Category Archives: Front Pages

Body of writer’s daughter found off Mulholland; bidding war for Alcindor, January 2, 1969

Posted on January 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Elizabeth Marina Habe was home on Christmas vacation from the University of Hawaii and staying with her mother, actress Eloise Hardt, at 8962 Cynthia Ave., in West Hollywood. Her parents were divorced and her father, author Hans Habe, lived in … Continue reading →

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Voices — Donald E. Westlake, 1933 – 2008

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Book Review Playing Politics With a Master of DialogueVICTORIES By George V. Higgins Henry Holt & Co.: $19.95; 298 pp.) December 2, 1990 By Donald E. Westlake Westlake is a novelist and screenwriter. His most recent book is "Drowned Hopes" … Continue reading →

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Day in the Life of a Rose Queen, 1959

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

Meet Pamela Prather of San Marino, the 1959 Rose Queen. She mows the lawn, bakes a cherry pie and is president of the Pamphile Sorority at PCC. She hopes to be a psychiatric social worker.

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Pasadena crowds cheer Rose Parade, 1909

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

     

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Happy New Year, 1959!

Posted on January 1, 2009 by lmharnisch

The rest of the world may peer into a darkened crystal ball, but at the Daily Mirror, we know what the future has to bring. In 1959, Los Angeles won the series and we lost Errol Flynn and Raymond Chandler. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Culver City Speedway

Posted on December 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

A program has been listed on EBay for the 1925 auto races, when driver Frank Elliott set a world record of 127.87 mph.

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Fierce fighting in Cuba, near riot as Colts win over Giants, December 29, 1958

Posted on December 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Creswell, Ore., farmer Harry Holt helps bring 107 Eurasian children from South Korean for adoption in the United States. Part 2Part 3Part 4Part 5Part 6 (missing)Part 7Part 8 The Colts defeated the New York Giants to win the NFL championship … Continue reading →

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December 28, 1958: Movie stars to watch in the new year, tribute to Archie Moore

Posted on December 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Hedda Hopper’s predictions for the next crop of movie stars somehow bypasses the cast of “7th Voyage of Sinbad.” (Listen to the orchestration in Bernard Herrmann’s score for the sword fight with the skeleton: tuba, xylophone and something rattley, like … Continue reading →

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Republican senator calls for smaller government; Rams fire coach, December 27, 1968

Posted on December 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Here’s an impressive lineup of writers: Art Seidenbaum, Sen. Everett M. Dirksen (R-Ill), William F. Buckley, and Evans and Novak. By any measure, George Allen was a highly successful football coach. But after a holiday phone call from Rams owner … Continue reading →

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Top stories of the year, 1938

Posted on December 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Czechoslovakia, the Holocaust, gains by the Republican Party and "Wrong Way" Corrigan’s flight to Ireland were the four most important stories of the year, according to the Gallup poll. http://www.archive.org/flow/FlowPlayerLight.swf One 1938 story we neglected at the Daily Mirror was … Continue reading →

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Voices — Harold Pinter, 1930 — 2008

Posted on December 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Nearly all my work starts with an image, in the case of ‘Betrayal‘ an image of a man and a woman sitting in a pub (the opening shot in the film). One merges this image with one’s own observations and … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1968

Posted on December 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Pueblo crew arrives in San Diego. Note the bylines: Chuck Hillinger and Bob Rawitch! My good friend Eric Malnic, retired reporter who’s now recovering from surgery, often talks about the other distinguished rewrite folks at The Times and their … Continue reading →

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Christmas 1938

Posted on December 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Times’ front page features a poem by James "Sunrise Jim" Warnack, the paper’s religion writer for many years.

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Christmas 1908

Posted on December 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Crowds of shoppers watch a downtown building go up in flames and bandits rob a holiday party. Volunteers give presents to the needy children of Los Angeles and there’s dinners for the hungry and homeless. Mayor Harper is hurt in … Continue reading →

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Radio station cancels ads as Christmas present to listeners, Dodgers and Phillies swap players, December 24, 1958

Posted on December 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

As a Christmas gift to its viewers, radio station KPOL is going without ads for 48 hours … and watch for Santa Claus played by Peter Lorre (with Milton Berle) and Buster Keaton ("The Donna Reed Show")! The plot of … Continue reading →

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December 23, 1968: N. Korea frees crew of U.S. spy ship Pueblo

Posted on December 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Pueblo’s Bittersweet Tribute For Pete Bucher, captain of the spy ship, the years haven’t erased the pain of his captivity–or his homecoming. Even medals and a ceremony did not come without a fight. Saturday May 5, 1990 By RICHARD E. … Continue reading →

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Kidnapping victim meets reporters, December 23, 1968

Posted on December 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

    November 19, 1985 Kidnapper Who Used ‘Grave’ Accepted at Medical School ‘There are some people who have faith in me.’ Associated Press ATLANTA — The man convicted of abducting Barbara Jane Mackle and placing her in a "living … Continue reading →

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Geronimo Pratt case 40 years later

Posted on December 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Elmer Gerard  "Geronimo" Pratt in 2000, after his release from prison. 'Lie down and pray' Gunshots on a Santa Monica tennis court reverberated across legal landscape. Note: Edward J. Boyer, now retired, covered the Elmer … Continue reading →

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Body found in shallow grave; Rams take off-season jobs, December 22, 1958

Posted on December 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

I thought I had encountered just about every kind of bizarre Southern California crime imaginable, but the Elizabeth Ann Duncan case is staggering–lrh. Mother leaves three children outside orphanage.  Teenage robbers shoot barber The Rams’ season was over, so it … Continue reading →

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December 22, 1938: Jealous husband kills wife with ax

Posted on December 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Testimony in the murder trial was so graphic that spectators became ill and fled the courtroom, The Times said.

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