Tag Archives: Cold War

February 11, 1958: As L.A. Grows, Segregation Takes New Forms, Black Official Says

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February 11, 1958: New patterns of segregation may be forming in L.A., the head of the National Council of Negro Women says. Continue reading →

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June 19, 1958: Scientist disappears

Posted on June 20, 2008 by lmharnisch

Albert and Alfred… Before and after… Lost and found… Found but still missing … still haunted by something and still walking in a dream.  I pulled the photos of Albert and Alfred from their old-fashioned paper envelope, slightly tattered and … Continue reading →

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March 30, 1958

Posted on March 30, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, Ernie Bushmiller, a feminist? Who knew? Below, with less than 48 hours remaining before its sessions ends, the state Legislature is unable to agree on a budget–shocking, I know … The Times promotes an upcoming series on the Strategic … Continue reading →

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March 24, 1958

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Above, the pill is 100% effective in preliminary tests … Below, Bob Hope returns from the Soviet Union, where it was 20 below, and says "Palm Springs, open up your pearly gates" … A makeshift bomb is found in the … Continue reading →

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March 18, 1958

Posted on March 18, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, one of Clark Gable’s lesser pictures is featured at a fund-raiser for the Press Club’s 8-Ball Foundation. When the Mirror and Examiner closed in 1962, the foundation held a benefit to raise money for unemployed journalists. Below, a plane … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1958

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Above, what has to be the quote of the day: "Two things are at stake for America in the Middle East … Arab oil and Arab friendship. Both depend upon understanding. You can afford to lose the oil. You cannot … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on February 14, 2008 by lmharnisch

Feb. 14, 1958 Samuel K. Terry of Ocean Park has been a shortwave radio addict for many years. During World War II, he used to listen to Tokyo Rose lying about how many American ships the Japanese navy sank each … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1958

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  Above: Future shock! Newspapers coming into the home by color TV? If they only knew how right they were … The Navy bans low-level flights over Los Angeles after the Norwalk air crash … Deputies arrest nine people in … Continue reading →

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February 11, 1958

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Weather makes the front page … Another youngster is stricken with a rare disease (The Times apparently never followed up on this story) … Fighting in the Mideast … And a new weapon in the Cold War against the Soviets … Continue reading →

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Jan. 29, 1958

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Jan. 28, 1958

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A cultural exchange program between the U.S. and the Soviets … In a meeting with Mideast allies, the U.S. warns the Soviets against any aggression in the region … Roberto Rossellini seeks to annul his marriage to Ingrid Bergman … … Continue reading →

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Jan. 27, 1958

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A storm drops more than an inch and a half of rain on Los Angeles … A terrorist bomb explodes outside a U.S. Embassy in the Middle East … Note that America is giving arms and money to Iraq, Iran … Continue reading →

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Jan. 26, 1958

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Sepulveda and Centinela is flooded after a heavy rain … Officials reveal that cattle and milk in the British countryside were contaminated by radioactive material unleashed when an Oct. 10, 1957, fire destroyed a plutonium pile … And the chairman … Continue reading →

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Jan. 25, 1958

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Jan. 22, 1958

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Jan. 21, 1958

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Note the crash of yet another Stratocruiser.  

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Jan. 20, 1958

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Jan. 17, 1958

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Jan. 16, 1958

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Jan. 15, 1958

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