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Paul Coates

Posted on February 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 28, 1958 The following is not to be construed as against womanhood. Because, in all sincerity, I think women are necessary. They serve a purpose. Just like trees and oceans and poison ivy, they’re part of the scheme of … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 27, 1958 This is a story that never ends. It started two years ago when a man in his early 20s came into my office. He had a problem: Heroin. He’d had it for three or four years. He … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 26, 1958 The ghouls never die. Not in L.A., they don’t. They fade away, lay low, sometimes. But always they come back–with new schemes as fantastic as they are sadistic. They dedicate their lives to devising profitable little plots … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 25, 1958 The biggest hero is often the last heralded. He acts with such quiet, automatic efficiency that he destroys the drama of his own actions. He remains anonymous, unknown and unthanked for his service. Today I have a … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 22, 1958 A hungry man is an angry man. He has no patience with puttering systems of bureaucracy. And today, judging from the state unemployment reports, there are about 150,000 impatient men in Los Angeles. Men and women, I … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 20, 1958 I may not be much of a bear around the house, but as a journalist, I’m fearless. I give you All the News That’s Fit to Print. I am an Independent Newspaperman For All the People, the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 19, 1958 May 14, 1954–Three workers were critically burned in a foundry explosion at 1651 S. Compton Ave., Compton, late today. The men, whose bodies were turned into flaming torches when a pot of molten magnesium exploded, were rushed … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 My very able assistant, name of Charlie, actually isn’t very able. In fact, at times, he’s rather unable. But it doesn’t really bother me. First, because the kid listens attentively every time I explain his mistakes to … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 12, 1958 Graduation is supposed to be a pretty happy time. But for the father of one graduate in this town, matters aren’t too cheerful at the moment. The man is of above-average income, and he and his wife … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 11, 1958 Berl Biggs gave himself up last night. He was a little confused as to why, but the important thing was–as he told me–"If I’m inside, doing time, I won’t be bothering nobody." He called me at my … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 8, 1958 "Paul, I am in financial difficulties. The proffeser gave me a job one day–the best he could do. "My wife just brought me two big beef sandwitches. A friend of mine who works in a restaurant gave … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 6, 1958 I received a phone call last night, sheriff. A man asked me to pass a message along to you. My caller was Raymond McCafferty of Whittier. Maybe you remember the name. He’s the father of one of … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 5, 1958 In a few days, Albert Bigelow goes to sea again. And if–as it’s feared–he doesn’t return, there will be those who’ll say it figured. They’ll say that the sea was his destiny. In a way, they’ll be … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 4, 1958 Mrs. Shannon is not against progress. Her argument is not with the achievement itself. It’s with the method employed to reach it. She phoned me last night with her story. "I live at 16200 Gilmore St. in … Continue reading →

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January 30, 1958: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

January 30, 1958 Memphis Harry Lee Ward, Hollywood’s oldest newsboy and foremost collector of literary works, once made the observation to me that: “Parkey Sharkey is far more literary than you are, sir.” It wasn’t a comment meant to degrade … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 29, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 29, 1958 The Kingfish and I got a pretty fair raking over the coals a few days ago. And, somehow, I’m not quite sure that we deserved it. The man who did the raking is a colleague of mine–a … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 28, 1958 His name is Richard. He’s an addict. He took his first fix at the age of 16 on the grounds of Jackson High School. Since then–in the past seven years–he’s done two short stretches for using. Once, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 24, 1958 In 1924, Nathan F. Leopold Jr. was sentenced to life imprisonment for one of the most vicious, senseless crimes ever committed in this country. He and a fellow University of Chicago student, Richard Loeb, were responsible for … Continue reading →

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January 23, 1958: Paul Coates

Posted on January 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 23, 1958 There’s an old saying that I frequently call upon which goes: “Omnia vincit amor.” It means “Love conquers all”–and I think it’s pretty applicable to what’s going to happen to the U.S. Marines. I think so because, … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 22, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 22, 1958 Please read this story to the finish. It’s a shocker. But it’s worth the few minutes it’ll take you to read it. Because, as they say, there, but for the grace of God– The subject of the … Continue reading →

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