Category Archives: @news

Hawaii Becomes 50th State; Redskins Beat Rams

Posted on August 22, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 22, 1959: The Redskins beat the Rams in The Times annual charity game ,,, Sir Thomas Beecham, 80, marries his 27-year-old secretary … and Hawaii officially becomes the 50th state. The House Un-American Activities Committee cancels hearings on communist … Continue reading →

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Voices — Don Hewitt, 1922 – 2009

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

Don Hewitt, the creator of CBS' "60 Minutes" news program in New York in 2004. (Jim Cooper / Associated Press) The Man Who Winds the Clock Don Hewitt built '60 Minutes' and still drives TV's top-rated news program. How does … Continue reading →

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Deputies Raid Spahn Movie Ranch; Booed by Fans, Wills Hits Grand Slam

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1969: I suppose we at the Daily Mirror HQ should be talking about "Amerika" and how the military-industrial complex sucks the blood of the Woodstock Nation. But we're not. The only thing up against the wall here are … Continue reading →

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To Our Readers

Posted on August 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

To Our Readers: As you have noticed, The Times'  website has been redesigned, and that includes The Daily Mirror. The elements that used to be on the right rail are gone, including Sid Hughes' badge and many of the links. … Continue reading →

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Suspect Freed in Tate – La Bianca Killings; Drysdale Quits

Posted on August 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 12, 1969: William E. Garretson is freed in the "Tate" killings. One season after making history, Don Drysdale's career was history. Shoulder problems forced Drysdale to call it quits only a season after setting the major league record for … Continue reading →

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August 11, 1969: Ritual Killings Terrorize L.A.

Posted on August 11, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 11, 1969: The Times brings out an extra for the La Bianca killings. Note: In keeping with the Daily Mirror’s practice of posting original documents in Los Angeles history, often for the first time, we present former Deputy Dist. … Continue reading →

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Nixon Quits!

Posted on August 9, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 9, 1974, Paul Conrad on Richard Nixon's resignation. Nixon's resignation comes at an interesting time for the Daily Mirror because we're gearing up for the 1960 presidential race, awkwardly putting the end of the story before the beginning. … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Los Angeles Examiner

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

Here's a real period piece: a "day sleeper" sign distributed by the Los Angeles Examiner. This is a very clever promotion and something I've never seen before. Obviously the Examiner saw itself as the the shift worker's newspaper. I wonder … Continue reading →

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Russian Leader to Visit L.A.! A.L. Wins All-Star Game

Posted on August 4, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Bruce Russell's editorial cartoon is appalling today, but this style is typical of the 1950s, when artists frequently relied on a small repertory company of characters that included the Peace Dove, the Russian Bear, Mr. A-Bomb, Uncle Sam, the … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Elite Spy Agency

Posted on July 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

  July 30, 1952: Look, the also-ran weekly rival to Life, runs a story about the elite, super-secret Central Intelligence Agency. The title, "Inside CIA," is a play on John Gunther's book "Inside USA" and its successors.

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L.A. Olympics Begin

Posted on July 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 29, 1984: Two wire obits (George Gallup and James Mason) and a lead story out of Beirut with the Olympics as the main art. Below right, July 30, 1984. The Summer Olympics opened in LA. with equal doses of … Continue reading →

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Hopes Dim for Mideast Peace; Drysdale Returns to the Mound

Posted on July 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 28, 1969; Someone thought "14 Moonquakes" would be a great screamer headline for street sales. In a story that still resonates 40 years later, Bill Tuohy writes that prospects for peace in the Mideast seem more remote than at … Continue reading →

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Nixon – Khrushchev Kitchen Debate

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 25, 1959: WHAT?? Miss JAPAN?!!! NO!!!!!!! The Times leads with a beauty pageant over the Nixon-Khrushchev "kitchen debate?" What were they thinking!? In the 1950s The Times loved Richard Nixon and the paper took every opportunity to promote him. … Continue reading →

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Mideast Terrorist Bombing

Posted on July 24, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 24, 1946: Wreckage of the King David Hotel in Jerusalem.

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Remembering Apollo 11

Posted on July 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Daily Mirror's Apollo 11 stories are here. My fellow newspaper history blogger at the Houston Chronicle, John Gonzales, has posted the Chronicle's coverage here. The Chronicle's Rick Campbell posts here.  My former colleague Elaine Raines posts at the Arizona … Continue reading →

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Man Says He’s Jack the Ripper!

Posted on July 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

July 20, 1889: A man confesses to being Jack the Ripper — no wait, he's only a drunken lunatic.

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Walter Cronkite Retires — And That’s the Way It Was

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

March 7, 1981: "And that's the way it is. Friday, March 6, 1981. I'll be away on assignment and Dan Rather will be sitting in here for the next few years. Good night."

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Walter Cronkite: Nixon Out to Destroy Press Credibility

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Walter Cronkite, May 19, 1971: "Many of us see a clear indication on the part of this administration of a grand conspiracy to destroy the credibility of the press. No one doubts the right of anyone to seek to … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite — TV’s Father Figure

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Walter Cronkite, May 12, 1970: "As news disseminators, nobody can touch us. And we have the best informed society in the world's history." He smiled wryly: "That's what worries the Establishment. No Establishment likes the people to be too well … Continue reading →

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Walter Cronkite Interviews LBJ on Kennedy Assassination

Posted on July 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

May 3, 1970: Walter Cronkite interviews former President Johnson about the assassination of President Kennedy. Johnson said he was undermined by holdovers from the Kennedy administration.

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