Top Suspect in Tate Killings Freed; Bunning Joins Dodgers

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 19, 1969, Cover

The death toll from Hurricane Camille rises to 100, with 2,000 injured. The AP calls it "perhaps the worst hurricane ever to hit the American mainland."

The leading suspect in the Tate killings, Thomas Michael Harrigan, is released after being questioned. Authorities originally said Harrigan was involved in drugs, but his lawyer calls him "an old-fashioned beer-drinking Irishman." Members of the Manson family were actually under arrest for auto theft, but they were gradually released and headed for Death Valley.

One front-page story didn't make the microfilmed edition: The shooting of Officer Jerry W. Maddox at the Pico Gardens housing projects. Alfredo Ray Bryan, who admitted killing Maddox, was the subject of a complicated legal dispute between various courts over whether he should be treated as a juvenile or an adult because he was 16 at the time of the shooting. Chief Edward Davis bitterly accused the courts of "yo-yo justice" in the case. 


Aug. 20, 1969, Maddox

Aug. 20, 1969: Jerry W. Maddox is shot to death in the line of duty.

May 1, 1976, Alfredo Bryan

May 1, 1976: Alfredo Ray Bryan is to be released from prison.

May 1, 1976, Alfredo Bryan

Aug. 19, 1969, Sports The Dodgers acquired a sure Hall of Fame pitcher in Jim Bunning, giving up two minor leaguers and some money.

Getting pitching was a priority since the Dodgers had lost another
future Hall of Fame pitcher, Don Drysdale, who retired because of
shoulder troubles.

Bunning was 37 and had quite a track record, including a perfect game, a no-hitter and 40 shutouts.

"I was terrible last year but my arm is still productive," Bunning
told The Times' Ross Newhan. "If I didn't believe that then I would
quit. I would like to think that this is more than a six-week deal,
that I'll help the Dodgers again next year."

Bunning went 3-1 with the Dodgers. He was released in October.

–Keith Thursby
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Cooking With the Junior League, Hawaii

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

A Taste of Aloha

This week in Cooking With the Junior League, Mary McCoy looks at the history of Hawaiian cuisine.

She writes: Over the past thousand years, settlers have migrated to the island
from all over the world seeking work, food, and land, and as a result,
the cuisine has evolved into a collage of Pacific Rim flavors that’s
somehow distinctly and unmistakably Hawaiian.

Only in a regional cookbook from Hawaii could miso, kim chee, taro
leaves, and bean curd cozy up alongside roast pig, Portuguese sausage,
and ceviche quite so seamlessly.

So far, I’m planning to cook one straight-up Hawaiian staple, one
Tahitian classic, one Korean-inspired dish, something called “Evil
Jungle Prince” (because with a name like that, I HAVE to make it), and
one that is literally straight out of the kitchens of Mad Men (anyone for pineapple and pine nut pie?).

I have a feeling that this is either going to be a very good week,
or a disastrous one, but either way, it probably won’t be boring.

Read more>>>
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Suspect’s Confession Fails to Black Man From Hanging

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 19, 1899, Fig Syrup

Aug. 19, 1899: Syrup of Figs has many beneficial effects.

Aug. 19, 1899, Lynching

William E. Belt, who failed in attempts to save his former slave John Alfred Brown from hanging, tells Maryland Gov. Lloyd Lowndes and appellate Justice James McSherry: "I hold you and McSherry responsible for the death of an innocent man. This will be heralded throughout these United States. Note Taylor's confession on the gallows."

 "Belt declares that race prejudice was responsible for his failure to save Brown's life."

Aug. 19, 1899, Runaway House

A peculiar house-moving case in Gardena … and Mrs. Druce Rose accuses her husband of beating her — but legally, he's not her husband. As Facebook says, "It's complicated."
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Train From Santa Monica Plows Into Cows on Tracks

Posted on August 19, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

  Aug. 19, 1889, Laundry

Aug.
19, 1889: Would you trust your shirts to a place where the "N" is backward?


