Category Archives: Front Pages

Illegal Immigrants on Welfare! Child Psychic Says Missing Man Was Murdered

Posted on June 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

"What Do You Make of This Hole Under the Instrument Panel?" California, the "welfare magnet," for illegal immigrants. Above, UCLA's famous "pansy ring" for future brides. Hitler pays a surprise birthday visit to Richard Strauss …   … and welcomes … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Los Angeles Examiner

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

A weathered and bedraggled copy of the Los Angeles Examiner has been listed on EBay. This March 1, 1949, copy is the Sunrise Edition, which came out at 9 a.m. I am assuming this was similar to The Times' 9 … Continue reading →

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Homeless Sleep in All-Night Theaters!

Posted on June 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

  "Norda Noll Slain" The Lugo Adobe on Gage Avenue. The Police Commission wanted to close all-night theaters but the council rejected the action amid debate over whether the city, county or state should care for the homeless who would … Continue reading →

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Boxing Promoter Beaten; Dodgers Sign Chavez Ravine Deal

Posted on June 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

"R-R-R-ING!" Life on Mars! Boxing promoter Jackie Leonard had testified before the State Athletic Commission about mob influence in prizefighting. View this page  American jazz?  Nyet! Charles Hillinger interviews Nicaragua's Luis Somoza. Carole Baker … Jeffrey Hunter … Richard Nixon … Continue reading →

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Flood Sweeps Pennsylvania Towns, Thousands Die!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Times reports that 8,000 to 10,000 died in the Johnstown flood. AWFUL! A Disaster Without Parallel in America! View this page Anxious relatives seeking victims of the Johnstown horror. View this page Recalling the Johnstown Flood after 100 Years … Continue reading →

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Mayor Reelected, Angels Fire Manager

Posted on May 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

View this page Sam Yorty wins the mayor's race, but … View this page… loses to Tom Bradley in 1973 after a particularly dirty campaign. Looking back, it's easy to see why the Angels hired a former Dodger executive to … Continue reading →

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Highway Patrol Rounds Up Missing Legislators, May 21, 1939

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Teach me to dance, Dragon Lady." View this page At left, my kind of story. The Assembly sends the Highway Patrol to track down legislators who skipped their session on the last day they got paid. Among the missing is … Continue reading →

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Soldier Killed, Hundreds Hurt in Holy Land Riots, May 19, 1939

Posted on May 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

I can accept a talking cartoon pelican. I can even accept a talking cartoon pelican that has human hands. But I'm having a hard time with a talking cartoon pelican carrying a machine gun. Maybe it's just me. View this … Continue reading →

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Woman Attacks Officer in Court, May 18, 1939

Posted on May 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

I'm conducting an experiment today. Some readers have complained that the page is slow to load. About three weeks ago, we went to Typepad's new, "improved" editor, which changed the way "the platform" handles images. A full newspaper page weighs … Continue reading →

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The Era of Fear and Prophesies of Doom, May 17, 1959

Posted on May 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gaaah! What were they thinking? No wonder these were on sale! This Sunday paper is an alarming time capsule with fear and anxiety on every page, plus a little sex here and there. At left, "What We Must Know About … Continue reading →

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Ammo Train Explodes; the Art of the Knuckleball, May 15, 1969

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

I wonder whatever became of James W. Hutton, above. And get a load of Los Angeles County Coroner Dr. Thomas T. Noguchi, who calls Asians "yellow submarines."  Los Angeles Times file photo Sept. 19, 1971: The Times' art department at … Continue reading →

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Dodger Pitcher Fined for Hitting Batter, May 11, 1959

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Don Drysdale was fuming over a $50 fine for hitting Willie Mays. "What are you supposed to do, throw everything down the pike and let the hitters dig in?" Drysdale said to The Times' Frank Finch. "They're taking everything away … Continue reading →

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L.A. Orders Two-Man Streetcar Crews, May 11, 1939

Posted on May 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

  These old papers are fantastic; all you have to do is stick a shovel in the dirt and you strike gold. At left and above, Los Angeles struggles to solve its problems with congested traffic. The Times shows work … Continue reading →

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Bianchi Charged as Hillside Strangler; Nolan Ryan on Baseball, May 10, 1979

Posted on May 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 10, 1979: Gas rationing, a SALT (Strategic Arms Limitation Talks) agreement with the Soviets and Dial Torgerson reports from Jerusalem that U.N. troops turn back an Israeli force pursuing Palestinian guerrillas into Lebanon. Former security guard Kenneth Allesio Bianchi, … Continue reading →

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Bradley Leads Yorty, Pro Sports in Orange County, May 9, 1969

Posted on May 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Creative financing by L.A. Unified: Balance the budget and avoid cutbacks by overestimating the amount of money it will receive from the state. Hipshot Percussion sends a bad hombre to meet his maker in Stan Lynde's "Rick O'Shay." It's fun … Continue reading →

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Fred Astaire Wins 9 Emmys; Braves Beat Dodgers, May 7, 1959

Posted on May 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Milwaukee Braves were the class of the National League heading into the 1959 season. The Braves had faced the Yankees in the previous two World Series, winning in 1957 and taking the powerful Yankees to seven games both years. So … Continue reading →

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Times Wins Two Pulitzers; Lakers Lose, May 6, 1969

Posted on May 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

 Above, the edition of The Times that most people received at home. A team headed by George Reasons, with Art Berman, Gene Blake, Robert L. Jackson and Ed Meagher wins a Pulitzer for a series on government corruption. Bill Tuohy … Continue reading →

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