Tag Archives: 1958

Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21, 1958 Apropos of no one knows what, a whiskered habitue of Hill Street cafe society known as Buttercup mused the other night, "Well, in a couple of months now I’ll be getting my pension — then I can … Continue reading →

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‘Horror castle’

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 21-23, 1958Los Angeles People who lived on Lorna Lane in Brentwood had any number of reasons for staying away from the home of Maurice and Dr. Paula Olivier. It could have been the gates, which were always locked. Perhaps … Continue reading →

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Jan. 21, 1958

Posted on January 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

Note the crash of yet another Stratocruiser.  

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1958 After a long, persistent search, a collection agency operative the other day located–in jail–a young man who had become six months delinquent on a bill he owed. And he told his pathetic story. He is a foundry … Continue reading →

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Actor stabbed

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

  Jan. 19-21, 1958 Los Angeles Her name was Velda and she had apparently been a model in New York. That’s where she met Burt Lancaster, at right with nurse Genevieve Grigoli. It’s not clear how well she knew the … Continue reading →

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Jan. 20, 1958

Posted on January 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Jan. 19, 1958

Posted on January 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

An Al Hirschfeld drawing for the cover of TV Times? Imagine that!  

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Moon shots

Posted on January 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 18, 1958Los Angeles You young persons may wonder what we ancient ones are talking about when we refer to the Dodgers’ "Moon shots." The way it was originally explained to me, Moon shots were named for Dodger Wallace Wade … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1958 Add to the file of consternation creators the name of Sterling Ferguson, Redlands real estate man. He does his diabolic act in crowded restaurants at dinnertime. While waiting for a table the other night, he listened as … Continue reading →

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Stars and Bars

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 17, 1958 The Daily Mirror salutes insurance salesman Harold Alonzo Franklin, who on Jan. 4, 1964, became the first African American to register at Auburn University in 108 years. Franklin was seeking a master’s degree in history. (Bonus fact: … Continue reading →

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Jan. 17, 1958

Posted on January 17, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958 Fellow beer drinkers, we’ve got a crisis bubbling over right in front of us. Before we call in the United Nations, let’s give it a brief rundown. Plans have been going ahead, more or less quietly, for … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958 In the space of a year, in a county of 6,000,000 persons, a lot of policemen draw their revolvers a lot of times. And use them, too. They do it because we expect it of them. But … Continue reading →

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The 5 meets the 10

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958Los Angeles   Google Earth, Jan. 16, 2008. Email me

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Abominable Snowman!

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 16, 1958 I’ll admit it, I’m a sucker for stories like this:  

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Jan. 16, 1958

Posted on January 16, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958 No one wants to disillusion the politicians, a high-minded group, but duty dictates that a conversation between two fortyish women in the Crenshaw shopping district be recorded. When George Watkins first encountered them they were eating hot … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958 I talk to a lot of men who are fresh out of prison. I do because each one has a story–usually each is in bad need of someone to listen. So I do. I listen as each … Continue reading →

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Glendale vandalism

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 15, 1958Los Angeles This is the incident Paul Coates wrote about in a recent column.  

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Jan. 15, 1958

Posted on January 15, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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