Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock, Jan. 22, 1960

Posted on January 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

Inspired Night Crews     The news that a $15 million Bible Storyland comparable to Disneyland will be built in Cucamonga fell with lightning and thunderbolt impact on this paper’s night copy desk.        And it came to pass that a … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 21, 1960

Posted on January 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Dead: One Subscription               About a year ago Don Hoster, the quixotic photographer, joined a record club.  He was a good kid about it.  He bought the required number of albums and paid for them.     But about … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 20, 1960

Posted on January 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Nobody's Home     A lady I know received two warning calls in quick succession the other day from neighbors.  Their breathlessness message: "Don't answer the door — the tax assessor's on the way to your house!"  The second neighbor … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 19, 1960

Posted on January 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Mass Hysteria     No one knows how it started but one day last week the rumor swept through an L.A. junior high school that the Russians were going to drop an atom bomb on the city at noon.        … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 18, 1960

Posted on January 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

Stamp Craze       The trading stamp war appears to be reaching the frenzy stage and from the looks of things it will take  a summit conference to settle it.     The Green Stamp people who have more or less … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 16, 1960

Posted on January 16, 2010 by lmharnisch

Perils of Publicists     You will pardon Sgt. John Campbell, Air Force public information officer, if he does not bleed for Hollywood press agents who must fight their way through countless hardships such as Martinis and freeways to deliver their … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 15, 1960

Posted on January 15, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Crying Need     It has been decreed by someone who watches over us that motorists are better served by readjusting the white lines on many busy streets to create left-turn islands for those brave persons who might wish to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 14, 1960

Posted on January 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

Anti-Togetherness     The hassle between newspapermen and TV men over coverage of press conferences has reached an impasse and while the public doesn't particularly care, just so the news is covered, a basic difference is involved.     Newspapermen are there … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 13, 1960

Posted on January 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

  How to View Smog     Before me as I write this is a clipping from the Dallas News.  A four-column photo shows the Dallas downtown skyline shrouded in haze.  The accompanying story by James Lehrer is headed, "Dallas Smog … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 12, 1960

Posted on January 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

Rainy Day           Some people I know were sitting contentedly in front of a crackling wood fire, sipping soothing beverages, during the rain Sunday and somehow got around to making up variations of “the rain in Spain falls mostly on … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 11, 1960

Posted on January 11, 2010 by lmharnisch

   News for Nose             There may be some question as to whether the world is ready for them, but odoriferous movies are here.           Patrons of the art of motion pictures have already been exposed to Smello Vision and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 9, 1960

Posted on January 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Albert Camus           Albert Camus, 46, an important man in modern world thinking, was killed in an auto accident near Paris this week and it is appropriate that his most comprehensive obituary here should be in a university paper, the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 7, 1960

Posted on January 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Samaritans, 1960     While driving Monday on Pico Blvd. near Crenshaw, Joe Gamba and Frank Tallman, telephone company splicers, saw a woman's purse in the gutter.  They stopped, picked it up and examined the contents.  The purse contained money, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 6, 1960

Posted on January 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

“Turn Me Down and I'll Spill Everything!” Stay-Away Record     Before the record book for the decade is closed, J. Barrington Farrington Arrington, who retired undefeated as a police reporter for the old Daily News and now gets his kicks … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 5, 1960

Posted on January 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

Pity the Plants     All over town it's leotards for the ladies and old but wool-lined army and navy jackets for the men and shocked talk about the icy blasts.     A girl named Kathy, 14, on the way to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 4, 1960

Posted on January 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Contest With Clam     A friend  of a friend who had gone clamming near Pismo Beach asked Viola Swisher, "Would you like a clam?"  Viola, who covers ballet for the drama department and loves steamed clams and … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 2, 1960

Posted on January 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

More Quaint Quotes     The quaint quotes of former S.F. County Supervisor James McSheehy ("The handwriting on the wall is as clear as a bell") were uncorked here recently with the comment that no such language mangler has been uncovered … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 1, 1960

Posted on January 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

  This Too Shall Pass     It is the moment for looking hopefully ahead.     Most people don't ask much, just a fair break and a few improvements in manners, a little more consideration in traffic and maybe a sound … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Dec. 31, 1959

Posted on December 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

Modern Shepherd It is an era of compulsions.  Apparently everyone has had them all along but now it’s considered not only proper but fashionable to express them, no matter in what murky paths they lead. Publicist Doris Hellman, for instance, … Continue reading →

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December 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on December 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Year-End Recess Again this year there’s an unmistakable though unorganized trend toward calling everything off between Christmas and New Year’s Day and letting the week drift itself out, which it does anyway. Nobody feels up to anything, especially answering the … Continue reading →

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