Category Archives: Paul Coates

Note from 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than discontinue the columns, we’ll … Continue reading →

Note from 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than discontinue the columns, we’ll … Continue reading →

August 13, 1959: Did Miss Japan have plastic surgery?  Confidential File Here’s How to Con Yourself on Failure She was a pretty little girl with natural blond hair and baby-blue eyes with stars in them. Like a lot of other … Continue reading →

August 12, 1959: One man is killed and six are injured in the collapse of a bridge being built over the Pacific Electric tracks on Charlotte Street north of the San Bernardino Freeway near Soto Street. Confidential File Heer Iz … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) “COOK’S MUSICAL NOTES, by Ira Cook: “If you’re statistically-minded about your music, just tune to the Ira Cook Show on KMPC, and we’ll keep you posted on the progress of the never … Continue reading →

Confidential File Here Is How Stupid One Can Easily Get An old “fad” is making a comeback among Southern California teen-agers. It’s a seemingly harmless kick, but unless the kids are wised up, and fast, tragedy could very easily be … Continue reading →

Confidential File Tijuana's Smell Not Like Peach Orchard While Baja California was busy electing a new governor this weekend, a drama enacted in Tijuana's city jail and crammed with international intrigue went unnoticed by the press. The central figures were … Continue reading →

Confidential File ‘Lost’ Youth’s Letter Tells Tragic Story Today, the story’s a grim one. It starts with a letter I received last week. The letter begins: “Dear Mr. Coates: “I’m 18 years old. I live with my parents in Los … Continue reading →

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments “Dear Mr. Coates: “You are my court of last resort. I’ve tried everything but my mind will not rest. “On June 12, we went into a pet shop in Inglewood, as a friend of … Continue reading →

Confidential File ‘Stop the Press,’ Cries Flash Reporter Joe To you, the Laurel Canyon fire may be old news. But I just heard about it. And I’ve got to admit that it’s a matter of special embarrassment to me, because … Continue reading →

Confidential File A Crumbled Kookie Caper, and No Comb I don’t know Edd Byrnes personally, and it’s probably for the best. In person, he might be a charming, very likable young man. And if that were the case, all of … Continue reading →

July 29, 1959: The “Orientals” being sent to Congress from Hawaii include future Sen. Daniel K. Inouye. And notice the story about Nikita Khrushchev being invited to visit the U.S. Confidential File Great White Hunter White Feels Blue I present … Continue reading →

Confidential File When Cash Register Is Replacing a Heart The Almighty Dollar, that great object of universal devotion — Washington Irving. Sandra Gianoulis, 8, of Glendale, went to a drive-in theater last week with her mother. They got there at … Continue reading →

Confidential File Why My Mom Said Farewell to Macy's Let's talk about me for a moment. Did I ever tell you that my nightly KTTV program is viewed a week later in New York at 3 in the afternoon? "Viewed" … Continue reading →