Tag Archives: #courts

Tough prosecutor

Posted on May 16, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 16, 1957 Los Angeles While L. Ewing Scott uses every possible ploy to delay his extradition from Michigan, the district attorney’s office has appointed top prosecutor J. Miller Leavy to handle the case. Leavy has just finished the … Continue reading →

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Hollywood madam

Posted on May 15, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 15, 1957 Los Angeles The papers called her an actress, but she was never in anything but trouble and her only talent was for raising hell. Even the gossip magazines quit working with her because they didn’t trust her. … Continue reading →

Posted in #courts, Hollywood, Paul Coates | Tagged #courts, 1957, Ava Gardner, Confidential, Desi Arnaz, prostitution | 3 Comments

Confidential: Tells the Facts and Names the Names

Posted on May 14, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 14, 1957: Liberace testifies before the Los Angeles County Grand Jury about Confidential magazine. Page 1 The continuation, Page 5

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Liberace sues Confidential

Posted on May 8, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 8, 1957 Los Angeles Promising nothing less than the destruction of Confidential magazine, Liberace filed a $20-million libel suit over an article in the July issue titled “Why Liberace’s Theme Song Should be ‘Mad About the Boy.’ ” The … Continue reading →

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Drug raid

Posted on May 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 6, 1957 Los Angeles Saundra died Jan. 11, 1978, 40 years after she dazzled concert-goers as a child prodigy on the violin, like her mother, Frances. In her lifetime, she performed at the Hollywood Bowl with Leopold Stokowski and … Continue reading →

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Unruly son

Posted on May 5, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 5, 1957 Los Angeles Life is miserable for the Bernstein family, 2499 Coolidge Ave. Nathan, 56, and his wife, Sadie, 43, work hard at an aircraft plant as they try to raise their three children. One son is in … Continue reading →

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Cop held in bribery

Posted on May 3, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 3, 1957 Santa Monica Thomas Alfred Gates, 33, a chef at a Santa Monica restaurant, approached The Times with a story. Gates, who was charged with grand theft, said that during a recess in his preliminary hearing, Detective Curtis … Continue reading →

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 1, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 1, 1957 Los Angeles Now that the law is catching up on the scandal magazines–seven were indicted in New Jersey Monday–some things can be told. For several years beaters for Confidential have been trying to … Continue reading →

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