  Aug. 19, 1889, Train

The train from Santa Monica plows into a herd of cattle on the tracks a few miles outside town … a prank with a fire hose … and police are looking for a man who shot himself in the leg.

 
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Found on EBay — Batchelder Tile

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

St. George Batchelder, EBay

This rather remarkable Batchelder tile of St. George and the
dragon has been listed on EBay. It's got a fairly big nick, so
I'm not sure you'd want to buy it (especially with bids starting at $100) but I'm posting it because it's an example of an interesting piece. Maybe another one in better shape will show up someday.
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Matt Weinstock, Aug. 18, 1959

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 17, 1959, Weinstock Is on Vacation

Matt Weinstock is on vacation.
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August 18, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note from 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than discontinue the columns, we’ll be posting them as image files. Because of the way Typepad handles images, the thumbnails are murky, but the full-size images are readable.

August 18, 1959: Paul Coates writes about a man selling the stage name Starr Knight.

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A Kinder, Simpler Time Dept.: Your Comics

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

Aug. 18, 1965, Nancy  

Aug.
18, 1965: I will leave it to others to delve into the aesthetics of "Nancy" and muse on the inevitable changes in Ernie Bushmiller's style over the years. Still, these 1960s panels seem a bit more static and less vigorous than his earlier work. Compare, for example, this panel with one from Jan. 2, 1948:

Jan. 2, 1949, Nancy

 
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Man Sought in Tate Killings; Angels Hit 5 Home Runs!

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 18, 1969, Cover  

Aug. 18, 1969: Royal Canadian Mounted Police search for Thomas Steven Harrigan, identified as a suspect in the Tate killings … Hurricane Camille hits Mississippi with 150-mph winds … and "Weary Youngsters" head home from Woodstock.



Aug. 18, 1969, Woodstock

Above: "Joan Baez, sensing the discomfort of many of her listeners, lulled them to rest with a solo performance lasting more than two hours."

 Aug. 18, 1969, Nixon

Above, President Nixon nominates U.S. Circuit Judge Clement Haynsworth of South Carolina to replace Abe Fortas, who resigned amid controversy over payments he accepted from the family foundation of imprisoned financier Louis E. Wolfson.

"New York Mayor John V. Lindsay and Sen. Jacob K. Javits (R-NY) have publicly objected to Haynsworth, as has the NAACP. Haynsworth has been a lukewarm enforcer of civil rights and has been prodded by the Supreme Court to step up the pace of school desegregation in the 4th Appellate Circuit, where he is chief judge," The Times says.

It was the opening shot in a bruising battle that concluded Nov. 21, 1969, with the Senate's defeat of Haynsworth's nomination, 55 to 45.


Aug. 18, 1969, Tate

 "Harrigan is the first person listed by police as a suspect in the case since the release last Monday of William E. Garretson, the 19-year-old caretaker at the Tate-Polanski home."


1969_0810_maverick

The Ford Maverick's "high-spirited six" engine gets 22.5 mpg!

Aug. 18, 1969, Macy's

 Oh, those shoes!

Aug. 18, 1969, Downtown

The paradox of decay and rapid, haphazard growth has brought a crisis to the Central City, The Times says.

"Roughly two-thirds of the persons entering downtown use cars and less than one in four rides public transit buses. The reverse is true in most other major cities.

"Thus a combination of skyscraper growth and the daily influx of automobile-driving commuters has resulted in a situation the Planning Commission says could bring economic strangulation to the Central City."

Aug. 18, 1969, Wild Bunch

"The Wild Bunch" and "The Gay Deceivers."

Aug 18, 1969, Hazel

The obligatory "men with long hair" cartoon. But the finger gesture?

Aug. 18, 1969, Sports The Angels tied a team record with five home runs during an Anaheim Stadium game against the Indians. And since this is the 1969 Angels, it is fair to ask if they won the game. They did — barely.

Bill Cowan's pinch-hit home run was the talk of the game, since the pitch before he failed to drop a squeeze bunt. Jay Johnstone, the runner at third, was tagged out. The next pitch, Cowan hit it out.

