Category Archives: Front Pages

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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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 1, 1960

Posted on July 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 1, 1960: Paul Coates has the love letters of sex strangler Donald Kinman.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 30, 1960

Posted on June 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mary Lou Rogers says she is in love with sex strangler Donald Kinman. "For 18 months I lived as Don's common-law wife," the comely divorcee said. "I never suspected that he was a sex strangler. A killer. Even though, … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 29, 1960

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 29, 1960: Paul Coates gets a column out of a 30-second phone call about a man with a wife and eight children who dropped out and became a beatnik.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 28, 1960

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1960: Former hotel clerk Otis T. Carr has a plan to send a man to the moon and back – and Paul Coates has the story.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 27, 1960

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 27, 1960: Paul Coates has the day off. Notice that engineer Irvan F. Mendenhall has proposed a 75-mile system of electric cars with rubber tires running on elevated concrete tracks. On the jump, The Times’ coverage of the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 24, 1960

Posted on June 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 24, 1960: A reader asks whether Paul Coates has ever actually helped Parkey Sharkey.And a reader shares his experiences about a water heater malfunction.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 23, 1960

Posted on June 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1960: Paul Coates takes a look at the high cost of car insurance, 1960s style.

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

Posted on June 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 22, 1960: In case you missed it, Earth was invaded by spacemen on Dec. 6, 1957, and Paul Coates has the story. And the Mirror has added what must be one of the most forgettable slogans in the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 17, 1960

Posted on June 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 17, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the problem of glue-sniffing among teenagers in East L.A.

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Paul Coates – Confidential File, June 16, 1960

Posted on June 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 16, 1960: Paul Coates examines the situation of “Swedish maids,” teenage European girls who come to Hollywood with the expectation of doing a little dusting in exchange for pay, lodging and their nights free to rub shoulders with … Continue reading →

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