Category Archives: Current Affairs

House increases Social Security, sports columnist dies, August 20, 1958

Posted on August 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Samuel Beckett’s "Waiting for Godot" is boring and unintelligible, the critics say.   Los Angeles County supervisors order a survey to determine which cars are the worst polluters … The House approves a 7% increase in Social Security payments … Continue reading →

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Judge challenges mayor in election, Pirates win, August 10, 1938

Posted on August 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

  This Oldsmobile got 30 mpg and hit 30 mph in a 4,600-mile cross-country jaunt.  But in 1938, this was a 34-year-old car, the same age as a 1974 Oldsmobile today.   uperior Court Judge Fletcher Bowron accepts the nomination … Continue reading →

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US sub sails under polar ice cap, Dodgers win over Giants, August 9, 1958

Posted on August 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

    he nuclear submarine Nautilus crosses beneath the polar ice cap and surfaces near Greenland … The U.S. plans to withdrawn 2,000 Marines from Lebanon … And U.N. Secretary-General Dag Hammarskjold proposes a peace plan for the Middle East … Continue reading →

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US drops atomic bomb on Japan, August 6, 1945

Posted on August 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

    he beginning of the Atomic Age. Note that the Associated Press story identifies Hiroshima as a Japanese army base. President Harry Truman says the Japanese "may expect a rain of ruin from the air the like of which … Continue reading →

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Movie executive hurt in crash; Cards beat Dodgers, August 5, 1958

Posted on August 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Dodgers lose to the Cardinals, 3-2 … Willie Mays hits a home run to help the Giants beat the Cubs … Producer Jack L. Warner is badly hurt when his car hits a truck in France … Syria … Continue reading →

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Dodgers win in ninth: Aug. 2, 1958

Posted on August 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Dodgers win in a ninth-inning rally against the Reds … Two Marines are being held in Iraq … and the Los Angeles County Grand Jury recommends spanking to keep order in the classroom.
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July 9, 1908

Posted on July 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, 3rd and Hill in 1908 and via Google maps’ street view, below. age 1 is quite a curio of another era in political coverage. "Women Vie With Men in Maniacal Howls" is not a headline one sees terribly often … Continue reading →

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June 20, 1908

Posted on June 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

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Republican National Convention

Posted on June 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

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June 15, 1938

Posted on June 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

A detail of the arch, as shown on San Pedro High School’s website. For the full image, go here.   A cloverleaf interchange, as envisioned in 1938. Note the extensive landscaping on both sides of the freeway. A map of … Continue reading →

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RFK-postscripts

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Antiwar demonstrators fight with Chicago police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. At left, former Vice President Richard M. Nixon wins the Republican nomination for the 1968 presidential race. He selects Maryland Gov. Spiro T. … Continue reading →

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June 5, 1968

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Oh no! No! Don’t. . . !" –Robert F. Kennedy, on being put into an ambulance "Get a doctor! Get a doctor!What is America coming to?" "Some people beat the guy’s head and began tearing at his hair." –Paul Houston, … Continue reading →

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Sirhan

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sirhan was a "taciturn individual who didn’t say very much; friendly, really pleasant  but hard to get to know. He was brilliant. He was studying Russian when everyone else was barely getting by in Spanish and English."  –William Spaniard, high … Continue reading →

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May 14, 1958

Posted on May 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, I don’t even know where to begin with this one: "Islam is identified with the darker races while Christianity is thought to be a white man’s religion. Thus Mohammedanism is more acceptable to socially conscious Negroes, who have a … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1938

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the 1937 slaying of underworld figure Les Bruneman intrudes into the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. (Pete Pianezzi, convicted of killing Bruneman at the Roost cafe, was paroled in 1953) … Former City … Continue reading →

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April 18, 1908

Posted on April 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an update on the Doukhobors …   Below, the fleet is on its way! And so is Elinor Glyn! Quote of the Day: "To swear to love for life is an insult to God. Love is an emotion placed in … Continue reading →

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April 14, 1938

Posted on April 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, as the darkness of the Nazis spreads across Europe, Jews in Los Angeles prepare to celebrate Passover. Below, attorneys for the three defendants in the Harry Raymond bombing are reportedly at odds over Police Capt. Earle Kynette’s ploy of … Continue reading →

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Braves take Game 4

Posted on October 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1957

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CSI–2007

Posted on July 24, 2007 by lmharnisch

I had the good fortune to attend the first day of the International Assn. for Identification convention in San Diego yesterday and although most of the sessions are focused on new technologies, I was there to talk about the past, … Continue reading →

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In the News

Posted on July 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

  July 15, 1957 The painting on the cover of Time speaks to us a bit differently now than it did to the readers of 1957. There is little room for subtlety in an illustration intended to compete on newsstands … Continue reading →

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