Category Archives: Front Pages

Jimmie Fidler in Hollywood, Nov. 6, 1940

Posted on November 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 6, 1940: Roosevelt is elected for a third term. Once again, we find that election results undercut the purported influence of The Times’ political endorsements: Wendell Willkie for president (defeated); and incumbent Dist. Atty. Buron Fitts (defeated … Continue reading →

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Mack Sennett, Ward Bond Die, Nov. 5, 1960

Posted on November 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 5, 1960: Paul Coates reports on a little war over press releases on the upcoming John Wayne film “The Alamo” …. Matt Weinstock writes that CBS-TV is having problems with the IBM RAMAC 305 it's using for … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 4, 1960

Posted on November 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 4, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and comes up with items on Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

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Paul Coates, Nov. 3, 1960

Posted on November 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of John Resko, who was sent to prison for killing a man but eventually rebuilt his life as an artist. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 2, 1960

Posted on November 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 2, 1960: Paul Coates has a terrific story on one of two young men who dressed as Nazis and picketed the Huntington Hartford Theater, where Sammy Davis Jr. was to perform, over Davis’ upcoming marriage to … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 1, 1960

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1960: Paul Coates has a story taken from a second grade textbook smuggled out of East Germany. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on the reformed Steve McQueen.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 31, 1960

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 31, 1960: Paul Coates has a different sort of Halloween story set in a cemetery.

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Fleeing Cubans Force Airliner to U.S., Oct. 29, 1960

Posted on October 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 29, 1960: ONLY IN ARCADIA — Mrs. Mae McClain hides these days when the garbage man comes by. Her husband recently caught a big shark off Catalina and brought it home to show the children. It was … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 28, 1960

Posted on October 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 28, 1960: Paul Coates gets an anonymous letter about teenage violence. “I was born in what you'd call the slums, I guess, but at the age of 10 I moved to a better neighborhood. Still, it's not … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 27, 1960

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 27, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and finds “Johnny Grant was once a stunt car driver … and Dick Whittinghill sang with the Pied Pipers.” Notice: Art Pepper is arrested for possession of heroin.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 26, 1960

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 26, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the gang killing of Manuel Castro. This time he talks to Manny Tovar, a skid row bartender whose son was charged in the shooting. "I tried to be … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 25, 1960: Paul Coates uses the gang killing of teenager Manuel Castro, whose crime was being in the wrong neighborhood, as a point of departure for wondering why some youths reclaim their lives from gangs while … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 21, 1960

Posted on October 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 21, 1960: Matt Weinstock reports from the trenches in the battle between Democrats and Republicans for the White House.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 20, 1960

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 20, 1960: Paul Coates ponders the news and wonders if he has supernatural powers….

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Paul Coates, Oct. 18, 1960

Posted on October 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 18, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of Maria Guadalupe Estrada de Roman – and it’s a good one.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 17, 1960

Posted on October 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oct. 17, 1960: Frank Bronson, who took over the Hotel Morris at 809 E. 5th St. 2 1/2 years ago, is starting to clean up his portion of skid row, Matt Weinstock says.

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