Rick Reichardt hit two home runs and Bubba Morton and Jim Spencer each added home runs in the 7-6 victory in front of only 7,073.

Reggie Jackson's pursuit of the single-season home run record was still a hot topic and the Angels were part of the discussion. The five home runs put the Angels' team total at 63, which would have been better than Babe Ruth or Roger Maris but put the Halos last in the American League.

— Keith Thursby

Hey, Keith, look: It's Broadway Joe! — lrh. 

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Tamale Vendor Disappears With Watch

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 18, 1899, Hair

Aug. 18, 1899: Vapor baths, hair treatments and miracle pills.

Aug. 18, 1899, Tamales

Fernando Olivas wanted 15 cents ($3.83 USD 2008) worth of tamales but had no money, so he left a gold watch as collateral. Now Olivas says tamale vendor Jim Butcher has disappeared with the watch — but it wasn't his watch. Olivas says it belongs to J.B. Sanchez.

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Elopes With Base-Ball Man

Posted on August 18, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

 Aug. 18, 1889, Artificial Limbs and Tents

Aug.
18, 1889: Artificial limbs and assorted trusses, 237 S. Spring St.


 
Aug. 18, 1889, Elopes

Sam Crane runs off with pretty Hattie Travenfelter.

 
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Found on EBay — Florentine Gardens

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Florentine Gardens EBay

This souvenir photo from the Florentine Gardens has been listed on EBay. These nightclub photos turn up somewhat often and there's quite a collection of them at the Daily Mirror HQ. Bidding starts at 99 cents, but there is a reserve.
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August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

August 17, 1959: Matt Weinstock is on vacation. Matt Weinstock is on vacation.

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August 17, 1959: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Note from 2009: Devon McReynolds, the Daily Mirror’s UCLA intern, is off to
Paris. Until our next intern starts in September, the Daily Mirror
won’t be able to transcribe Paul Coates or Matt Weinstock. Rather than
discontinue the columns, we’ll be posting them as image files. Because
of the way Typepad handles images, the thumbnails are murky, but the
full-size images are readable.

 

August 17, 1959: Paul Coates has the story of a judge and a defendant charged with public intoxication who insisted on pleading not guilty and demanding a

 

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Deputies Raid Spahn Movie Ranch; Booed by Fans, Wills Hits Grand Slam

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

Aug. 17, 1969, Cover

Aug. 17, 1969: I suppose we at the Daily Mirror HQ should be talking about "Amerika" and how the military-industrial complex sucks the blood of the Woodstock Nation. But we're not. The only thing up against the wall here are the filing cabinets. Coming up in October: The Moratorium peace march!

South African golfer Gary Player is pelted with ice by civil rights protesters at the PGA championship … and the Fire Department has fewer blacks than it did in 1956.   

Aug. 17, 1969, Manson Tick Tock

Aug. 17, 1969, Manson Tick Tock

"Frykowski [fixing the original error] and Miss Folger were involved with strange people. She was interested in witchcraft, Black Masses, that sort of thing, and she and Frykowsky would go to weird, kinky places."

At left, an odd juxtaposition: Dial Torgerson's "tick tock" story on the Manson killings next to the arrests of a group of people "living like animals" at George Spahn's Movie Ranch. 

Aug. 17, 1969, Nancy

Nancy becomes a stalker.

Aug. 17, 1969, Ash Grove

"Somehow the business details were worked out and the Ash Grove not only survived but became the biggest and busiest showplace for folk music in America."

Aug. 17, 1969, Ash Grove

"…the artist does not have to stand up on the stage and look at the audience, as in a nightclub, and ask himself how he can please those people out there. He can reach deep within his soul to find his deepest values and, hopefully, bring the audience along with him."

Aug. 17, 1969, Sports Maury Wills returned to Canada for the first time since leaving the
Expos so he could return to the Dodgers. There were plenty of boos to
go around, almost all of them directed toward Wills, who in the long
run didn't let it bother him.

