Category Archives: Politics

Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 8, 1960

Posted on June 8, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 10, 1960: Paul Coates writes updates on several continuing stories. Tijuana appears to be improving after years of preying on tourists … Harold Moore, whose son, Leonard, was killed in a holdup by drug addicts, is looking for … Continue reading →

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Kennedy, Reagan Take California Primaries

Posted on June 4, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 4, 1980: Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (D-Mass.) and former California Gov. Ronald Reagan take the California primaries in the presidential race. A Times poll finds that two-thirds of the Democrats who voted in the primary say Kennedy should … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, June 3, 1960

Posted on June 3, 2010 by lmharnisch

June 3, 1960: How to pay for the proposed national healthcare program? Paul Coates writes about a campaign by congressional candidate William H. Ware Jr. for a national lottery.

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The Democrats Are Coming to L.A.

Posted on May 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 29, 1960: Former Times Editor in Chief L.D. Hotchkiss (1893-1964) writes a long advance on the Democratic National Convention, which starts July 11 at the Sports Arena. He says that although he worked for a Republican paper for 40 … Continue reading →

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On the Frontiers of Feminism

Posted on May 28, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 28, 1910: Mrs. Frances Squire Potter of the National Suffrage League says the day is coming when women will serve as police officers, lawyers, judges and jurors. She says: "In that good time coming, the woman will pick her … Continue reading →

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Bush Quits Presidential Race, Backs Reagan

Posted on May 27, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 27, 1980: George Bush’s campaign director, James Baker, says: "We didn't have the long-term base that Reagan has out there." Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan takes the news in stride, saying: “I don’t think it has quite sunk in … Continue reading →

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Paul V. Coates – Confidential File, May 24, 1960

Posted on May 24, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 24, 1960: Paul Coates samples high school students’ opinions. One writer says: "A general apathy prevails, largely because America's two major political parties have failed to cast distinct, meaningful public images; their platforms and their records in the … Continue reading →

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Robert Kennedy Sets Up JFK Campaign Headquarters

Posted on May 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 21, 1960: Robert F. Kennedy talks to reporters at the Biltmore Bowl after arriving in Los Angeles to set up campaign headquarters for his brother Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass). And a headline writer takes the easy … Continue reading →

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British Commandos Rescue Embassy Hostages

Posted on May 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

May 6, 1980: Times Pulitzer Prize winner William Tuohy writes that British commandos stormed the Iranian Embassy in London, freeing 19 hostages, killing three terrorists and capturing two others. The attack was ordered after the terrorists, opponents of the … Continue reading →

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Alfred Hitchcock Dies

Posted on April 29, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 29, 1980: Director Sir Alfred Hitchcock dies in his Bel-Air home at the age of 80. On the jump, former Watergate prosecutor Leon Jaworski calls Ronald Reagan an "extremist" and backs George Bush as the Republican candidate for … Continue reading →

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Carter Describes Failed Hostage Rescue Mission

Posted on April 26, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 26, 1980: “With the failure of its bid to rescue the American hostages, the Carter administration returned Friday to its long-struggling program of political and economic sanctions against Iran in an atmosphere of deepening pessimism that any solution … Continue reading →

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GOP Lawmaker Calls Reagan ‘Dangerous,’ Will Run as Independent

Posted on April 25, 2010 by lmharnisch

Eight crewmen are killed when a mission to rescue U.S. hostages in Iran is aborted. April 25, 1980: Rep. John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) announces that he will enter the presidential race as an independent, saying, "The time has come … Continue reading →

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A Second Look at Reagan’s Campaign Claims

Posted on April 12, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 12, 1980: “It is often said of Reagan that he never met a statistic or an anecdote he didn't like if it helped him illustrate the evils of big government,” according to The Times’ Bill Stall and William Endicott. … Continue reading →

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John Paul Stevens, a Cautious Jurist, Named to Supreme Court

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

Dec. 19, 1975: President Gerald Ford chats with Supreme Court Justice Warren Burger, center, after John Paul Stevens, right, was sworn in as the court’s newest member. Dec. 20, 1975: The Times’ Linda Mathews covers Senate confirmation hearings on … Continue reading →

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Two U.S. Hostages Go On Iranian TV as ‘Confessed Spies’

Posted on April 10, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 10, 1980: One of two unidentified hostages shown on Iranian TV gives a tour of a warehouse apparently used for intelligence by the NSA and CIA. On the jump, do doctors spend more time with male or … Continue reading →

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Film Strike Ends

Posted on April 9, 2010 by lmharnisch

Aug. 5, 1981, President Reagan fires striking air traffic controllers. April 9, 1960: Screen Actors Guild President Ronald Reagan and actor Charlton Heston shake hands with Charles S. Boren and Columbia Vice President B.B. Kahane on a tentative … Continue reading →

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U.S. Clergymen Hold Easter Services for Embassy Hostages in Iran

Posted on April 7, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 7, 1980: Three Christian ministers from the American Iranian Crisis Resolution Committee hold Easter services for 50 hostages who had been held since Nov. 4, 1979, at the U.S. Embassy in Tehran. On April 24, 1980, President Carter … Continue reading →

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Men Support Women’s Right to Vote

Posted on April 6, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 6, 1910: Men establish the Political Equality League of Southern California to promote women’s right to vote. "I can see no reason why you should go on making laws for the government of my mother, my wife and my … Continue reading →

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Kennedy Leads Nixon in Gallup Poll

Posted on April 1, 2010 by lmharnisch

April 1, 1960: Vice President Richard Nixon pours Billy Graham a cup of coffee during a White House visit. Sen. John F. Kennedy (D-Mass.) leads Vice President Richard Nixon in a presidential election poll, 53% to 47%, George Gallup … Continue reading →

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Westbrook Pegler, Fair Enough, March 21, 1941

Posted on March 21, 2010 by lmharnisch

March 21, 1941: Westbrook Pegler breaks down the organization of the Army and compares it to the way the service was arranged in what was then known as the World War.

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