Category Archives: @news

LAPD honors dead officer’s heroism, November 26, 1958

Posted on November 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note: This is an encore post from 2008. Police Sgt. Gene T. Nash died after a shootout with robbery suspects in an apartment house on Budlong just south of Adams. In a televised ceremony, Police Chief William H. Parker presented … Continue reading →

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Comedian dies during Friars roast, November 24, 1958

Posted on November 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Ozone in downtown Los Angeles reaches 0.49 parts per million, just short of a Stage 1 alert. Today, 0.50 would be a Stage 3 alert. Marilyn Monroe and Arthur Miller arrive in New York. Comedian Harry Einstein, 53, known as … Continue reading →

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Nazi SS troops kill wealthy Jews in orgy of murder, November 23, 1938

Posted on November 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Death at Sachsenhausen. These old papers are full of ugly stereotypes, but this one makes a powerful contrast with the Holocaust coverage. The Times publishes a United Press story based a London News Chronicle account. The report says a group … Continue reading →

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November 22, 1958: Estranged wife kills jealous husband

Posted on November 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

In a confrontation over a divided Berlin, a Soviet official says the government plans to give control to the East Germans by Christmas, and some Soviet troops are reportedly going home. President Eisenhower vows to maintain the occupation of West … Continue reading →

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A World War II Thanksgiving, 1943

Posted on November 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a World War II recipe for meatless mince pie. "The larders are war-shorn, but let the heart be grateful for the gift of fertile lands, for the riches of the earth and the sea and the privilege to … Continue reading →

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Voices — Tom Daschle, 2001

Posted on November 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph, Getty Images President-elect Barack Obama has asked former Sen. Tom Daschle to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services, and the South Dakota Democrat has accepted the offer. Daschle Finds Himself in Another Tight Spot Profile: No stranger … Continue reading →

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Voices — Eric Holder, 1994

Posted on November 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

AP photo Eric Holder, deputy attorney general under Janet Reno and likely attorney general under President-elect Barack Obama. Prosecutor Has Made Jury Study a Specialty Wednesday June 1, 1994 By ROBERT L. JACKSON,TIMES STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON — Although he says … Continue reading →

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Sid Hughes dies at 50; the Daily Mirror mourns

Posted on November 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Sid Hughes, Los Angeles newsman. Sid Hughes, who owned the badge that is the Daily Mirror’s icon, worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles: The Times, the Record, the Express, the Herald, the Examiner … Continue reading →

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Peace — November 11, 1918

Posted on November 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

In February 1993, I found a box of old letters at the Salvation Army store in Pasadena. The price — $148 — was based on the alleged value of the stamps, which were quite ordinary. The letters turned out to … Continue reading →

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November 7, 2008: Jews celebrate survival of Holocaust Torah

Posted on November 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times Dr. Joel Kushner, left, and Rabbi Richard N. Levy unroll the Yanov Torah during a ceremony at the Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion near USC. The Torah survived the Holocaust by being cut … Continue reading →

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Hitler speech blames Jews, November 9, 1938

Posted on November 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Grand Illusion" is "a work of haunting simplicity." The Nazis take revenge against German Jews after the shooting of Ernst von Rath. "I regret my action but I obeyed a will stronger than myself. I did it because I loved … Continue reading →

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L.A. kidnappings, June 17, 1934

Posted on November 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

The Times publishes a stern warning to racketeers that kidnapping doesn’t pay, but about the only gangland figure it mentions is Les Bruneman. The story touches on the Gordon Northcott (notice that we call him Gordon Northrop) and William Edward … Continue reading →

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Voices — Rahm Emanuel, March 29, 2001

Posted on November 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Charles Rex Arbogast / Associated Press Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama, June 2008 Oddly, Bush Has a Lot to Learn From Clinton March 29, 2001 By RAHM EMANUEL, Rahm Emanuel was senior advisor to President Clinton for … Continue reading →

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Nixon, Humphrey close in poll; Rams win over Lions, November 4, 1968

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

1968, when percentages were calculated by hand. The Rams defeated the Detroit Lions, 10-7, but few people apparently left the Coliseum happy. Mal Florence’s story in The Times said the Rams were "repeatedly" booed during the fourth quarter when they … Continue reading →

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Changeling –Part VII

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo From left, prosecutor Earl (sometimes spelled Earle) Redwine, Loyal Kelley, A.H. de Tremaudan (sometimes spelled Tremandon), J. McKinley Cameron, David Sokol, Gordon … Continue reading →

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Officials turn away football crowds at Coliseum, November 3, 1958

Posted on November 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Look beyond the nostalgia factor in this film produced for Studebaker dealers. Listen to the comments. The Studebaker Lark was, according to this film, intended to give consumers what they wanted: a low-priced, fuel economy car. We know today, of … Continue reading →

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Changeling — Part VI

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo In going through the photographs from the Gordon Northcott case, I’m struck by how different Northcott looks from one image to another. Sometimes he appears thoughtful, even bookish. In others, he looks quite demonic. In … Continue reading →

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Times election endorsements, November 2, 1958

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A Methodist church in Little Rock offers a facility rent-free for segregated classes after Gov. Orval Faubus refuses to open the city’s integrated high schools. And an African American boycott of segregated buses in Birmingham, Ala., gets a slow start. … Continue reading →

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New pope elected, October 29, 1958

Posted on October 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Pope John 23rd, 1958-1963 Angelo Cardinal Roncalli, patriarch of Venice, is named Pope John 23rd. At 77, he defied expectations that he would be an interim figure before a younger man took over, according to The Times’ Robert Hartmann. On … Continue reading →

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Changeling stories — Part I

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Police Capt. Jones and LAPD officers search the lake in Lincoln Park for the body of Walter Collins, Los Angeles Times, April 6, 1928. The boy claiming to be Walter Collins poses with Christine Collins, Aug. 18, 1928 Several regular … Continue reading →

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