Category Archives: Front Pages

Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on August 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 3, 1960: Paul Coates will return Aug. 8. On the jump, more about missing NSA analysts Bernon F. Mitchell and William H. Martin, who fled to the Soviet Union.

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on August 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Aug. 1, 1960: The Mirror gets a new nameplate! Paul Coates is on vacation until Aug. 8.

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on July 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 30, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation and will return Aug. 8.

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on July 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 29, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation until Aug. 8.

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on July 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 28, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation until Aug. 8

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on July 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 27, 1960: Paul Coates is on vacation until Aug. 8.

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Political Cartoon by Charles Schulz

Posted on July 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 26, 1960: The “Peanuts” story line involved Lucy drawing a political cartoon and submitting it to a newspaper. Because readers never saw the cartoon, the Mirror asked artist Charles Schulz what it looked like. Here’s his answer. Paul Coates … Continue reading →

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Nixon Demands Firm Civil Rights Plank

Posted on July 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo   Los Angeles Times file photo July 26, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon helps his wife, Pat, from a car as they are surrounded by a crowd at the Sheraton-Blackstone Hotel in Chicago. The relatively … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates Is on Vacation

Posted on July 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Paul Coates is on vacation until Aug. 8.

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Republicans Fight Over Party Platform

Posted on July 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo July 25, 1960: Vice President Nixon greets well-wishers in Chicago.   Cartoonist Bruce Russell is sure the GOP has the election in the bag. July 25, 1960: "The issues that shaped the Republican Convention were … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 22, 1960

Posted on July 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 22, 1960: Paul Coates takes a look at President Eisenhower's golf game, writes a follow-up on a peace march and muses on staggered work shifts to ease rush-hour traffic.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 19, 1960

Posted on July 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 19, 1960: Paul Coates talks to Father Dismas Clark, founder of Dismas House in St. Louis, a halfway house for ex-convicts. "Christ himself is an ex-convict," Dismas says. "Square people don't like to hear that."  

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 18, 1960

Posted on July 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 18, 1960: What if a U-2 pilot crashed while spying on Texas? Paul Coates speculates on the diplomatic implications….

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Kennedy Comes Out Fighting

Posted on July 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 16, 1960: In his acceptance speech at the Coliseum, John F. Kennedy says: "We know that it will not be easy to campaign against a man who has spoken or voted on every known side of every known issue. … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates and Matt Weinstock, July 9, 1960

Posted on July 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 9, 1960: Matt Weinstock takes a look at the way jurors are selected for coroner’s inquests. CONFIDENTIAL TO LUKE WARM: You can buy a dishwasher, if that's all you want. Why marry one? Abby says.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 8, 1960

Posted on July 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1960: Paul Coates talks to organizers of a march against nuclear weapons. "This type of demonstration can reach the people, an individual's conscience, the men of authority, better than the normal channels of communications — such as writing … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 7, 1960

Posted on July 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 7, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of a clever scheme being used by a Long Beach con man.

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File, July 5, 1960

Posted on July 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 5, 1960: I have to hand it to Paul Coates. For this column, he tries to beat an 80-year-old con woman at her own game. Here’s his Jan. 28, 1960, piece about her. Notice the Page 1 story … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File – July 4, 1960

Posted on July 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 4, 1960: Paul Coates has an amusing story about the British forces. I won’t spoil it. You’ll just have to read it for yourself.

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Paul V. Coates and Matt Weinstock, July 2, 1960

Posted on July 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 2, 1960: It’s Saturday (in 1960) which means Paul Coates, Matt Weinstock and Abby are all on the same page!

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