Category Archives: Paul Coates

Mack Sennett, Ward Bond Die, Nov. 5, 1960

Posted on November 5, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Nov. 5, 1960: Paul Coates reports on a little war over press releases on the upcoming John Wayne film “The Alamo” …. Matt Weinstock writes that CBS-TV is having problems with the IBM RAMAC 305 it's using for … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 4, 1960

Posted on November 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Nov. 4, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and comes up with items on Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

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Paul Coates, Nov. 3, 1960

Posted on November 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 3, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of John Resko, who was sent to prison for killing a man but eventually rebuilt his life as an artist. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on Marilyn Monroe … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 2, 1960

Posted on November 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 2, 1960: Paul Coates has a terrific story on one of two young men who dressed as Nazis and picketed the Huntington Hartford Theater, where Sammy Davis Jr. was to perform, over Davis’ upcoming marriage to … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Nov. 1, 1960

Posted on November 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

       Nov. 1, 1960: Paul Coates has  a story taken from a second grade textbook smuggled out of East Germany. Also on the jump, Earl Wilson on the reformed Steve McQueen.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 31, 1960

Posted on October 31, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 31, 1960: Paul Coates has a different sort of Halloween story set in a cemetery. 

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Fleeing Cubans Force Airliner to U.S., Oct. 29, 1960

Posted on October 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 29, 1960: ONLY IN ARCADIA — Mrs. Mae McClain hides these days when the garbage man comes by. Her husband recently caught a big shark off Catalina and brought it home to show the children. It was … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 28, 1960

Posted on October 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 28, 1960: Paul Coates gets an anonymous letter about teenage violence. “I was born in what you'd call the slums, I guess, but at the age of 10 I moved to a better neighborhood. Still, it's not … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 27, 1960

Posted on October 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 27, 1960: Paul Coates digs into his mailbox and finds “Johnny Grant was once a stunt car driver … and Dick Whittinghill sang with the Pied Pipers.” Notice: Art Pepper is arrested for possession of heroin.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 26, 1960

Posted on October 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 26, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the gang killing of Manuel Castro. This time he talks to Manny Tovar, a skid row bartender whose son was charged in the shooting. "I tried to be … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 25, 1960

Posted on October 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

      Oct. 25, 1960: Paul Coates uses the gang killing of teenager Manuel Castro, whose crime was being in the wrong neighborhood,  as a point of departure for wondering why some youths reclaim their lives from gangs while … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 20, 1960

Posted on October 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Oct. 20, 1960: Paul Coates ponders the news and wonders if he has supernatural powers….

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Paul Coates, Oct. 19, 1960

Posted on October 19, 2010 by lmharnisch

         Oct. 19, 1960: Paul Coates interviews Brenda Allen and does a terrific job. Where has she been for the last 10 years? Coates has the answer.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 18, 1960

Posted on October 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 18, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of Maria Guadalupe Estrada de Roman – and it’s a good one.

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Paul Coates, Oct. 17, 1960

Posted on October 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 17, 1960: Why did Thomas Albert Cronin resign as Princess Margaret's butler? Paul Coates gets the answer from Cronin himself. CONFIDENTIAL TO 'NEUTRAL AT THE CLUB': A businessman who says he is not interested in politics is … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 14, 1960

Posted on October 14, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 14, 1960: Paul Coates revisits the “good old days” of Oct. 14, 1950 … and a relic from political cartooning as it was 50 years ago. 

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Paul Coates, Oct. 13, 1960

Posted on October 13, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct. 13, 1960: A woman writes to Paul Coates about … well, you'll just have to read it for yourself.

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Found on EBay – Parkey Sharkey

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

A copy of Parkey Sharkey’s “Whiskey Road” has been listed on EBay. According to the vendor, that is an authentic Parkey Sharkey signature with the date, 1966. “Whiskey Road” is quite difficult to find. It’s more of a brochure than … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Oct. 12, 1960

Posted on October 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

    Oct., 12, 1960: Big Daddy Eric Nord is relinquishing his throne as King of the Beatniks, Paul Coates says.

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Paul Coates, Aug. 25, 1960

Posted on August 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

  Aug. 25, 1960: Tons of steel fall onto Wilshire Boulevard from a building under construction … Richard Bergholz makes a rare appearance as a columnist and Paul Coates analyzes a bill from Los Angeles County for cutting down a … Continue reading →

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