Tag Archives: 1958

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

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1958 Judges try not to smile, no matter how ridiculous the charade unfolding before them becomes. Sometimes they hold back only with great difficulty. A woman seeking a divorce in Judge Burnett Wolfson’s court was asked on what … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 14, 1958 This is the story of one kid. He lives here. His name is Gene. But with a few alterations it could be the story of any of 10,000 kids who live here. Or maybe 100,000 kids. But … Continue reading →

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Jayne Mansfield

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

    Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay, 1958-1964? (It’s unclear if a 1963 divorce in Juarez was recognized in the U.S.) She married Matt (Thomas Vitale Ottaviano) Cimber in 1964 and filed for divorce in 1966.  The final decree was pending … Continue reading →

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Jan. 14, 1958

Posted on January 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jayne Mansfield and Mickey Hargitay get married… (note that The Times used an AP photo)… will the Dodgers play at Wrigley Field? (no "Moon Shots" there, folks)… Sarah Churchill, daughter of a fellow named Sir Winston, gets popped for being … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 There are words which somehow people think mean the opposite of what Mr. Webster states about them in his big book. For instance, enervate. It means to deprive of strength, to enfeeble. Yet many people think it … Continue reading →

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Paul Coates

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 Juvenile terror has been a fact in this town for a long time. It’s nothing new. But there is something new about the latest series of outbreaks which hit the headlines over the last few days. Take … Continue reading →

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The Badge

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Well isn’t this interesting? Here’s the original cover of "The Badge," from my five-foot shelf of books on Los Angeles. Note the style of badge and Serial No. 714.   And here’s the cover of the reprint ("With a new … Continue reading →

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Drunk farm

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 13, 1958 Los AngelesIf you’ve read Jack Webb’s "The Badge," (Page 236-240) you’ll recall a section on the LAPD’s farm for rehabilitating alcoholics. According to Webb, who unfortunately is not a terribly reliable source, the project began because there … Continue reading →

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Jan. 13, 1958

Posted on January 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Whites only

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 12, 1958

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Jan. 12, 1958

Posted on January 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

 

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on January 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 11, 1958 This is to report that progress has whacked away another footnote in the American credo, this time the Tom Sawyer-Huck Finn division. Ralph Hopkins, who spends his weekends fixing up his desert hideaway, tried to buy some … Continue reading →

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Landlord slain

Posted on January 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Jan. 11-12, 1958 Los Angeles So it’s right before Christmas, Dec. 7, and our guy is a week late with the rent. Not working, no money. The landlord comes around; he’s a machinist at Douglas who owns these four apartments … Continue reading →

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