Category Archives: Front Pages

As Undercover Agent, Housewife Spied on Communists

Posted on October 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 21, 1959: Moiselle Clinger describes spying on Communists for the FBI. Truck driver Gordon Powell says he robbed a bank after losing work because of the steel strike. A new appeal seeks to block the execution of Caryl Chessman. … Continue reading →

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Quints Born in Texas

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 20, 1959: Former Secretary of State and Defense Gen. George C. Marshall is buried at Arlington. Former President Truman says: "I sincerely hope that when it comes my time to cross the great river, Gen. Marshall will place me … Continue reading →

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Caryl Chessman Wins Delay

Posted on October 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 21, 1959: Caryl Chessman gets a stay of execution.

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Supreme Court OKs Dodger Stadium

Posted on October 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 19, 1959: Few attend Errol Flynn’s funeral … "Men will walk on the moon before there is a woman president," says Mrs. Claire B. Williams, assistant chairman of the Republican National Committee in charge of women's activities. Dodger Stadium … Continue reading →

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Errol Flynn Dies in Canada

Posted on October 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 15, 1959: The Mirror isn’t quite so dainty about calling Beverly Aadland a “protege.”  Aug. 19, 1979: Beverly Aadland writes to The Times and says she's living in the Antelope Valley.

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Fire Closes in on Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 14, 1959: The Mirror brings out an extra on the La Canada fire, which is within a mile and a half of the Jet Propulsion Laboratory. The story says the fire moved half a mile in five minutes … Continue reading →

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Forest Service Worker Admits Setting Fatal Fire

Posted on October 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

This is how we did fire maps 50 years ago. The map is hard to read, but compare it with the one we did for the Station fire.   Oct. 14, 1959: The Times brings out an extra on the … Continue reading →

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Time Running Out for Caryl Chessman

Posted on October 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

Eleanor Roosevelt urges clemency for Caryl Chessman. An evocative story by the late Paul Weeks about a teenager who died in a spectacular car crash while running from the police.   Eleanor Roosevelt, Aldous Huxley, Ray Bradbury, Steve Allen and … Continue reading →

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Writers Guild Strikes Over TV Residuals

Posted on October 13, 2009 by lmharnisch

  So here’s how Times cartoonist Bruce Russell shows that an eagle represents Mexico. He gives it a cute little sombrero. The Writers Guild goes on strike over residuals on TV broadcasts of films released after 1948. The Knights of … Continue reading →

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President Taft Has a Bully Time in Los Angeles

Posted on October 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 12, 1909: President Taft has a bully time in Los Angeles.   Oct. 12, 1909: Fire breaks out at 143 N. Gless in “Little Russia.”  "Eighteen complaints have been filed against members of the Russian colony because of their … Continue reading →

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Driver Trapped in Crushed Car

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1959: The obituary of Carl Frank Ludwig Ed (pronounced "Eed"), creator of “Harold Teen,” makes the front page. Firefighters use hydraulic jacks to free Thomas Kerry Richmond, 16, who crashed into an abutment beneath the Southern Pacific overpass … Continue reading →

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Crowd Roars Welcome to Dodgers

Posted on October 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 10, 1959: L.A. welcomes Dodgers. NBC game show producer Howard Felsher says 75% of "Tic Tac Dough" was rigged. Hey, it’s “The Crawling Eye” with Forrest Tucker! That would make a nice double-feature with “Fiend Without a Face.” And … Continue reading →

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Welcome Home Champs!

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 9, 1959: Welcome Home Champs! The “Cinderella Boys” made it! Oct. 9, 1959: A bit of road rage from Frank Sinatra!

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L.A. Welcomes Victorious Dodgers

Posted on October 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 9, 1959 In their second season in Los Angeles, the Dodgers turned to a very local hero en route to winning the World Series. Larry Sherry, who played baseball for Fairfax High before joining the Dodgers' farm system, … Continue reading →

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Dodgers Take Series!

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 8, 1959: The Mirror celebrates the Dodgers’ victory! And NBC suspends Charles Van Doren.   USC students protest new regulations imposed after the death of Richard Swanson during a fraternity hazing. Elvis says of being in the Army: "It … Continue reading →

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Sox Favored Over Dodgers in Game 6 of Series

Posted on October 8, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 8, 1959: The Dodgers lead the page in the final edition, with the death of Mario Lanza and President Eisenhower taking action in a weeklong strike at ports on the East Coast and Gulf of Mexico.

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Mario Lanzo Dies!

Posted on October 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 7, 1959: Singer Mario Lanza dies of a heart attack. He was 38. Iraqi leader Abdel Karim Kassem survives an attempted assassination.

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Sox Beat Dodgers, 1-0

Posted on October 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1959: Hold off on that victory parade. The White Sox extended the World Series to at least Game 6 by edging the Dodgers, 1-0, before yet another record crowd in the Coliseum. Sandy Koufax gave up the game’s … Continue reading →

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Cincinnati Beats Black Sox in Game 5

Posted on October 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Oct. 7, 1919: Edmund Waller “Ted” Gale on Game 5 of the Black Sox World Series. Oct. 7, 1919: Cincinnati beats the Black Sox 5-0. "Chicago's interest in its White Sox of 1919 practically ended today when they went down … Continue reading →

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Koufax vs. Shaw

Posted on October 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Oct. 6, 1959: Sports editor Sid Ziff says the Dodgers outclass the Chisox.

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