Category Archives: Front Pages

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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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Oct. 15, 1960

Posted on October 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 15, 1960: It’s Saturday – at least in 1960 – which means Paul Coates, Matt Weinstock and Abby are all on one page!

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Paul Coates, Oct. 14, 1960

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 14, 1960: Paul Coates revisits the “good old days” of Oct. 14, 1950 … and a relic from political cartooning as it was 50 years ago. 

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Paul Coates, Oct. 13, 1960

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 13, 1960: A woman writes to Paul Coates about … well, you'll just have to read it for yourself.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 12, 1960

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct., 12, 1960: Big Daddy Eric Nord is relinquishing his throne as King of the Beatniks, Paul Coates says.

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Matt Weinstock, Oct. 11, 1960

Posted on October 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 11, 1960: A homeless fellow called Front End Freddy complains about cleanup crews that are removing tumbleweeds from a vacant lot near downtown Los Angeles. Tumbleweeds in Los Angeles? Evidently so.

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Paul Coates, Aug. 18, 1960

Posted on August 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 18, 1960:  Paul Coates has an update on one of his regular characters, Desmond Slattery. Also on the jump, Jim Denyer has a piece on the FBI’s “most wanted” list. I don’t recognize Denyer’s byline, but I’m assuming … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Aug. 15, 1960

Posted on August 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  An 8-point buck attacks construction worker John C. Kenworthy in Encino. Other construction workers and a cement salesman pull the deer off Kenworthy and kill it by twisting its neck. Aug. 15, 1960: Paul Coates roams the Hollywood Walk … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Aug. 12, 1960

Posted on August 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 12, 1960: Paul Coates examines the implications of a Columbia University professor’s demand to be paid for translating a letter written in Uzbeki. Also on the jump, a column by Carter Barber on a Navy inquiry into the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Aug. 11, 1960

Posted on August 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 11, 1960: Paul Coates muses on whether plastic surgery would change criminals’ behavior. As part of its redesign, the Mirror asked some of its staff to take turns as columnists. Jack Searles had one the other day and … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Aug. 10, 1960

Posted on August 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

   Aug. 10, 1960: Writing about his recent vacation, Paul Coates says that things are much better in Tijuana.

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Paul Coates, Aug. 9, 1960

Posted on August 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Oooh! “Fatty” is a headline word! Aug. 9, 1960: The family that boats together, floats together, Paul Coates says. And the Mirror introduces a column by Jack Searles.

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