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Found on EBay – Duesenberg
The Daily MirrorPerhaps your Duesenberg Model J needs a rebuilt generator. Or perhaps you can’t afford an entire Model J but would like a piece of one. A Delco-Remy generator for a Duesenberg has been listed on EBay for $755. As with...... -
Climbing Mt. Bassett
The Daily MirrorSept. 27, 1978: James Bassett dies. am climbing Mount Bassett. Itâs as if Iâm halfway up and have come across the abandoned camp of an expedition that vanished many years ago while trying to conquer some snowy, fog-shrouded peak. Abandoned equipment... -
Mt. Bassett Revisited
The Daily MirrorAs a footnote to my previous post, I thought it would be valuable to list some of the people Jim Bassett interviewed for his ill-fated book on the Los Angeles Times. Iâm not sure this is complete, but itâs a start. One of the more interesting is... -
Paul Coates, March 1, 1961
The Daily MirrorMarch 1, 1961: Los Angeles Times publisher Otis Chandler becomes a vice president of Times-Mirror. Recent revelations by the Eisenhowers’ maid and Princess Margaret’s butler make Paul Coates wonder about his domestic help.... -
Google launches its eBooks store
Jacket CopyGoogle launched Google eBooks Monday, becoming the third major ebooks retailer alongside Amazon and Apple.... -
Movieland Mystery Photo [Updated]
The Daily MirrorLos Angeles Times file photo [Update: This is Joan Crawford in âThe Ice Follies of 1939.â ] Hm. Whatâs going on here? [Update: This image was published Jan. 3, 1939, in The Times Midwinter Edition, which wasnât microfilmed, so no...... -
Dick Turpin dies at 91; longtime real estate editor of The Times
Dick Turpin, a longtime real estate editor of The Times and part of the team that won the paper a Pulitzer Prize for its coverage of the 1965 Watts riots, has died. He was 91.
Turpin died in his sleep Friday at the Northridge Care Center in Reseda,...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Riots, Human Interest, Awards and Prizes, Journalism
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Paul Conrad dies at 86; Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist helped bring The Times to national prominence
Paul Conrad, whose fiercely confrontational editorial cartoons made him one of the leading political provocateurs of the second half of the 20th century and who helped push the Los Angeles Times to national prominence, has died. He was 86.
Conrad died...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Bill Mauldin, U.S. Supreme Court, