Category Archives: Front Pages

April 23, 1958

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Bunker Hill as envisioned, with 5th Street and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Below, Bunker Hill, as grabbed from Google Earth, with 5th and Figueroa in the upper left corner. Note how much the two images resemble one … Continue reading →

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April 23, 1938

Posted on April 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, the 1937 slaying of underworld figure Les Bruneman intrudes into the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing. (Pete Pianezzi, convicted of killing Bruneman at the Roost cafe, was paroled in 1953) … Former City … Continue reading →

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April 22, 1938

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, there are people in this world who insist that before the advent of top-40 radio in the 1950s, programming was a formless blob. Note, in fact, that programming was often tightly organized in 15-minute blocks. Below, Officer Donald M. … Continue reading →

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Ruben Salazar, RIP

Posted on April 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Ruben Salazar, from the Los Angeles Times Photographic Archive (Collection 1429), Department of Special Collections, Charles E. Young Research Library, UCLA     Above, the news story on the death of Ruben Salazar, by Charles T. Powers and Jeff Perlman. … Continue reading →

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April 21, 1958

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

A battle of bean balls between Ramon Monzant of the Giants and Don Drysdale of the Dodgers. I really don’t think I’d care to have Drysdale aiming for my noggin. Email me

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April 21, 1908

Posted on April 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, an update in the saga of some "Hearstlings" who stole pictures of the Great White Fleet to be published in the Examiner … Note the story about the 1906 Brownsville, Texas, incident in which African American troops of the … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1958

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Israel prepares to celebrate its 10th anniversary with a look toward the future. Quote of the Day: "If the international situation improves, then in the next decade there may be peace between Israel and the Arabs." –David Ben-Gurion, prime minister … Continue reading →

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April 20, 1938

Posted on April 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the humble Hollywood cobbler had a colorful past–and no, he wasn’t deported. Below, The Times publishes a photo of jurors in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing, a long stretch from the identification … Continue reading →

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April 19, 1938

Posted on April 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, a large number of prospective jurors in the Earle Kynette trial say that are against the death penalty … A local fund-raising campaign, part of a national effort to aid European Jews, will focus largely on the movie industry, … Continue reading →

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April 18, 1958

Posted on April 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, note that Robin Ogle was drafted by the Dodgers as a first baseman in 1972. Below, The Times drops the nameplate for the Dodgers’ mug shots and runs a nice, deep picture of Carl Erskine … Also note the … Continue reading →

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April 18, 1938

Posted on April 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, fighting in the Holy Land … Below, jury selection is nearly concluded in the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette in the Harry Raymond bombing … Note the brief on the lawsuit brought by former child star Jackie Coogan … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1938

Posted on April 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Shirley Temple, Peter Lorre and Mickey Mouse … Below, what do we have in Gothic type above the masthead? Yes, it is Easter Sunday in 1938 … At least 16 Arabs die in a fight between British troops and … Continue reading →

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April 17, 1908

Posted on April 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, spiritual advancement- – or the lack of it — becomes grounds for a divorce. Below, "Elephants Stampede" is a two-word headline that says: "Read me." The noise of fire engines rushing to a spectacular 5,000-gallon gasoline blaze in Riverside … Continue reading →

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April 15, 1908

Posted on April 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Below, an old-fashioned lunatic–really crazy–is on trial in the killing of his ex-wife, who used to sleep with a knife under her pillow. He uses the "everything went black" defense … The Police Board appoints a committee to study scam … Continue reading →

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Pope Paul VI visits U.S.

Posted on April 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Oct. 5, 1965 Pope Paul VI makes history with a 14-hour visit to the U.S. The Times devotes 11 pages to the pontiff, including a transcript of the pope’s remarks at the U.N. (Pages 4 and 7), a page of … Continue reading →

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April 14, 1958

Posted on April 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Dodgers get a champagne welcome from Lawrence Welk at the Aragon Ballroom. Below, can it really be 50 years since Van Cliburn won the Tchaikovsky piano competition?  And in case you’re wondering: Liu Shi-kun and Lev Vlasenko tied … Continue reading →

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April 14, 1938

Posted on April 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, as the darkness of the Nazis spreads across Europe, Jews in Los Angeles prepare to celebrate Passover. Below, attorneys for the three defendants in the Harry Raymond bombing are reportedly at odds over Police Capt. Earle Kynette’s ploy of … Continue reading →

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April 14, 1908

Posted on April 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, stock up at Jevne’s. Below, Alexander Parquett, a plasterer from Maine, wasn’t expected to live after he fractured his skull in a two-story fall at the Masonic Temple under construction at Figueroa and Pico. But he pulled through, at … Continue reading →

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April 13, 1938

Posted on April 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the Jewish community of Vienna struggles to survive under the Nazis. Below, the trial of Police Capt. Earle Kynette begins in the Harry Raymond bombing and Kynette arrives in court having transformed his appearance … Former City Atty. Erwin … Continue reading →

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April 13, 1908

Posted on April 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, wouldn’t it be fun to know what exactly is in Dr. Hoffman’s Nerve Syrup? Below, the sad tale of a woman believed to be Mrs. W.I. Roberts, who died after collapsing in line at the Pacific Electric Depot, 6th … Continue reading →

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