Category Archives: Politics

Mayor refuses to give Senate committee secret files on LAPD funds, December 9, 1938

Posted on December 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles sizzles at 92 degrees and thousands of beach-goers went into the ocean, even though it was 64 degrees. The Soviet weather bureau says the North Pole has been warming up for the last 10 years. Octopus saves student … Continue reading →

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Senator, 66, to marry beauty queen, 22; baseball commissioner fired, December 8, 1968

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-S.C.) plans to marry Miss South Carolina, 1965, Nancy Moore. The Times ran a United Press International story predicting big changes for baseball in the wake of owners firing the commissioner, William D. Eckert. Possibilities included: — … Continue reading →

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Nixon White House tapes released

Posted on December 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

From my colleague Andrew Malcom at Top of the Ticket President Nixon still pretty steamed about suspect staff loyalty Hard to believe maybe, but ex-President Richard Nixon is still pretty @&^?:%\%# angry. This guy’s mom may have been a Quaker, … Continue reading →

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Found on EBay –Harvey Milk

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The new movie about San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk has brought a bit a ephemera to EBay. Here’s the extra the San Francisco Examiner brought out the day of the shooting. Bidding started at $9.99 and rose quickly.     … Continue reading →

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December 1, 1938: California prepares to execute two killers at San Quentin

Posted on December 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

The secret of Babe Ruth’s happy marriage: White Owl cigars. December 1, 1938: California prepares to use the gas chamber for executions rather than hanging.

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Voices — Tom Daschle, 2001

Posted on November 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph, Getty Images President-elect Barack Obama has asked former Sen. Tom Daschle to serve as secretary of Health and Human Services, and the South Dakota Democrat has accepted the offer. Daschle Finds Himself in Another Tight Spot Profile: No stranger … Continue reading →

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Voices — Eric Holder, 1994

Posted on November 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

AP photo Eric Holder, deputy attorney general under Janet Reno and likely attorney general under President-elect Barack Obama. Prosecutor Has Made Jury Study a Specialty Wednesday June 1, 1994 By ROBERT L. JACKSON,TIMES STAFF WRITER WASHINGTON — Although he says … Continue reading →

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Sports columnist on golf in Cuba, November 18, 1958

Posted on November 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Times columnist visits Cuba and reports about golf. Golf? "The Cuban rebel leader, Fidel Castro, has dealt the tourist business in Havana an awful blow," Braven Dyer wrote, adding that the incoming revolt didn’t stop the celebrity golfers from … Continue reading →

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Voices — Rahm Emanuel, March 29, 2001

Posted on November 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Charles Rex Arbogast /  Associated Press Rep. Rahm Emanuel and Barack Obama, June 2008 Oddly, Bush Has a Lot to Learn From Clinton March 29, 2001 By RAHM EMANUEL, Rahm Emanuel was senior advisor to President Clinton for … Continue reading →

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Nixon, Humphrey close in poll; Rams win over Lions, November 4, 1968

Posted on November 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

1968, when percentages were calculated by hand. The Rams defeated the Detroit Lions, 10-7, but few people apparently left the Coliseum happy. Mal Florence’s story in The Times said the Rams were "repeatedly" booed during the fourth quarter when they … Continue reading →

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Times election endorsements, November 2, 1958

Posted on November 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

A Methodist church in Little Rock offers a facility rent-free for segregated classes after Gov. Orval Faubus refuses to open the city’s integrated high schools. And an African American boycott of segregated buses in Birmingham, Ala., gets a slow start. … Continue reading →

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October 28, 1938: Mayor investigates honorary LAPD badges

Posted on October 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Police Chief James Davis turns over a list of more than 7,800 people who have received honorary badges from the Los Angeles Police Department. Recipients include Shirley Temple, Clark Gable, Louis B. Mayer, Joe E. Brown, King Vidor, Bela … Continue reading →

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Wilt Chamberlain and Richard Nixon, October 27, 1968

Posted on October 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Wilt Chamberlain tried to explain his political leanings during a turbulent year in American history, particularly his support of Richard Nixon for president. “I’ve never gotten involved in politics before. But you have to … Continue reading →

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‘The speculative bubble always comes to an end’–John Kenneth Galbraith

Posted on October 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Associated Press John Kenneth Galbraith, 1908 – 2006, in a 1998 photo.  Dec. 12, 1999 John Kenneth Galbraith ‘The speculative bubble always comes to an end–and never in a pleasant or peaceful way.’ By Elizabeth MehrenNew England … Continue reading →

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Court to hear dispute over Dodger Stadium, October 16, 1958

Posted on October 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Keith Thursby Times staff writer The state Supreme Court will hear arguments over the legal battle to build a baseball stadium for the Dodgers in Chavez Ravine. The Times ran a short Associated Press story on Page 1 that … Continue reading →

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California pension plan, Ham and Eggs, October 1938

Posted on October 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

You might ask, "What’s this little item?" Good question. You may have noticed that The Times ran a picture of one of these bills on Oct. 4, 1938. One of the hotly contested issues in the 1938 election was the … Continue reading →

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Dodgers and Philadelphia in the playoffs, October 4, 1977

Posted on October 7, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note the Dial Torgerson byline in a story datelined Jerusalem. Torgerson and freelance photographer Richard Cross were killed in Honduras on June 21, 1983, when their car drove over a U.S.-made landmine evidently placed by Nicaraguan forces.   By Keith … Continue reading →

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Nazis roll into Czechoslovakia, October 4, 1938

Posted on October 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Triumphant Hitler enters with troops into the Sudetenland Cheering crowds greet Nazi leader, shouting, ‘We thank our Fuehrer!’     Films in production: Claire Trevor is cast is "Stagecoach." Apes throw hand grenades British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain defends his … Continue reading →

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Democrats a threat to economy, Nixon says, October 2, 1958

Posted on October 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Democrats want to raise taxes, Nixon charges. Times reporter Ira Greenberg accompanies the vice president on an early morning stroll along Wilshire Boulevard and calls him "a swell guy." Brigitte Bardot in "The Light Across the Street." Eurailpass introduced Vice … Continue reading →

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Reading list, 1938

Posted on October 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

I dug out my old copy of William L. Shirer’s "Berlin Diary" the other day and was pleasantly surprised to see how much more I understood of what he was saying after going through all these 1938 newspapers. What had … Continue reading →

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