Category Archives: Politics

June 8, 1908

Posted on June 8, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Above, vaudeville and movies at the Orpheum … At left, an automobile and a streetcar collide at 9th Street and Flower. Also note the Latin American Republican League–and that in 1908 this group included Spanish, French and Italians … … Continue reading →

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RFK-postscripts

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Los Angeles Times file photo Antiwar demonstrators fight with Chicago police during the 1968 Democratic National Convention. At left, former Vice President Richard M. Nixon wins the Republican nomination for the 1968 presidential race. He selects Maryland Gov. Spiro T. … Continue reading →

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Remembering RFK

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Image courtesy of KTLA-TV Robert F. Kennedy, Ambassador Hotel, June 5, 1968. Beginning June 1, the Daily Mirror will follow Robert F. Kennedy in the final days of his campaign for the American presidency, from hope and triumph at the … Continue reading →

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June 6, 1938

Posted on June 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above and at left, Rabbi Edgar F. Magnin poses with Jewish ceremonial items brought from Europe by Henry Weinberger and his wife and presented to Wilshire Boulevard Temple. The Times says the donations include Paroches (hangings for the Ark) from … Continue reading →

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June 5, 1958

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Here’s where we have a rare convergence: The Dodgers, columnists Matt Weinstock    and  Paul Coates, and Jack Searles writing about Chavez Ravine residents’ reaction to the passage of Proposition B. How can you not love an interview with … Continue reading →

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New home for Dodgers

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 5, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer So it was close, but a win is a win. A day later, participants in both sides of the battle over building a baseball stadium in Chavez Ravine seemed to agree … Continue reading →

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Voices–Juan Romero

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by William Dietsch / Los Angeles Times Juan Romero in a photo dated June 18, 1968. "It is hard to understand. I did nothing. It just happened. Mr. Kennedy was there and he needed someone with him, that’s all." … Continue reading →

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June 5, 1968

Posted on June 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

"Oh no! No! Don’t. . . !" –Robert F. Kennedy, on being put into an ambulance "Get a doctor! Get a doctor!What is America coming to?" "Some people beat the guy’s head and began tearing at his hair." –Paul Houston, … Continue reading →

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Voices–Sandi Gibbons

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Above, a frame grab from a video of Robert F. Kennedy’s speech at the Ambassador Hotel. Based on Sandi Gibbons’ description the evening, I believe she is on the far right of the frame next to Ethel Kennedy … Continue reading →

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Snapshot of history

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by Howard Decker Robert F. Kennedy at the Ambassador Hotel, a few minutes before he was shot. Thanks, Howard! Check out his blog.

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Dodgers leading

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1958 By Keith ThursbyTimes staff writer Too close to call? The election night story on Prop. B, the controversial measure to approve building a baseball stadium at Chavez Ravine, didn’t have a lot of details. That might have … Continue reading →

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June 4, 1968

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

        Literature: William Styron’s "The Confessions of Nat Turner" wins the 1968 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. At left, the late Times staff writer Richard Bergholz says that a large voter turnout will probably favor Sen. Eugene McCarthy … Continue reading →

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Voices–Boris Yaro

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

By Boris Yaro Times staff writerJune 6, 1998I went to the Ambassador Hotel 30 years ago to make a victory-party picture of Sen. Robert Kennedy as he won the California presidential primary. I was a Times reporter, but on that … Continue reading →

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Sirhan

Posted on June 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Sirhan was a "taciturn individual who didn’t say very much; friendly, really pleasant  but hard to get to know. He was brilliant. He was studying Russian when everyone else was barely getting by in Spanish and English."  –William Spaniard, high … Continue reading →

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June 3, 1968

Posted on June 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, the cover of The Times, June 3, 1968: Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-N.Y.) is leading in the State Poll, over Sen. Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.) Perhaps the most interesting projection  is 67% turnout in the June 4 primary. Now playing: … Continue reading →

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Dodgers vote

Posted on June 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer As voters decide the fate of a baseball stadium for the Dodgers in Chavez Ravine, here’s a sampling of stories in The Times: Walter O’Malley appeared on television to make a … Continue reading →

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June 2, 1968

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  In The Times: A Gallup Poll finds Sen. Robert F. Kennedy a distant second among the Democratic Party’s county leaders, with 16% support compared with 70% for Vice President Hubert Humphrey and 6% for Sen. Eugene McCarthy. In San … Continue reading →

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Dodgers TV marathon

Posted on June 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Photograph by the Los Angeles Times From left, Danny Thomas, Walter O’Malley and Bill Frawley at the "Dodgerthon." June 2, 1958 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Now batting for the Dodgers, Ronald Reagan. The future president and California governor … Continue reading →

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Wild record for Dodgers

Posted on June 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

June 1, 1968 By Keith Thursby Times staff writer Don Drysdale’s 1968 season would never happen in 2008. A starting pitcher allowed to finish complete game after complete game? You’ve got to be kidding. What about the high-priced closers who … Continue reading →

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June 1, 1968

Posted on June 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Johnson’s announcement throws the spotlight on Democratic Vice President Hubert Humphrey. Humphrey avoids the nation’s primaries, leaving them to Sens. Eugene McCarthy (D-Minn.), a vocal critic of the war who was the first to announce his candidacy, and Robert F. … Continue reading →

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