Tag Archives: 1957

Plane crash kills 44

Posted on November 9, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 9-21, 1957 Los Angeles All that remained of the 42-ton aircraft fit into 14 cardboard cartons and two wooden crates that the sailors of the aircraft carrier Philippine Sea hauled ashore in Long Beach after the debris was plucked … Continue reading →

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Nov. 9, 1957

Posted on November 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

 

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Location sleuth

Posted on November 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

Twentieth Century Fox goes to Main Street, Los Angeles. The work of cinematographer Joseph MacDonald: I had an opportunity to tour the Regent, 448 S. Main St. (yes, it’s still standing) during the Los Angeles Conservancy’s recent Mainly Main tour. … Continue reading →

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Nov. 8, 1957

Posted on November 7, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Budweiser boycott

Posted on November 7, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 7, 1957 Los Angeles Here’s a story that white Los Angeles will never see: An NAACP boycott against Anheuser-Busch because it refused to hire African American truck drivers, plant workers and office staff.    According to the California … Continue reading →

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November 7, 1957: Saucers Over Air Base!

Posted on November 6, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Actress seeks divorce

Posted on November 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 6, 1957 Los Angeles A dissolute, self-centered millionaire playboy with two marriages under his belt meets a gorgeous starlet on the rebound from her second marriage and the outcome should be obvious to everyone. But it wasn’t. Frederick … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 5, 1957 No, I’m not making this up. And what became of the first dog in space? Dog lovers around the world were furious and volunteered to take the animal’s place. The Soviets hinted that there was no way … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

But not everybody was serving Sputnik burgers, certainly not the the Tick Tock Tea Room, 1716 N. Cahuenga, (RIP 1930-1988).  

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Posted on November 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 5, 1957

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Elvis trivia contest

Posted on November 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

Update: The 1947p's/LAPL's own Mary McCoy delves into ProQuest and turns up some ready answers, noting: "Gotta leave some for the rest of the kids to answer – no one likes a ProQuest-it-all!" Update II: I'm going to start filling … Continue reading →

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Death trip

Posted on November 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 5, 1957 Los Angeles "I just shot a man, but it was self-defense." Bobby Gene Gray was stopped at a light in South Gate when Harris (Harrison) C. Foster, 26, and his ex-wife Carolyn (Caroline) Foster Alcala, 20, forced … Continue reading →

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It was a kinder, simpler time

Posted on November 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

  I cannot believe the way they have commercialized the holidays! All you see is "buy! buy! buy!" It didn’t used to be this way when I was young, trust me!

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The cloudy crystal ball

Posted on November 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1957 Los Angeles I typed the words "Southern California Research Council" and I could already imagine the snoring. What, no crime? Hear me out. Its question was an essential one: How many people would be in what they … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 3, 1957

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Posted on November 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

  Nov. 1, 1957 Los Angeles This is a DC-7 coming in for a landing at Los Angeles International Airport and if you look carefully, you’ll notice that the wheels are up. This is bad. Although it’s a relief that … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 2, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 2, 1957

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Literary diversions

Posted on November 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1957  

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Posted on November 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1957Los Angeles I rarely run old editorials because, among other reasons, they usually don’t age well and are frequently embarrassing. Like this one. Brown somehow overcame this less than ringing endorsement from The Times, which dismissed him as … Continue reading →

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Posted on November 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

Nov. 1, 1957

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