Category Archives: Paul Coates

Paul Coates, March 2, 1961

Posted on March 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

    March 2, 1961: Paul Coates has one of his better columns today. It’s about a couple of suspects who didn’t take part in a mass escape at the County Jail – and why they didn’t.  ALSO Manhunt Widens … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, March 1, 1961

Posted on March 1, 2011 by lmharnisch

       March 1, 1961: Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler becomes a vice president of Times-Mirror.  Recent revelations by the Eisenhowers’ maid and Princess Margaret’s butler make Paul Coates wonder about his domestic help.

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 25, 1961

Posted on February 25, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 25, 1961: A "confessed love slayer" is among 11 men who escaped from the booking room at the County Jail.The leader of the jailbreak is identified as "love slayer" Joe Morgan, who at the age … Continue reading →

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Feb. 24, 1961, Paul Coates

Posted on February 24, 2011 by lmharnisch

             Feb. 24, 1961: Notice the different headlines between the two editions: "I JUST HAD TO KILL," L.A. SLAYER ADMITS and SUICIDE BARES THIRD IOWA BANK SCANDAL. All of this will change when the Mirror … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 23, 1961

Posted on February 23, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 23, 1961: For a column pegged to Washington’s birthday, Paul Coates  recalls his suspicions about a lemon tree that met an unhappy fate.

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Found on EBay — Parkey Sharkey

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

A copy of “Whiskey Road” by the incomparable Parkey Sharkey has been listed on EBay. Sharkey was a frequent presence in Paul Coates’ columns and many readers suspected that Coates fabricated Sharkey’s letters. Not at all. Sharkey was an actual … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 21, 1961

Posted on February 21, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 21, 1961: The choice of which Mercury astronaut will be the first launched into space narrows to Marine Lt. Col. John H. Glenn Jr., Air Force Capt. Virgil L. Grissom and Navy Cmdr. Alan B. Shepard … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 20, 1961

Posted on February 20, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 20, 1961: Paul Coates follows up on a story about the DMV insisting that Spanish speakers attempt—and fail—the test in English before taking it in Spanish. A new directive allows applications to take the test … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates and Matt Weinstock, Feb. 18, 1961

Posted on February 18, 2011 by lmharnisch

    Feb. 18, 1961: Young persons, note the sophisticated, pipe-smoking college man in a letter sweater.  Such folks would be extinct on college campuses by the end of the decade. Matt Weinstock ruins another good story, this one about … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 16, 1961

Posted on February 16, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 16, 1961: Paul Coates dips into his mail and turns down a chance to audition showgirls for Le Crazy Horse in Paris. 

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Paul Coates, Feb. 15, 1961

Posted on February 15, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 15, 1961: Paul Coates writes about a house for rent, “an ornate, slightly garish Mediterranean-style home on a hill overlooking Hollywood” built in the ‘20s by a movie star. “Never heard of her,” says one prospective … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 14, 1961

Posted on February 14, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 14, 1961: Officials of Birmingham College of Advanced Technology in England approved a fund-raiser for women's athletic programs in which male students could win a female student for the night. But the male students rejected the … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 13, 1961

Posted on February 13, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 13, 1961: It’s not easy being a columnist in Los Angeles. Paul Coates writes about some of the calls and letters he gets that never end up in print … until now.

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Boy, 15, Hangs Self; Pound Killed His Dog

Posted on February 11, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 11, 1961: Of all the headlines I have seen while doing the Daily Mirror, this is one of the worst. What a sad story. Coates, Weinstock and Abby are on the jump…

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Paul Coates, Feb. 10, 1961

Posted on February 10, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 10, 1961: Paul Coates dips into the mailbag and gets an angry note for his remarks on Elvis Presley!

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Paul Coates, Feb. 9, 1961

Posted on February 9, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 9, 1961: Paul Coates takes a humorous look at the written driver’s test but his column includes some interesting details. To take the written in Spanish one must first take (and fail) the written test in … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 8, 1961

Posted on February 8, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 8, 1961: Paul Coates has this problem with remembering names. It’s easy for him to recall most folks, but when it comes to the city’s movers and shakers … well, let him tell it.

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Paul Coates, Feb. 7, 1961

Posted on February 7, 2011 by lmharnisch

Feb. 7, 1961: Is it possible to write anything more about the Lady in Black? Actually, it is. Movie publicist Russell Birdwell tells Paul Coates that he hired an extra to “mourn” at Valentino’s crypt to  heighten the dramatic effect … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 3, 1961

Posted on February 3, 2011 by lmharnisch

         Feb. 3, 1961: Paul Coates digs into his mail bag and comes up with an invitation to watch amateur boxing at the Olympic Auditorium … because he needs to learn how to defend himself. TV character … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates, Feb. 2, 1961

Posted on February 2, 2011 by lmharnisch

      Feb. 2, 1961: Los Angeles County Supervisor Ernest Debs (d. 2002) calls for lower fares on buses and streetcars (yes, Los Angeles still had them in 1961) for senior citizens between 9:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. on … Continue reading →

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