Category Archives: Paul Coates

Confidential File Mash Notes and Comments (Press Release) "Americans are too modest! "Branded as braggarts by the rest of the world, we nevertheless suffer from a highly sensitized cultural inferiority complex. "We consider ourselves peerless in science, technology and industrial … Continue reading →

Confidential File Educator Bans Students on TV Dr. George Armacost is president of the University of Redlands. Until yesterday, I looked upon the gentleman as I would upon the president of any American university — with a certain amount of … Continue reading →

Confidential File No Tattoo for Reyes In this era of stifling conformity to the dictates of Madison Ave., I find it a real comfort to know that there’s a rebel in our midst. Fact is, a Cuban rebel, in a … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "Imagine a friendship between a millionaire show business lady of star status and myself, a derelict newspaper hustler. "For years this friendship existed. I had my benefactress, and many times she … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Missing Bagpipes Recall Spirit of ’75 The Berlin crisis notwithstanding, I’ve got a little international incident all my own with the British Empire. Specifically, it involves that portion of Her Majesty’s acreage north of the playing field of … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE A Story for Birds — Down Texas Way Sometimes, I heist other reporters’ stories. It’s a harmless-enough pastime, and I only do it on special occasions. I only do it, for example, when some other reporter has a … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Girls’ Love Calls to Bernie Bedrock Sometime last November, death made a date with Mrs. Reva Bedrock. Seven days ago the appointment was kept. Mrs. Bedrock died of cancer. I knew her. She called me at the time … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Fascinating Stuff About Cholesterol Listen, did I ever tell you about my cholesterol? Now wait a minute. Don’t just walk away. This is pretty fascinating stuff. And, if you don’t mind my saying so, far more intriguing than … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Coatsee– "This week OSCAR will be taping the OSCAR LEVANT show. We think this is an occasion worth noting and celebrating. "It has been a wonderful and dramatic year for the multitudes of … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Troubled Boxer Finds Glory Faded A year and a half ago I received a letter from a badly confused kid. He was 22. But his life was behind him. Mentally — well, he never graduated from grammar school. … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Dr. Zhivago’s Life Slightly Confusing Robert Ruark, my competent colleague from darkest Africa and a few dimly lit saloons, is, I fear, a periodic victim of his own vitriol. Occasionally he’s able to find instant relief by blasting … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Man Dead 100 Years Presents Problem The phone rang the other day and a voice with a hint of Piccadilly in it said hello. "Brian Kirkwood here," it announced. "I own a small bar in Venice, at 4089 … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Some Sons Fail to Take After Father There is, within the tight little confines of my ancestral Burbank home, a full-fledged Boy Scout of America. And frankly, the kid bugs me. At the outset, let me go on … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Stymied: One Nice Little Kid in Tokyo Dwight Warnecke has a remarkable wife. By all rules of medical science, she should have died 10 years ago. But she didn’t. She remained alive. Very much alive. That she is, … Continue reading →

CONFIDENTIAL FILE Mash Notes and Comments "Dear Mr. Coates, "Last week I bought, for 30 cents, some discarded material that was emptied out of a room that a man died in some time ago and I was surprised! "One learns … Continue reading →