Tag Archives: Mickey Cohen

Nov. 8, 1957

Posted on November 7, 2007 by lmharnisch
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Mickey Cohen arrested

Posted on September 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Sept. 26, 1957Los Angeles Alas, the old Redwood at 234 W. 1st St. was demolished before my arrival at The Times, although it lives on in newsroom lore. One incident I’d never heard about was the arrest of Mickey Cohen … Continue reading →

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Mickey Cohen–author

Posted on August 4, 2007 by lmharnisch

Aug. 4, 1957 Oceanside Box 7, Folders 216-229 of the Ben Hecht archives at the Newberry Library in Chicago appear to contain whatever was produced during the time Hecht worked with gangster Mickey Cohen on the story of the mobster’s … Continue reading →

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The searchers

Posted on July 6, 2007 by lmharnisch

The stats for my blog allow me to see the search terms people use to reach the Daily Mirror. I never realized there were so many people interested in Mickey Cohen. There are quite a few false hits and some … Continue reading →

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ABC apologizes

Posted on May 26, 2007 by lmharnisch

Page 1, Los Angeles Times Page 6

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Network to apologize

Posted on May 25, 2007 by lmharnisch

ABC agrees to make a formal apology for Mickey Cohen’s comments on the "Mike Wallace Interview." The Mirror, May 25, 1957 Page 1 Page 2

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Slayer commits suicide

Posted on May 23, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Mirror, May 23, 1957, Page 1     Page 18

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Matt Weinstock

Posted on May 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

May 22, 1957 A group of newspapermen yesterday were discussing the angry outbursts which have filled the air following a certain telecast–and the irony thereof. Over the years, sensitive public officials and law enforcement officers have been wary of newspapermen … Continue reading →

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From the archives

Posted on May 22, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Los Angeles Police Commission protests the Mickey Cohen broadcast, May 22, 1957 From the City of Los Angeles Archives

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Mickey Cohen talks

Posted on May 21, 2007 by lmharnisch

Mirror critic Hal Humphrey’s take on the Mickey Cohen-Mike Wallace affair.

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Confidential: Tells the Facts and Names the Names

Posted on May 20, 2007 by lmharnisch

The Mirror scores a jailhouse interview with L. Ewing Scott, plus one of Confidential magazine’s main informants, Francesca De Scaffa attempts suicide again. According to news reports, De Scaffa was so eager to be a Confidential source that she was … Continue reading →

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Cohen talks

Posted on May 19, 2007 by lmharnisch

"I killed nobody that didn’t deserve killing. In all of these here killings there was no alternative. You couldn’t call them cold-blooded killings…. It was either my life or theirs."     Mickey Cohen     May 19, 1957 Los … Continue reading →

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