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Nov. 23, 1957

 

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Nov. 22, 1957

 

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Nov. 22, 1963

 

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Nov. 21, 1957

 

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Nov. 20, 1957

 

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Nov. 19, 1957

 

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The front page

The Mirror News gets a redesign for the front page. Eighteen stories plus the index on an eight-column grid. Wow.   Matt Weinstock moves from the editorial page to the cover of the second section. (20 stories on one page! … Continue reading

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Nov. 18, 1957

 

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Nov. 17, 1957

 

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Nov. 16, 1957

 

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Nov. 15, 1957

Check it out: The Fed cuts interest rates to 3%! And a future Superfund site is dedicated!  

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Nov. 14, 1957

 

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Plane crash kills 44

Deke Houlgate writes about covering the loss of the Pan Am Stratocruiser "Romance of the Skies" (the lost plane in a publicity shot, below right):  That story was a real panic operation. I came to work for my 3 to … Continue reading

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Nov. 13, 1957

 

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November 12, 1957: Paul Coates — Confidential File

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Nov. 10, 1957

 

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Nov. 9, 1957

 

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A Times legacy

Fifty years–almost to the day–that Jack Smith went to the Mediterranean for The Times, his son Doug is on assignment in the Middle East .

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Elvis trivia contest

Update: The 1947p's/LAPL's own Mary McCoy delves into ProQuest and turns up some ready answers, noting: "Gotta leave some for the rest of the kids to answer – no one likes a ProQuest-it-all!" Update II: I'm going to start filling … Continue reading

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The cloudy crystal ball

Nov. 3, 1957 Los Angeles I typed the words "Southern California Research Council" and I could already imagine the snoring. What, no crime? Hear me out. Its question was an essential one: How many people would be in what they … Continue reading

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