banned because it’s impure … The auction … Continue reading →

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May 22, 1958

Posted on May 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a stripteuse brings a lawsuit alleging botched plastic surgery — on her neck. As if you can see her neck in this photo. At left, it’s divorce No. 2 for Jack Webb, this time from actress Dorothy Towne … … Continue reading →

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May 22, 1908

Posted on May 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above left, looks like the sailors of the Great White Fleet left with a 19-year-old souvenir of Los Angeles. Her name is Olga Isle and she’s being sent back home after her cruise. Above, L.K. Lessley of Sierra Madre is … Continue reading →

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May 21, 1958

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

At left, Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock changes his name to Nick Adams … Makeup man Percival "Perc" Westmore attempts suicide …  Kim Novak bids a private farewell to the Dominican Republic’s Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. during a goodbye bash in his … Continue reading →

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May 21, 1938

Posted on May 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

It’s a slow day in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. The defense is trying to present its case, but almost nothing is happening because of continual objections from the prosecution. Instead, here’s some … Continue reading →

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May 18, 1938

Posted on May 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Esther Sichler shows off her skill in a match at Elysian Park with a .38: A 3-inch group at 25 yards, breaking all women’s records in target shooting, The Times says. Her husband is a sheriff’s deputy, the story … Continue reading →

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Harry Raymond bombing

Posted on May 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo The prosecution rests in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette, so I thought I’d post some photos of the Harry Raymond bombing… This is the remains of the garage at 955 Orme St. after … Continue reading →

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