Category Archives: Paul Coates

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 21, 1960

Posted on July 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 21, 1960: Paul Coates writes about taking his son to the Democratic National Convention. “It’s a gyp,” the young man says afterward.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 18, 1960

Posted on July 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 18, 1960: What if a U-2 pilot crashed while spying on Texas? Paul Coates speculates on the diplomatic implications….

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Paul V. Coates and Matt Weinstock, July 9, 1960

Posted on July 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 9, 1960: Matt Weinstock takes a look at the way jurors are selected for coroner’s inquests. CONFIDENTIAL TO LUKE WARM: You can buy a dishwasher, if that's all you want. Why marry one? Abby says.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 8, 1960

Posted on July 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 8, 1960: Paul Coates talks to organizers of a march against nuclear weapons. "This type of demonstration can reach the people, an individual's conscience, the men of authority, better than the normal channels of communications — such as writing … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 7, 1960

Posted on July 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 7, 1960: Paul Coates has the story of a clever scheme being used by a Long Beach con man.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 6, 1960

Posted on July 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 6, 1960: Paul Coates writes about using animals in medical experiments and the upcoming Democratic National Convention.

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Paul V. Coates, Confidential File – July 4, 1960

Posted on July 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

  July 4, 1960: Paul Coates has an amusing story about the British forces. I won’t spoil it. You’ll just have to read it for yourself.

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Paul V. Coates and Matt Weinstock, July 2, 1960

Posted on July 2, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 2, 1960: It’s Saturday (in 1960) which means Paul Coates, Matt Weinstock and Abby are all on the same page!

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, July 1, 1960

Posted on July 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

July 1, 1960: Paul Coates has the love letters of sex strangler Donald Kinman.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 29, 1960

Posted on June 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 29, 1960: Paul Coates gets a column out of a 30-second phone call about a man with a wife and eight children who dropped out and became a beatnik.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 28, 1960

Posted on June 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 28, 1960: Former hotel clerk Otis T. Carr has a plan to send a man to the moon and back – and Paul Coates has the story.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 27, 1960

Posted on June 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 27, 1960: Paul Coates has the day off. Notice that engineer Irvan F. Mendenhall has proposed a 75-mile system of electric cars with rubber tires running on elevated concrete tracks. On the jump, The Times’ coverage of the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, June 26, 1960

Posted on June 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 26, 1960: On the jump, the front page of the Mirror (Edited to Merit Your Respect), Paul Coates, Matt Weinstock and Abby.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 24, 1960

Posted on June 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 24, 1960: A reader asks whether Paul Coates has ever actually helped Parkey Sharkey.And a reader shares his experiences about a water heater malfunction.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 23, 1960

Posted on June 23, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 23, 1960: Paul Coates takes a look at the high cost of car insurance, 1960s style.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 22, 1960

Posted on June 22, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 22, 1960: In case you missed it, Earth was invaded by spacemen on Dec. 6, 1957, and Paul Coates has the story. And the Mirror has added what must be one of the most forgettable slogans in the … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 21, 1960

Posted on June 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 21, 1960: Paul Coates has some fun with a municipal judge who wants to get into movies and TV.

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 20, 1960

Posted on June 20, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 20, 1960: Paul Coates writes about a failed Utopia in the Galapagos Islands…. And on the jump: This is so cool! Guess who was interviewed for the Mack Sennett feature – none other than my old friend and … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, June 18, 1960

Posted on June 18, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 18, 1960: Paul Coates, Matt Weinstock and Abby all on one page!

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 17, 1960

Posted on June 17, 2010 by lmharnisch

  June 17, 1960: Paul Coates takes another look at the problem of glue-sniffing among teenagers in East L.A.

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