Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

October 23, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 23, 1959: An out-of-town driver with a two-way radio gets lost on the freeway, so a trucker and KTTV’s mobile unit lead him through the baffling interchange, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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October 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 22, 1959: Gov. Pat Brown is getting out of the proclamation business, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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October 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 21, 1959: Jerry Leshay, associate director of the George Gobel show, realized the program was running a few seconds long, so he cut his own credit off the end of the show. Continue reading →

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October 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 19, 1959: I crossed orbits again the other day with Peter O’Crotty, writer, beachcomber and enthusiastic fugitive from civilization.  Pete, a fun-loving, charming gentleman to whom crazy things are always happening — with his help, it must be added — disappeared into the desert below Tucson about five years ago. Continue reading →

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October 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock describes “earthquake weather,” though he concedes there is no such thing. Continue reading →

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October 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 16,1959: Matt Weinstock interviews a veteran film editor who discusses his recent work on a film for the teen trade. Continue reading →

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October 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 14, 1959: It’s “wine week,” but any vino is “fino” with Matt Weinstock. Continue reading →

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October 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 12, 1959: A retired councilman gets calls from angry man who distinctly remembers voting for him in the last election — in which he didn’t run. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959

Posted on July 29, 2026 by lmharnisch

“Great Scott! I’ve Kept You Rigid for Almost Two Hours! Why Didn’t You Stop Me, Miss Simmons? Body Surfers It appears that Bob Lee, who, as reported here, was knocked down by an unidentified object, which turned out to be … Continue reading →

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July 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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July 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a driver who obediently followed a traffic officer to the site of a bank holdup so the policeman could finish writing up a ticket. Continue reading →

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February 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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February 18, 1959: Actor Paul Fierro grew a beard in hopes of being cast as Fidel Castro. His ploy finally worked — somewhat. He’s cast as a police officer and has to shave off the beard but is keeping the mustache, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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February 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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February 16, 1959: A woman’s freelance writing jeopardizes her eligibility for welfare, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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January 31, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 31, 1959: Bill Thomas, then a staffer on the Mirror, is assigned to write about American Airlines’ first jet flight to New York. His colleagues buy a life insurance policy. “As the plane goes down it should be comforting to know you are doing a nice thing for your friends,” they say. Continue reading →

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January 23, 1958: Matt Weinstock

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January 23, 1958: The way one writer analyzes the present situation, the public’s appetite for gossip and scandal, whetted by Confidential, is now being satisfied by the so-called conservative magazines. Editors insist writers get full confessions, regardless of whose privacy is invaded, or no sale. Continue reading →

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January 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock tells of a Russian speaker who had her own thoughts about the recent visit of Anastas Mikoyan. And Weinstock has the story of another elaborate party prank. Continue reading →

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January 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 19, 1959: The hosts of a Beverly Hills party horrify their guests by trying to show that their antique glassware is unbreakable and end up smashing most of it. But it’s all a joke, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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January 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock recounts the war story of a wounded sailor, expected to die, who was revived by a glass of brandy from a nurse. Continue reading →

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January 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 14, 1959: A man asks Matt Weinstock to evaluate a theory culminating 15 years of work. It involves the electron, and Weinstock shrugs. Continue reading →

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January 8, 1958: Matt Weinstock

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January 8, 1958: Los Angeles experiences a “once in a green moon” and Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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January 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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January 7, 1959: A group of grimly playful fellows at USC have changed their names from Asthmatics Anonymous to Asthmatics Militant, bringing a report from Detroit about the new Flatulente Four Fifty auto, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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