Tag Archives: 1957

1957 auto show

Posted on November 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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UFO perils O.C.

Posted on November 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 7, 1957Los Angeles Edwin G. Leadford, 19, 10181 Katella Ave., was driving east "over the Katella overpass at the Santa Ana Freeway, a mile east of Disneyland"* at 12:10 a.m. when he saw a mysterious object in the … Continue reading →

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Murder-suicide

Posted on November 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 15, 1957 Los Angeles Your name is Leonard Jackola. You’re 43 and here on a visit from Chicago, staying with your younger sister, Mary, 30, and her family at 3634 E. 177th St., Torrance. Her husband, Arthur E. … Continue reading →

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Mickey Cohen

Posted on November 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

Here’s another little nugget of information I found going through the archives. Guess what kind of car Mickey Cohen had after he gave up bulletproof Cadillacs? Go ahead, guess.

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Paul Coates

Posted on November 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 14, 1957 I’m an old-fashioned boy. I don’t like changes. That’s why i was more than slightly disturbed at the recent rumbles that Ciro’s might close forever. Such a thing, if it happened, would be a catastrophe on the … Continue reading →

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Nov. 15, 1957

Posted on November 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

Check it out: The Fed cuts interest rates to 3%! And a future Superfund site is dedicated!  

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November 13, 1957: Paul Coates — confidential file

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 13, 1957 For Joseph Szabo, bravery has been an expensive trait. Its cost has included starvation and dungeons and tortures, like these (I’ll give them to you in Szabo’s words): “Every day they were to take me and put … Continue reading →

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Trick or Treat murder

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 13-14, 1957Los Angeles Just as I suspected. Although The Times was too squeamish to even allude to homosexuality in the Trick or Treat murder of Peter Fabiano, the Mirror was a bit more brave. A bit. It’s fairly … Continue reading →

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Nov. 14, 1957

Posted on November 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Body at Point Mugu

Posted on November 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 13, 1957 Point Mugu Let’s suppose you are the Ventura County coroner. The body of a man in his 20s is found washed up on the beach near Point Mugu, below Mugu Rock, according to news accounts. He’s … Continue reading →

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Plane crash kills 44

Posted on November 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

Deke Houlgate writes about covering the loss of the Pan Am Stratocruiser "Romance of the Skies" (the lost plane in a publicity shot, below right):  That story was a real panic operation. I came to work for my 3 to … Continue reading →

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Nov. 13, 1957

Posted on November 13, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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1958 auto show

Posted on November 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Paul Coates: Confidential File

Posted on November 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 12, 1957 I have never met a man who dropped $4,000 pitching pennies. But I guess it’s possible Because last week I talked to a man who estimated that he has lost, in the last four years, nearly $20,000–gambling … Continue reading →

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Toddler slain

Posted on November 12, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 12, 1957 Los Angeles What makes a killer? Do children arrive in the world planning to take someone’s life or is it whatever befalls them as they grow up? Read about John Lawrence Miller and let me know what … Continue reading →

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November 12, 1957: Paul Coates — Confidential File

Posted on November 12, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Church shooting

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 11, 1957 Los AngelesThomas J. Tophia and James Wallace were arguing outside a bar when Tophia drew a gun and hit Wallace over the head with it. The gun fired, sending a bullet through the open door of a … Continue reading →

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Nov. 11, 1957

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

   

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Veterans Day

Posted on November 11, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 11, 1957 From a different era in political cartooning by The Times’ Bruce Russell, who won a Pulitzer Prize in 1946.  He joined the staff in 1934 and his works appeared in the paper until his death in 1963. … Continue reading →

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Theater raided

Posted on November 10, 2007 by lmharnisch

  May 17, 1929 Los Angeles While I’m on Main Street: Twenty years after it was built in 1909, the Wonderland Theater, 315 S. Main, was repeatedly in trouble with the law for showing indecent movies. Unfortunately, it’s impossible to … Continue reading →

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