Category Archives: Politics

Nixon Urges Whittier Grads to Avoid Prejudice — and He Likes the Dodgers

Posted on June 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gus Arriola is one of my favorite comic strip artists. His drawings are so clean and he's a marvelous draftsman. Vice President Richard Nixon and his family visit Disneyland and stay at the Disneyland Hotel. He also says he shaves … Continue reading →

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Diplomatic Appointment Protested

Posted on June 12, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 12, 1889: Louis I. Jacobs calls a meeting to protest R.C.O. Benjamin's appointment as envoy to Antigua.

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Disney Animator in the News; Nolan Ryan Strikes Out 16

Posted on June 10, 2009 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1979: Disney animator Ward Kimball sends a caboose from his train collection to the California State Railway Museum. Nolan Ryan struck out 16 Detroit Tigers en route to a 9-1 Angels victory and the compliments flowed in. "That's … Continue reading →

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‘Three Little Pigs’ Has Racial Meaning, Official Says!

Posted on June 2, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Did You Hear What I Said, June?" Southern California's aerospace industry! When I saw this headline, I thought it was a joke. It's not. Iraq drops a polite note to the American Embassy saying no thanks to U.S. aid because … Continue reading →

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Crowd Battles LAPD as War Protest Turns Violent

Posted on May 31, 2009 by lmharnisch

  June 23, 1967: Antiwar protesters march toward the Century Plaza Hotel COLUMN ONE The Bloody March That Shook L.A. * A 1967 clash between antiwar protesters and police injured dozens, irrevocably changing the city and its politics. The panicked … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay — Yorty for President!

Posted on May 30, 2009 by lmharnisch

Two Yorty for President campaign buttons have been listed on EBay. According to a March 16, 1971, story, attorney John Sheffield passed out the buttons as part of a draft-Yorty campaign. Yorty was endorsed by William Loeb, the controversial, conservative … Continue reading →

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Love Triangle Killings at Burbank Trailer Park

Posted on May 29, 2009 by lmharnisch

"Everything's Okay, Honey, Go Back to Sleep, Huh?"  

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Mayor Reelected, Angels Fire Manager

Posted on May 28, 2009 by lmharnisch

View this page Sam Yorty wins the mayor's race, but … View this page… loses to Tom Bradley in 1973 after a particularly dirty campaign. Looking back, it's easy to see why the Angels hired a former Dodger executive to … Continue reading →

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Monorail Planned for Downtown Los Angeles!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by lmharnisch

"She Was Gone … Real Gone!" Voters reject higher taxes. View this page Beatnik robbers tell victim to "play it cool." Woof, Daddy-o. Above, another mass-transit plan that never got off the drawing board. All right, you kids, no more … Continue reading →

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Voices — Sonia Sotomayor

Posted on May 26, 2009 by lmharnisch

Judge Finds Humility in Journey From Housing Projects to Bench * Success: Sonia Sotomayor–recently appointed to the federal Court of Appeals–credits her childhood environment for giving her a 'more complex understanding of human nature.' January 3, 1999 By LARRY NEUMEISTER, … Continue reading →

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Secretary of State Dies; Dodgers Lose

Posted on May 25, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I've Been Thinking of Doing Some Writing!" The Times seems to have gone to one of Dale Carnegie's programs and been reading Norman Vincent Peale on positive thinking. At left, we have a sermon by the Rev. Richard J. Sneed, … Continue reading →

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First Woman to Vote in California, Nov. 15, 1911

Posted on May 24, 2009 by lmharnisch
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Woman Tells of Being Shot by Stalker; Dodgers Beat Giants, May 23, 1959

Posted on May 23, 2009 by lmharnisch

"I'll Be Darned." "It was about dusk when my mother and I and my 5-year-old son, James H., returned from shopping. For months I had been living in fear for my life at the hands of Mr. Mason…." Customs agents … Continue reading →

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Cooking With the Junior League: Land of Lincoln

Posted on May 21, 2009 by lmharnisch

The Lincolns' kitchen in Springfield. In this week's post on Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy tries dishes from the Springfield, Ill., league's cookbook, "Honest to Goodness." Mary writes: "The Junior League of Springfield’s thoughtful dedication to local history … Continue reading →

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U.S. Calls for Release of POWs; Lakers’ Coach Quits, May 20, 1969

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Richard Nixon and South Vietnamese President Nguyen Van Thieu agree to meet. View this page The soap opera that was the 1968-69 Lakers had at least one more teary chapter. Butch Van Breda Kolff resigned, headed to Detroit after two … Continue reading →

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State Athletic Commission Investigates Boxing, Cartoon Death Match, May 20, 1959

Posted on May 20, 2009 by lmharnisch

Isn't the Ambassador Hotel great? Oh wait, we let L.A. Unified tear it down. View this page Gangster Squad Officer J.J. "Jack" O'Mara calls on Joe Sica with a subpoena. Unfortunately, the runover of the story didn't get microfilmed. But … Continue reading →

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Chavez Ravine Circus

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

The coverage of the Chavez Ravine evictions introduced Times readers to a new villain: television. "The television pictures — wonderful action pictures — were the answer to a demagogue's prayer," The Times wrote in a May 15 editorial. "With such … Continue reading →

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Protesters Leave Chavez Ravine, May 15, 1959

Posted on May 15, 2009 by lmharnisch

Gloves, a big hat and lots of dots. It's the look for 1959. Councilman Edward R. Roybal wins an agreement from the Arechiga family to leave Chavez Ravine during 90 minutes of negotiations conducted in the back seat of his … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates — Confidential File, May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

  Confidential File This Drama Involves Good and Bad Blood He's not the type of traveling man they tell those jokes about. In fact, he's the other cliche — a perfect husband: Faithful, loving, devoted to his kids and — … Continue reading →

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Top Comedian Goes Crazy in San Francisco! May 14, 1959

Posted on May 14, 2009 by lmharnisch

Winters later used his hospitalization in some of his routines. The Arechiga family, featured in the news because members were forcibly removed from two homes in Chavez Ravine, own 11 homes, The Times says. Mayor Norris Poulson angrily says: "The … Continue reading →

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