Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock is on vacation until September 7. Continue reading →

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August 15, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 15, 1959: The Fern Dell rumors are true. A fountain really dispenses spring water, Matt Weinstock says. Do tomatoes belong on hamburgers? Readers share opinions. Continue reading →

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August 14, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 19, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about an oil company that solicited residents, in this case Brentwood Country Club members, for rights to slant drill for oil in Santa Monica from a 40-acre site on the country club. Continue reading →

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August 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 13, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of what to do about a diving enthusiast who keeps showing off. Dear Abby: What do I do about a great-aunt who insists on talking to the TV? Continue reading →

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August 12, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 12, 1959: Trying to talk to Soviet performers visiting L.A. is a challenge, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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August 11, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 11, 1959: When driving, cellist Gregor Piatigorsky only takes right turns and refuses to make a left, Matt Weinstock says. Continue reading →

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August 10, 1959: Matt Weinstock

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August 10, 1959: Mail from outer space? Matt Weinstock has the story. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 9, 1960

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August 9, 1960: Matt Weinstock writes about a story that was told at the farewell party for Paul Weeks (d. 2007), who was leaving to become the Mirror’s Washington correspondent. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 8, 1959

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August 8, 1959: Matt Weinstock has advice for people who want to pick mushrooms. A VW owner’s co-workers prank him by secretly adding gas to his Bug so he thinks he’s getting 65 mpg! Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 7, 1959

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August 7, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of an old car that developed a habit of breaking down — at Olympic and Georgia Street. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 6, 1959

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August 6, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Valley shoppers at a market suddenly plunged in darkness by a power outage. And a co-worker tries yoga and … pops *something.* Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 4, 1959

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August 4, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Postmaster General Arthur Summerfield’s continuing fight against ‘Lady Chatterly’s Lover.’ And maids these days are asking prospective employers if they have air conditioning. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 3, 1959

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August 3, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about wily smokers who avoid paying the 30-cent fee when buying from cigarette vending machines. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, August 1, 1959

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August 1, 1959: Matt Weinstock has the story of a movie publicist trying to get the city’s permission to promote ‘The Big Circus’ by having a tightrope walker stroll on a wire strung from the roof of the Orpheum theater on Broadway. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 31, 1959

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July 31, 1959: Matt Weinstock on the experiences of a driver whose car was rear-ended, but the man didn’t have car insurance…. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 30, 1959

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July 30, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about Lawrence Lipton, the “Boswell of beatniks.” Also Venice declares war on beatniks! Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 29, 1959

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July 29, 1959: Matt Weinstock writes about the dangers of body surfing; and a look at the slinky characters of Sunset Strip. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 28, 1959

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July 28, 1959: Columnist Matt Weinstock writes that insurance companies raising the rates of drivers who get too many moving violations. Also, a Van Nuys high school teacher is in trouble for giving students an “immoral sex survey” after another teacher already conducted the survey. “We know all the answers already,” one student said. Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, July 26, 1960

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July 26, 1960: Matt Weinstock asks whether standing ovations are necessary. Abby publishes a letter from a widow who had written in asking whether she should remarry. She did! Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock — July 25, 1959

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July 25, 1959: Matt Weinstock tells of a writer s adventures in Cuba while working on a film about Fidel Castro. Continue reading →

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