""It's as if the fans here thought I played poorly because I wanted
to be traded and now I'm playing good because I was traded," Wills told
The Times' Ross Newhan. "Unfortunately I'm not that good of a player to
do one thing one day and another thing the next. I also have too much
pride."

There was plenty to be proud about against the Expos. Wills singled
twice, scored two runs and stole a base in the Dodgers' 9-2 victory
in the first game of the series. Then he hit the first grand slam of
his career in a 9-3 victory.

Gene Mauch, the Montreal manager and future Angel manager, had
an interesting perspective on Wills' short stay with the Expos: "When
Maury first came to us from Pittsburgh the fans expected him to be
perfect. They booed him when he wasn't and he became tense. Then
he tried to meet it with indifference and that certainly isn't Maury
Wills."

–Keith Thursby
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Daily Mirror Lunch

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Daily_mirror_philippe_2009_0815
Photograph by the friendly folks at Philippe
Here's the group from Saturday's Daily Mirror lunch in the mass transit alcove at Philippe. From left, Greg Clancey; Larry Harnisch (Daily Mirror); Mary Mallory (Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences); Brady Potts and Mary McCoy (Cooking With the Junior League); Lisa Wade and Gwen Sharp (Sociological Images); and Catriona Lavery (Daily Bruin, Daily Mirror). Also attending, Carmen; Marion Eisenmann (Daily Mirror); and Bob Timmerman (Baseball Toaster, All the Presidents Books). Keith sent his regrets as he was making his first appearance as weekend obits editor.

We plan to have more lunches, probably every other month. Stay tuned for details!

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Chief Abolishes Vice Squad

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 17, 1939, Football

Aug. 17, 1939: USC football player Al Kreuger keeps in shape over the summer by milking cows.

Aug. 17, 1939, Vice Squad

Above, in a radical move, Police Chief Arthur C. Hohmann abolishes the LAPD's vice squad
and transfers all the officers to other divisions. He also forms an
intelligence unit. Hohmann, part of Mayor Fletcher Bowron's reform
movement, served as chief for a relatively brief time and was replaced
in 1941 by Clemence C.B. Horrall.

Aug. 17, 1939, Stagecoach Driver

Former stagecoach driver Prestley A. "Bud" Swinney dies at the age of 82.

Aug. 17, 1939, Jan Peerce

Artur Rodzinski and Jan Peerce perform at the Hollywood Bowl in a program including "El Salon Mexico" and a suite from "Der Rosenkavalier."

Aug. 17, 1939, Tarzan

… and human sacrifice in "Tarzan."

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Voters Approve Bonds to Buy Water Company

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch
Aug. 17, 1899, Water Bonds

Aug. 17, 1899: Above, an ad opposes issuing $2 million in bonds to buy the water company. Notice that Hoover Street, indicated by a dotted line, was the western boundary of Los Angeles.

1899_0824_water_bonds

Aug. 24, 1889: Voters overwhelmingly approve bonds to buy and improve the water works.

Below, jurors deadlock in the case of Mrs. May Huxley, accused of stealing two pairs of shoes.

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The Wrong Body

Posted on August 17, 2009 by lmharnisch

  

Aug. 17, 1889, Poultry Powder  

Aug. 17, 1889: Patented poultry powder … but stay away from the gasoline stoves!


Aug. 17, 1889, Wrong Body

A body found on Fire Island is not missing aeronaut F.D. Hogan, who lost a propeller on his airship and drifted out to sea. Below, a little background. Bonus item: Jack the Ripper.

July 18, 1889, Hogan

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Found on EBay — Bullock’s Wilshire

Posted on August 16, 2009 by lmharnisch

Great Dane EBay

Here's a real period piece on EBay: A  ceramic sculpture of a Great Dane, sold at Bullock's Wilshire about 1960. It's a large ceramic (32 inches) that's been been chipped and repaired. Bidding starts at $850, which seems pricey. This isn't something I would want around the Daily Mirror HQ, but it is a remarkable piece for what it is. 
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