Category Archives: #courts

Matt Weinstock, April 12, 1961

Posted on April 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

DEAR ABBY: I boiled when I read the letter from the woman who signed herself “Fed Up.” She was annoyed because her clergyman (Protestant) visited her in the hospital after her seventh child was born and asked her if she had ever heard of birth control.
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Paul Coates, April 12, 1961

Posted on April 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

We drove aimlessly from Beverly Hills, through Hollywood, up one of the canyons and into the Hollywood Hills. There we parked, looking over the city beneath us… and there Dr. Finch kissed me for the first time. It was a kiss such as I had never experienced before … a kiss of tenderness, a kiss of respect … a kiss of love. I got home at 4:15 a.m.
My husband was furious…
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Paul Coates, April 11, 1961

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

April 11, 1961: Mayoral candidate Sam Yorty sues Mayor Norris Poulson for slander! Life is good (if you’re a newspaper)! Al Capp interviews a stewardess for American Airlines – none of this flight attendant stuff in … Continue reading →

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Liz Renay Sentenced to Prison

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

April 11, 1961: Liz Renay (d. 2007) is sentenced to prison for violating the terms of her probation for perjury in Mickey Cohen’s tax evasion case. She later said: "I have paid a dear … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, April 10, 1961

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

April 10, 1961: Notice the Spade Cooley story. It vanished from later editions, and I couldn’t find the jump, just the Page 1 portion. Paul Coates writes about two Beverly Hills police officers' problems with Police Chief … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

April 7, 1961: A bail bondsman takes a lesson from “The Untouchables” and finds his missing client in a barber chair, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "HAVING OUR TROUBLES": A very wise woman once told me that … Continue reading →

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Daily Mirror Readers — ‘The Brain Trust’

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Photo courtesy of Howard Decker Most Daily Mirror readers know him as Fibber. His real name is Howard Decker, and here’s a picture of him covering the Spade Cooley trial. He’s the fellow in the background on the right. Howard … Continue reading →

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Spade Cooley: ‘I’m not sure, but I think Ella Mae is dead’

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Oct. 15, 1949: Spade Cooley and his daughter Melody pose for a publicity photo aboard his yacht. April 5, 1961: In a switch from its usual policy of keeping … Continue reading →

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Private Investigator Held in Extortion

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

Private investigator Charles R. Chase decided to make a little extra money by squeezing an extra $900 out of a teenager who stole $100 from the drugstore where he worked. The police set a trap and … Continue reading →

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Ex-Columbia Student Blames Drugs for Shooting at Actress

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

March 23, 1901: The Times has grown to an 18-page paper. One front-page story reports a shooting in the Rathskeller of the Pabst Hotel (d. 1902) at 42nd Street and Broadway in New York, … Continue reading →

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Minister Accused of Trying to Rape Danish Nanny

Posted on March 22, 2011 by lmharnisch

March 21-22, 1891: It has been far too long since I paid a visit to 1891, when The Times was a 12-page paper with offices at 1st and Broadway. The Rev. Samuel J. Fleming of South … Continue reading →

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Man Paralyzed in Shooting Over a Can of Beer, March 21, 1981

Posted on March 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1981: Times reporter Bill Farr (d. 1987) has the story of Josephus Jackson, who was partially paralyzed from being shot in the back by a liquor store clerk over a 55-cent can of beer. … Continue reading →

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Architectural Ramblings — The Sowden House

Posted on March 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

Drawing by Charles Owens/Los Angeles Times The Sowden House by architect Lloyd Wright at 5121 Franklin Ave. is on the market for $4.2 million. You may recall that this was the purported murder HQ of Dr. … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, March 11, 1961

Posted on March 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

March 11, 1961: The unemployed man who turned in $240,000 that fell from a Brink’s armored car gets a job offer! An overturned propane trailer causes a five-hour jam on the Hollywood Freeway, Matt Weinstock says, … Continue reading →

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Pages of History — Morrow Mayo’s ‘Los Angeles’

Posted on March 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

The Evening Express,Dec. 17, 1927 The Evening Express,Dec. 20, 1927 The Times, Dec. 17, 1927 The Times, Dec. 20, 1927 I haven’t forgotten about my little project on … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 2, 1961

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

March 2, 1961: Paul Coates has one of his better columns today. It’s about a couple of suspects who didn’t take part in a mass escape at the County Jail – and why they didn’t. ALSO Manhunt Widens … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 27, 1961

Posted on February 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1961: “The Apartment” gets 10 Academy Award nominations, including best picture. The other nominees are "The Alamo," "Elmer Gantry," "Sons and Lovers" and "The Sundowners." Paul Coates has an interview with Herman Abrams, who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 25, 1961

Posted on February 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

Feb. 25, 1961: A "confessed love slayer" is among 11 men who escaped from the booking room at the County Jail.The leader of the jailbreak is identified as "love slayer" Joe Morgan, who at the age … Continue reading →

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Feb. 24, 1961, Paul Coates

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

Feb. 24, 1961: Notice the different headlines between the two editions: "I JUST HAD TO KILL," L.A. SLAYER ADMITS and SUICIDE BARES THIRD IOWA BANK SCANDAL. All of this will change when the Mirror … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 21, 1961

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

Feb. 21, 1961: The choice of which Mercury astronaut will be the first launched into space narrows to Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., Air Force Capt. Virgil L. Grissom and Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard … Continue reading →

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