Category Archives: Dodgers

Dog Attacks Actress — Koufax Sets Record

Posted on June 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1959: "Hello, Young Lady." Elaine Stewart said she was watching TV at the home of tenant Floyd Appel when his dog bit her on the lip. In 1963, she was awarded $4,500 in damages. At left, Irene Dunne … Continue reading →

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U.S. Bans D.H. Lawrence Novel

Posted on June 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I Feel Terribly Different." The Farmers Market ad pokes gentle fun at Times columnist Hedda Hopper. Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield defends his decision to ban "Lady Chatterly's Lover" from the U.S. mails. Times book columnist Robert R. Kirsch says Summerfield's … Continue reading →

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GOP Unbeatable, Nixon Says!

Posted on June 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 20, 1959: This Isn't Any Laughing Matter, Ted." The newspapers of the 1950s are full of stories about callous police officers (usually the LAPD, sometimes Beverly Hills) handing out traffic tickets. It must have been quite a phenomenon. Richard … Continue reading →

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Body of Missing Executive Found; Nolan Ryan’s Close Call With History

Posted on June 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1959, the introduction of Charlie Brown's sister Sally begins a story line about the the births of children that quickly turns dark. June 19, 1979: In 20 years, "Peanuts" has become a sitcom, mildly amusing in a … Continue reading →

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Nixon Urges Whittier Grads to Avoid Prejudice — and He Likes the Dodgers

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gus Arriola is one of my favorite comic strip artists. His drawings are so clean and he's a marvelous draftsman. Vice President Richard Nixon and his family visit Disneyland and stay at the Disneyland Hotel. He also says he shaves … Continue reading →

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Jerry Doggett Calls the Plays

Posted on June 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Ken Hively / Los Angeles Times Aug. 25, 1983: Jerry Doggett in the broadcasting booth. He did not want to be photographed calling a game. Jerry Doggett spent more than 30 years happily in Vin Scully’s shadow. He … Continue reading →

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Boxing Promoter Beaten; Dodgers Sign Chavez Ravine Deal

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"R-R-R-ING!" Life on Mars! Boxing promoter Jackie Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission about mob influence in prizefighting. View this page American jazz? Nyet! Charles Hillinger interviews Nicaragua's Luis Somoza. Carole Baker … Jeffrey Hunter … Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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Woman, 28, Has 13 Children!

Posted on June 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

"This Is Like a Spy Movie!" At the women's jail, "Conditions are terrible … Sixteen patients are being assigned to rooms designed to contain eight." (As Nathan noted, that's General Hospital, not the jail–thanks Nathan!). Sax Rohmer, creator of the … Continue reading →

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Dodger First Baseman a ‘Prince of the Mod Squad’

Posted on June 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Photographs by Herb Scharfman / Los Angeles Times March 4, 1966: Wes Parker works out in Vero Beach. The Dodgers were winning and feeling upbeat. Wes Parker was trying to stay realistic. Parker, the slick-fielding first baseman who spent his … Continue reading →

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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Will TV Viewers Pay to Watch the Dodgers? May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

My family grew up around the television. I'm not particularly proud of it, but it's the truth. We constantly watched something–whether it was news, cartoons, movies or sports. Lots and lots of sports. We had the first subscription on the … Continue reading →

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Father Turns in Son in Fatal Stabbing, May 22, 1959

Posted on May 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Just Wait There! — I'll Come Right Down." Kenneth A. Merriam is accused of helping to kill the two children of his girlfriend, Wanda Brogdon. Evidently, both of them were mentally disabled. At right, Ernie Kovacs needs a 100-foot piano … Continue reading →

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The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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Millionaire Picked Up for DUI, Episcopalians Call Atomic Power Part of God’s Creation, May 16, 1959

Posted on May 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Kim Novak and Cary Grant dance until dawn at Cannes. The Geneva summit talks provide a little humor for our favorite Pasadena gun dealer. Some of the Arechigas are still in Chavez Ravine. Evidently it takes time to build new … Continue reading →

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Chavez Ravine Circus

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

The coverage of the Chavez Ravine evictions introduced Times readers to a new villain: television. "The television pictures — wonderful action pictures — were the answer to a demagogue's prayer," The Times wrote in a May 15 editorial. "With such … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Confidential File This Drama Involves Good and Bad Blood He's not the type of traveling man they tell those jokes about. In fact, he's the other cliche — a perfect husband: Faithful, loving, devoted to his kids and — … Continue reading →

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Top Comedian Goes Crazy in San Francisco! May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Winters later used his hospitalization in some of his routines. The Arechiga family, featured in the news because members were forcibly removed from two homes in Chavez Ravine, own 11 homes, The Times says. Mayor Norris Poulson angrily says: "The … Continue reading →

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Coming Attractions — Chavez Ravine

Posted on May 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Chavez Ravine," by Richard Montoya, Ric Salinas and Herbert Siguenza, is being performed at Cal State Long Beach through Saturday. Tickets are $12/$15. Further information is here.

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