Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, April 15, 1961

Posted on April 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 15, 1961: Matt Weinstock has two items on people who are crossing the country in walks for peace. One is a group that is walking from San Francisco to Moscow and the other is Miss Peace … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, April 14, 1961

Posted on April 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 14, 1961: Like some huge, weird, robot-like monster in a dream, the steel and concrete pillars and bridges of the Santa Monica Freeway are advancing slowly westward from Figueroa Street to Venice Boulevard, laying waste all before … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 13, 1961

Posted on April 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 13, 1961: The Mirror publishes a tough editorial on Robert Welch and the John Birch Society. A sample: "Welch's spurious reasoning went the full circle and came back to the familiar cry — if you are not … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 12, 1961

Posted on April 12, 2011 by lmharnisch

DEAR ABBY: I boiled when I read the letter from the woman who signed herself “Fed Up.” She was annoyed because her clergyman (Protestant) visited her in the hospital after her seventh child was born and asked her if she had ever heard of birth control.
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Matt Weinstock, April 11, 1961

Posted on April 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Men are from math class,  women are from Planet Prom, evidently. April 11, 1961: What's with the high handlebars set? Well, an elderly gent in Bermuda shorts was reaching for the sky, as seems to be fashionable, while … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 10, 1961

Posted on April 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 10, 1961: Lawrence Clark Powell, head of UCLA’s library school, surveys students’ attitudes on reading and touches off an interesting exploration of their reading habits. Many say they don’t have time to read for pleasure or that … Continue reading →

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Buses Replace Red Cars to Long Beach, April 8, 1961

Posted on April 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

             April 8. 1961: Red Cars are being replaced by buses on service between Los Angeles and Long Beach, San Pedro and Compton. Transportation conspiracy buffs please note: The Metropolitan Transit Authority is making the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 7, 1961

Posted on April 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 7, 1961:  A bail bondsman takes a lesson from “The Untouchables” and finds his missing client in a barber chair, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "HAVING OUR TROUBLES": A very wise woman once told me that … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 6, 1961

Posted on April 6, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 6, 1961: Regular passengers on the 5:15 p.m. bus that leaves the 6th and Los Angeles Street terminal for Seal Beach gave a farewell party Wednesday to Glenn Van Auker, the nice driver, who is being transferred, … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 5, 1961

Posted on April 5, 2011 by lmharnisch

       April 5, 1961: Anyone who patrols the downtown beat becomes accustomed to odd sights. There are the resolute pigeon feeders and the sad characters who poke through refuse cans for hidden treasure. There are the men with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, April 4, 1961

Posted on April 4, 2011 by lmharnisch

    April 4, 1961: ONLY IN L.A. — On a recent dewy day, an ad stating "Utter-McKinley Understands" on the side of a bus had soaked through, revealing the previous ad underneath, which John Watson was delighted to observe, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, April 1, 1961

Posted on April 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

           April 1, 1961: Barbara Mills, a dancer who performed as April Adams and Chondelli, dies after being found in a coma at the Coronet Motel, 5410 Hollywood Blvd. We don’t know much more about her … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 31, 1961, Matt Weinstock

Posted on March 31, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 31, 1961: KNX radio personality Bob Crane is looking for a word that rhymes with orange, Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "MODERN MOTHER": Granted, your daughter CAN be trusted, but why place such temptations in the … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 30, 1961

Posted on March 30, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 30, 1961: The Scottish Daily Express quotes Caltech seismologist Hugo Benioff (d. 1968) as saying that a devastating earthquake is set to hit Los Angeles.  The reporter apparently misquoted or distorted what Benioff said, according to Matt … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 29, 1961

Posted on March 29, 2011 by lmharnisch

      March 29, 1961: Brendan Behan’s play “The Hostage” is opening in Los Angeles and Matt Weinstock has a few lines about the playwright …  The gagged-up menu at the Writers Guild awards dinner included "Great Impasta," "Aspartacus … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 28, 1961

Posted on March 28, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 28, 1961: Matt Weinstock has the story of a young fellow getting the best of a police officer who cited him for having a car that was too close to the ground.  DEAR FEELS: Marriage isn't — … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 27, 1961

Posted on March 27, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 27, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a story about a penniless drunk who gets a bottle from a liquor store in the era when credit cards were a novelty.   DEAR ABBY: I am married to a man who … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, March 25, 1961

Posted on March 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

           March 25, 1961: There was a prisoner who had a wooden leg, but that was only the beginning of his problems, Matt Weinstock says. One of Paul Coates’ readers has some urgent information for Red … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 24, 1961

Posted on March 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

         March 24, 1961: Matt Weinstock drives to Alhambra for the first time in a long while and wonders why he keeps seeing big green signs directing motorists to Bakersfield. CONFIDENTIAL TO "IN LOVE WITH THE BOSS": … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock, March 23, 1961

Posted on March 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 23, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on an animated billboard for Dristan showing a man’s sinus cavities. Is it TV movie villain Skip Homeier? CONFIDENTIAL TO MARCIE: Some folks, who can't add and subtract, quit school … Continue reading →

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