Tag Archives: Eisenhower

March 19, 1958

Posted on March 19, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a look at the making of "The Defiant Ones." Below, we drop the masthead to run a terrific horizontal shot as a test pilot who bailed out of an F-4D  Skyray is rescued from the ocean  … President Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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March 13, 1958

Posted on March 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

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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March 11, 1958

Posted on March 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, an early column by Jack Smith. Click on the thumbnail for the entire story … Below, meat prices are going up by 3 cents to 21 cents a pound (22 cents to $1.53 USD 2007) … The U.S. will … Continue reading →

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March 10, 1958

Posted on March 10, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, yes, it’s William Peter Blatty, author of "The Exorcist," writing about the Middle East. In fact, he was in the U.S. Foreign Service and stationed in Beirut … Below, attempts to control air pollution in California … Mamie Eisenhower … Continue reading →

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March 9, 1958

Posted on March 9, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a literary time capsule: Thomas B. Costain … James Jones … James Gould Cozzens … and Vance Packard. Below, Republican President Dwight Eisenhower calls for a huge spending program to end the U.S. recession. Eisenhower advocates civil works programs … Continue reading →

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March 1, 1958

Posted on March 1, 2008 by lmharnisch

Granted, President Eisenhower’s health was an important issue by 1958, but it’s hard to picture anyone pitching a story about his dental work for Page 1 … An atomic-powered rocket to the moon … And a major setback for Caryl … Continue reading →

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Feb. 27, 1958

Posted on February 27, 2008 by lmharnisch

A wayward blimp … A "short, swarthy man" and his partner menace a Pasadena matron (and no, The Times never followed up on this story) … Nixon knows what to do if something happens to Ike … Email me

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Feb. 25, 1958

Posted on February 25, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a profile of William Alland, who played the reporter tracking down the life of "Citizen Kane" and in his final years worked for the Los Angeles Times poll. Below, A race car plows into a crowd of spectators at … Continue reading →

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Feb. 24, 1958

Posted on February 24, 2008 by lmharnisch

Above, a souvenir of the ETAOIN SHRDLU era. Below, what may be the last time Gisele Mackenzie got an eight-column, Page 1 headline … President Eisenhower goes golfing …  The abduction and shooting of Gerald De La O and George … Continue reading →

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Feb. 23, 1958

Posted on February 23, 2008 by lmharnisch

A couple of new drinking buddies decide to go joyriding in an airplane–and run out of gas … Former President Truman blames Republicans for the weak economy … President Eisenhower’s vacation plans draw questions–and controversy … Turmoil in the Mideast … Continue reading →

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Feb. 21, 1958

Posted on February 21, 2008 by lmharnisch

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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. 13, 1958

Posted on February 13, 2008 by lmharnisch

  The Metropolitan Transit Authority takes its first steps toward "a speedy mass transit system." Will it build a monorail from the Valley to downtown Los Angeles? Reporter Ray Herbert is going to look at the implications for bus and … Continue reading →

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Feb. 12, 1958

Posted on February 12, 2008 by lmharnisch

  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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Feb. 11, 1958

Posted on February 11, 2008 by lmharnisch

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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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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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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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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Jan. 28, 1958

Posted on January 28, 2008 by lmharnisch

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. 26, 1958

Posted on January 26, 2008 by lmharnisch

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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