Category Archives: Matt Weinstock

Matt Weinstock, Feb. 10, 1961

       Feb. 10, 1961: A young lady interviewing for a secretarial job typed: "Now is the time for all good Commies to get the hell out of the country,"  Matt Weinstock says. CONFIDENTIAL TO "BUD": A very wise … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 9, 1961

    Feb. 9, 1961: Matt Weinstock discusses the joys of homemade bread…. and Odetta performs at UCLA.  DEAR ABBY: Should  marry the man I love or should I find a tall, good-looking guy to please my mother?

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 8, 1961

       Feb. 8, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a follow-up on the mysterious death of Norman Siegel, who fell to his death from the Guaranty Building on Hollywood Boulevard. DEAR ABBY: I am a high school student who makes … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 7, 1961

        Feb. 7, 1961: Score one for Marjorie Freeman. She won a claim against her employer, Bank of American, that she had to be paid the same as a man. Matt Weinstock has the story of a … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 6, 1961

       Feb. 6, 1961: Matt Weinstock has a follow-up on the demise of the Pioneer Dairy Lunch, a haven for the homeless in downtown Los Angeles. One homeless man writes: I just now sold a pint of blood. … Continue reading

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 4, 1961

       Feb. 4, 1961: ANYONE WHO keeps up with his reading or listening knows we've gone into the four-year Civil War centennial. Unfortunately, some aspects of the commemoration make it appear the war was a rather pleasant interlude, … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 3, 1961

       Feb. 3, 1961: What does a Burbank family do about their 4-year-old son, who refuses to go outside because he’s afraid of the street sweeper? CONFIDENTIAL TO "TROUBLE AT HOME": Someone once said "Divorce is hash made … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 2, 1961

    Feb. 2, 1961: A police call about a man with a gun turns out to be … you guessed it: A film crew, Matt Weinstock says.  CONFIDENTIAL TO KANSAS BACHELOR: Making a marriage work is like running a … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Feb. 1, 1961

       Feb. 1, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on the great controversy over what verb to use in this sentence: "For within this tremendous area IS/ARE produced two-thirds the oats, more than half the corn, more than … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 31, 1961

       Jan. 31, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about author Leonard Wibberley’s experiences in Portugal – recounted in the book “No Garlic in the Soup.” DEAR ABBY: Help me make a decision that involves a child's future. … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 30, 1961

       Jan. 30, 1961: Can anybody do abstract art? Matt Weinstock has an item on a man who thinks so – but there’s a twist to the story. And Abby has a follow-up on the controversy over square … Continue reading

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Jan. 28, 1961

       Jan. 28, 1961: Matt Weinstock’s daughter Jane graduates from Paul Revere Junior High. After the ball was over one weary father said to another: "We got them this far but I don't know if they'll make it … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 27, 1961

       Jan. 27, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item about folk music featuring singer Joyce James and guitarist Bill Fernandez. One of their songs is David Arkin’s “The Klan,” about a cross burning in East L.A. CONFIDENTIAL TO … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 26, 1961

       Jan. 26, 1961: The sound of an auto collision at Sunset Boulevard and Roxbury Drive attracted the usual crowd of onlookers and as Eugene Rodney, producer of the Robert Young TV show, dejectedly appraised the damage to … Continue reading

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Jan. 26, 1961, Paul Coates

       Jan. 26, 1961: Paul Coates has the latest example of the recurring stories the Mirror published about petty intimidation by LAPD officers, under Chief William H. Parker, particularly traffic officers.  ALSO Justice Strained

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 25, 1961

       Jan. 25, 1961: In the 1920s, most movie stars lived in Hollywood, particularly the Whitley Heights area. Their agents had offices nearby. When the film people began moving to Beverly Hills their agents followed partway, settling along … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 24, 1961

       Jan. 24, 1961: All it takes is a little earthquake to get people reminiscing about the great jolts of the past, Matt Weinstock notes. DEAR ABBY: A mother in our neighborhood is giving her 15-year-old daughter a … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 23, 1961

       Jan. 23, 1961: A requisition for a book titled "The Bride Stripped Bare" came into the county museum accounting office and Margaret Hooker, a little uneasy, checked with Dorothy Martin of the museum reference library, who had … Continue reading

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Jan. 21, 1961

       Jan. 21, 1961: Paul Coates has a terrific item on a radio announcer whose life fell apart after he  lost his job because the station went to rock ‘n’ roll. Charley used to patronize a place on … Continue reading

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Matt Weinstock, Jan. 20, 1961

       Jan. 20, 1961: Matt Weinstock has an item on fiberglass coffins and mentions “You Haven’t Lived Until You’ve Died in L.A.,” a song from the hapless 1951 musical revue co-authored by Larry Gelbart that used the name … Continue reading

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