Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

October 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock tells the story of Hal, a former newsman now working in the entertainment industry, who was so broke in 1936 that he slept on the ledge next to a drugstore. Continue reading →

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October 6, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 6, 1959: Irony and sarcasm are lost on some people, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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October 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 5, 1959: Matt Weinstock on UFOs and the greatest invention of all time. Continue reading →

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October 3, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 3, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes of Steve Allen’s concerns about nuclear weapons and Edita Morris’ novel “The Flowers of Hiroshima.” Continue reading →

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October 2, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 2, 1959: “Thelonious Monk, who’ll be among those present at the Hollywood Bowl jazz festival tonight, is the composer of “Round About Midnight, in my opinion one of the finest mood pieces of recent years.” Continue reading →

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October 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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October 1, 1959: A caller tries to tap Matt Weinstock for a few dollars. He’s not an easy touch. Continue reading →

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September 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Sept. 30, 1959: “The body of a San Bernardino Freeway crash victim was hurled into a tree where it hung unnoticed for five hours today” … W.C. Fields vs. Cecil B. DeMille … and Matt Weinstock on some friendly traffic officers. Continue reading →

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September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 28, 2025 by lmharnisch

September 28, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a woman who attended a movie at Grauman’s Chinese Theater and felt a light tap on her leg. It was her seatmate’s pet snake, Gertrude, who loved the movies. Continue reading →

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September 27, 1957: Matt Weinstock

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September 27, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes an ode to the single-chamber incinerator, which have been banned. Continue reading →

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September 26, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 26, 1959: Al Capone’s widow is preparing to sue over the film “Al Capone,” seeking a share of the profits, Matt Weinstock says. Gene Tierney has been released from the Menninger Clinic, a news story says. Continue reading →

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September 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock on the success of pianist Van Cliburn. Continue reading →

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September 24, 1957: Matt Weinstock

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September 24, 1957: Matt Weinstock profiles Red Rowe, host of Panoramic Pacific on KNXT, Channel 2 Continue reading →

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September 23, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 23, 1959: To folks who think traffic in Los Angeles is a new problem, please read the stories on 1) freeways 2) new buses 3) moving sidewalks. Bonus story 4) drunk drivers. Matt Weinstock on the complaint that teachers spend too much time maintaining order in the classroom and too little time teaching. Continue reading →

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September 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 22, 2025 by lmharnisch

September 22, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a police officer who gave a marooned freeway driver a lift and loaned the motorist money for gas. The city library system is recovering from controversial cuts with the city librarian hoping to restore Saturday service and add 11 new branches. Continue reading →

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September 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 21, 2025 by lmharnisch

September 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock says Harry Essex and Irving Shulman have finished a pre-sold novel based on [Roscoe “Fatty” Arbuckle’s] life and the sensational scandal that marred it. The title, ‘Fatty.’ Continue reading →

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September 18, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on September 18, 2025 by lmharnisch

September 18, 1959: Everyone seems to be trying to settle on what Mr. K. (Nikita Khrushchev) “should really see” when he gets to L.A. — ranging from beatnik joints to supermarkets to the interchange and freeway traffic, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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September 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 17, 1959: A man with a moving and storage company has thoughts about the ratio of families who are moving into Los Angeles with those who are moving out. The city has reached the saturation point, he tells Matt Weinstock. Continue reading →

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September 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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September 10, 1959: Should doctors do fat transfusions? Matt Weinstock takes a look. Continue reading →

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September 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock–Visit to Ojai

Posted on September 7, 2025 by lmharnisch

September 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock is back from vacation and writes about his visit to Ojai. He also attended Dick Clark’s “American Bandstand” and saw Tab Hunter perform. Continue reading →

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August 24, 1957: Paul V. Coates–Confidential File

Posted on August 24, 2025 by lmharnisch

August 24, 1957: Struggling young starlets (or their struggling young press agents) begin lining the hallway in front of my office door every morning at dawn — each with some fantastic personal experience which happened to them, personally, which is really true and which they made up on the way over from Schwab’s, Paul Coates says. Continue reading →

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