Category Archives: Front Pages

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

Posted on February 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

New-Found Evidence Favors Tokyo Rose     Two months ago, On the 18th anniversary of Pearl Harbor, I printed what I thought was the first interview by a newsman with a woman known to the world as Tokyo Rose.     Her … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Movie Columnist

Posted on January 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 16, 1942: Carole Lombard delivers a speech in Indianapolis in a rally to sell war bonds. Jan. 17, 1942: Lombard is killed on the flight returning to Los Angeles.  Jan. 31, 1942: Norman Corwin turned down an opportunity … Continue reading →

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The People and Their Troubles

Posted on January 30, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 30, 1920: I often wonder who came up with the headline “The People and Their Troubles.” Folks sure had them, though. Like Mrs. Beulah P. Porter, who was seeking a divorce and said her husband had bruised her … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Here's a Fishy Story From Death Row        This is the story of a fish, but it's not a fish story.     It lives on San Quentin's Death Row.  It's a salt-water fish — possibly a smelt — about … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

Petite Con Lady Now Flipping Owl Feathers     She's 70, at least.  She likes wide-brimmed owl-feather hats, bright chiffon scarves and Oriental necklaces.     She always wears these to compliment her outlandish 1920 outfits when she goes to pull a  … Continue reading →

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President Visits L.A.!

Posted on January 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

“It’s a Letter From Washington.” Jan. 28, 1960: ALGIERS (UPI) “Police and troops opened fire today on hundreds of Moslems who surged into the streets of the western Algerian city of Mostaganem shouting 'long live De Gaulle.' “The shooting was … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 26, 1960

Posted on January 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

Diana Barrymore was in love with Tennessee Williams and wanted to marry him, the Mirror's Earl Wilson says.  We Quiz Quiz Guy Who Blew $64,000       Al Einfrank isn't exciting news copy.  Not any more.     Three years ago, … Continue reading →

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Diana Barrymore Dies at 38

Posted on January 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Nice headline – does that make the nun a college girl? And I guess Kennedy isn’t a headline name yet. Jan. 26, 1960: The trial of Dr. R. Bernard Finch and Carole Tregoff in the killing of Barbara Jean … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 15, 1960

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Encounter With a Pencil Salesman     Mike was the old man's name.  He had no teeth, one good arm and legs that stopped at the knees.     He came out of the rain yesterday afternoon, into my office.     … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 14, 1960

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Ahead of My Time     The thing about me you really ought to know is that I am ahead of my time.     I read "Lady Chatterley's Lover" even before Postmaster Gen. Summerfield discovered that it was dirty.     … Continue reading →

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The Conquest of the Air

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1910: Louis Paulhan sets an altitude record of  about 4,165 feet. It was impossible to be sure because Paulhan didn't note the setting on a borrowed barometer before he took off. The figure of 4,165 feet was calculated … Continue reading →

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Woman Blames Movie Violence for Attempt to Kill Family

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1910: Freed killer Alma Bell went to see a movie about a woman who stabs her boyfriend and attempts suicide. Afterward, she tried to shoot the family that had taken her in.  Nov. 17, 1909: Alma Bell is … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 11, 1960

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

  War Victim Wants to Find Her Friends       Her name was Betty Straus.  Nazi boots marched into her small village of sHeerenberg, Holland, when she was 13 years old.      At first, the occupation troops weren’t too bad, … Continue reading →

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Paulhan Takes First Day of Aviation Meet

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

 Los Angeles Times file photo Glenn Curtiss at the Aviation Meet, 1910.   Lt. Beck inspects a Gnome engine. Jan. 11, 1910: The Times says of Louis Paulhan, who flew 10.75 miles: "Handling his steering apparatus with one hand and … Continue reading →

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Hundreds Search for Missing Girl

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Times editorial cartoonist  Bruce Russell on Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and Republican Vice President Richard Nixon in the New Hampshire primary.   Mary Lou Olson, 10, vanishes after leaving her home at 1120 E Avenue, National City. Although … Continue reading →

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President Predicts Budget Surplus!

Posted on January 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

  In his State of the Union Address, President Eisenhower predicts a $4-billion budget surplus ($28.7 billion USD 2008)    Eisenhower’s State of the Union Address runs over three pages and I doubt many people will read the  entire speech, … Continue reading →

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

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

Columnist Gets Nosy About First Ladies     Every Monday morning, two thin eight-page bulletins find their collective way into my mailbox.  Both are called "The Insider's Newsletter."     One, on white bond trimmed neatly in blue, is subtitled, "An every … Continue reading →

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Jurors Visit Murder House

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 6, 1960: “Mexico acknowledged the serious problem of illegal narcotics crossing the border and in a major concession accepted a U.S. proposal to exchange narcotics enforcement agents as the two-day conference between representatives of both governments adjourned today.” “Tears … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, Jan. 5, 1960

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

      I spent an uncomfortable morning standing over the city room teletypes and watching the Holy Season dispatches pour out of Germany.     I read the bulletin from Cologne about the synagogue that had been desecrated on Christmas Eve.  … Continue reading →

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Food Poisoning Kills 9

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Jan. 5, 1910: A manly man car, built for a Russian prince. A clean, dainty electric for the ladies. “Any girl could learn to operate the Baker after 30 minutes’ instruction…. Moves like a drifting cloud.”   Jan. 5, 1910: … Continue reading →

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