Tag Archives: 1958

Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 6, 1958 It isn’t customary for a fireman to play policeman but William L. Smith of Rescue Co. 3 decided recently that something had to be done about whoever pulled 30 fire alarm boxes in the Bunker Hill area … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 6, 1958 I received a phone call last night, sheriff. A man asked me to pass a message along to you. My caller was Raymond McCafferty of Whittier. Maybe you remember the name. He’s the father of one of … Continue reading →

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Feb. 6, 1958

Posted on February 6, 2008 by lmharnisch

  (Click below to read the rest of Gene Sherman’s interview with Meredith Willson). A price war sends gasoline to 25.9 cents a gallon ($1.89 USD 2007) … Sarah Churchill gets into a scrap with reporters … A boy suspected … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 5, 1958 AROUND TOWN–Naughty youngsters are filling paper bags with water and putting them in the seats of sports cars parked near KTLA. When the owners get in their cars in the dark, squish … Note of anachronism: A … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 5, 1958 In a few days, Albert Bigelow goes to sea again. And if–as it’s feared–he doesn’t return, there will be those who’ll say it figured. They’ll say that the sea was his destiny. In a way, they’ll be … Continue reading →

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Feb. 5, 1958

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Eisenhower has a cold (the president’s health has been an issue for some time now) … A Vanguard rocket is destroyed after it breaks up during a launch … More rainfall … Could cloud seeding be working?   Click … Continue reading →

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Sports

Posted on February 5, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 4-5, 1958Los Angeles Here are some lead sports pages from the Mirror News. This may not seem funny if you don’t work in the news business but to anyone who lays out the paper, what they did with … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 4, 1958 Everyone is out to make an extra buck but sometimes opportunity knocks so hard it takes a man off his feet. As in the case of a mail pitch received by E. Hewe of Pasadena from a … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on February 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 4, 1958 Mrs. Shannon is not against progress. Her argument is not with the achievement itself. It’s with the method employed to reach it. She phoned me last night with her story. "I live at 16200 Gilmore St. in … Continue reading →

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Woman killed

Posted on February 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 4, 1958 Los Angeles They were just four kids out driving around, all jammed in the front seat as Robert cruised South Los Angeles. Judy was sitting next to him. Then there was George and a 16-year-old girl … Continue reading →

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Feb. 4, 1958

Posted on February 4, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 4, 1958Los Angeles More rain … A woman dies in a bizarre shooting … The Norwalk air disaster provokes calls to restrict flights over the city … The governor submits a budget with no tax increases, but calls … Continue reading →

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Feb. 3, 1958

Posted on February 3, 2008 by lmharnisch

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110 revisited

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Teamsters representative Fred Ferrier was sentenced to three months in jail and a $1,000 fine after a Jan. 29, 1958, accident in which his airborne car jumped the center divider on the Pasadena Freeway and killed the driver of … Continue reading →

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Plane crash kills 48

Posted on February 2, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 2, 1958 Los Angeles A military version of a DC-6 airliner and a patrol plane collide in midair, showering five square miles of Norwalk with flaming wreckage and bits of metal. The main portion of the C-118 plunges into … Continue reading →

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Singer arrested

Posted on February 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Feb. 1, 1958 Los Angeles Rock ‘n’ roll singer Li’l Julian "These Lonely Nights" Herrera and two companions are in custody on rape charges after taking two teenage girls to Griffith Park, The Times says. The girls told police … Continue reading →

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U.S. launches rocket

Posted on February 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 1, 1958 Los Angeles Scientists–bruised by the Soviet success with Sputnik–celebrate the successful launch of Explorer … The launch is a triumph for the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and Rocketdyne, The Times says. … Worries about a television strike against … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1958 It is generally conceded that newspapermen have an infinite capacity for nonchalance, irreverence and wryness. No one is sure why. Maybe it’s the interesting people they don’t meet. Anyway, several reporters were reminiscing the other day and … Continue reading →

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Charles Starkweather

Posted on January 31, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 31, 1958 Los Angeles A crowd watches flames destroy an old wooden bridge over the Los Angeles River near Compton … An inquiry by the district attorney finds no basis for allegations of misconduct by the Los Angeles County … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 30, 1958 As all dedicated students of trivia know, it’s the little things, not the big ones, that irritate and arouse people. At the moment, the mail is littered with derogatory comments about the proposal, presented at the recent … Continue reading →

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January 30, 1958: Paul V. Coates — Confidential File

Posted on January 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

January 30, 1958 Memphis Harry Lee Ward, Hollywood’s oldest newsboy and foremost collector of literary works, once made the observation to me that: “Parkey Sharkey is far more literary than you are, sir.” It wasn’t a comment meant to degrade … Continue reading →

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