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Matt Weinstock — February 10, 1959

Posted on February 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

Firing-Squad Mood A jobless newspaperman subsisting on his unemployment insurance writes: "My weekly seance with the female martinet who holds my fate in her hands reminds me of what I have read of the upheaval in Cuba. "This hardened slave … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 9, 1959

Posted on February 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

Squirrely Linguist Nobody’s going to believe this but I find I can speak squirrel language. For months a wild squirrel with a beautiful brown coat has been visiting the back yard, swinging from branch to branch of the eucalyptus trees, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 7, 1959

Posted on February 7, 2009 by lmharnisch

Viene La Mañana Lencho Perez, a song writer, was arrested recently for drunk driving, and when he appeared in Judge Carlos Teran’s court in East L.A. he contritely admitted his guilt and paid his fine. Not only that, he returned … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 6, 1959

Posted on February 6, 2009 by lmharnisch

Wrong Number Tonight as usual TV addicts will turn on a program titled "77 Sunset Strip," a private eye action thriller featuring Efrem Zimbalist Jr., Roger Smith, Edward Byrnes, beautiful girls in deep trouble and a reverberating and contagious theme … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 5, 1959

Posted on February 5, 2009 by lmharnisch

Sleeping Dogs Roused A man came into the Earl V. Lewis camera shop several weeks ago and asked if a batch of old, unedited home movies could be spliced. He’d inherited them, he explained, from the estate of a relative … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 4, 1959

Posted on February 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Taxpayer Votes ‘No!’ As mentioned here recently, the Internal Revenue Service has the legal authority to attack bank accounts of persons who are delinquent in their payments. The policy, however, is not to work a hardship on those earnestly … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 3, 1959

Posted on February 3, 2009 by lmharnisch

Pool Comeback Those who don’t get around to the right places are probably unaware of a significant social phenomenon. Pool halls, where many leading citizens of today learned about life, are back. Well, halfway. Actually they never really disappeared. They … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — February 2, 1959

Posted on February 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

Cadillac Calculus Martin Ragaway, the comedy writer, a few days ago picked up a youth hitching a ride near Fairfax High. The boy appeared depressed, Martin observed after they’d gone a few blocks, and he asked if something were wrong. … Continue reading →

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January 31, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

Dash Dashes Dreams Among those who went along on American Airlines’ first jet flight to New York a few days ago was this paper’s Bill Thomas. His colleagues felt the event should be commemorated, and as the hour for departure … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 30, 1959

Posted on January 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Life Can Be Lovely Everywhere a person turns, it seems, another Tishman building is springing up. It’s a magic name in the construction industry. And the other day there was 56-year-old, Harvard-educated, serene-looking Norman Tishman himself, proudly showing people around … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 29, 1959

Posted on January 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

Samaritan on Trial Alvin Thomas is deeply distressed. Health inspectors came into his apartment on N Van Ness Avenue a few weeks ago and cited him for violating a city ordinance, harboring pigeons, nine of them. He told them he … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 28, 1959

Posted on January 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

Murder Can Be Fun The science-fiction magazine If for February has a story by George H. Smith titled "The Last Days of L.A.," and if you frighten easily this will do it. The subcaption will give you the idea: "Murder … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock –January 27, 1959

Posted on January 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Sunny Gomorrah? Writers are still talking about Rod Serling’s biting drama, "The Velvet Alley," on Playhouse 90 last week. It was about a humble, hard-working New York writer, admirably played by Art Carney, who sells a TV script, comes … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 26, 1959

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A Solvent Spender An elderly woman in Hollywood each month receives a check, income from a farm in Nebraska. She takes it to her banker. He has developed a friendly interest in her welfare and deducts what she needs to … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 24, 1959

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Matt Weinstock — January 23, 1959

Posted on January 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

Money Well Spent "We’re in a fight for survival," Ernest K. Lindley, the tall, thin, wry chief of Newsweek’s Washington bureau, told a gathering at the Press Club. "Unless we get the free world on its feet with large infusions … Continue reading →

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January 21, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Cagey Mr. Mikoyan Now that Anastas Mikoyan has returned whence he came, a lady named Natasha Smith would like a few unkind words. She was born and reared in Russia and barely escaped with her life during the revolution. She … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — January 20, 1959

Posted on January 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Worried Ad Men Some earnest men in the advertising business are concerned about the derogatory image of their profession that has been created in the public mind and quietly are running it up on the flagpole to see who salutes. … Continue reading →

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January 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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Life in Beverly Hills During a lavish party in a Beverly Hills home the host guided a group of guests to a huge shelfful of glassware in the trophy room. “Of course you know about Bruges glass,” he said proudly. … Continue reading →

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January 16, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Saved by the Knell In everybody’s life there is a dark, unforgettable moment when it doesn’t appear he’s going to make it. A downtown group somehow got around to discussing the this topic over coffee, and Ken Bromfield Jones, Title … Continue reading →

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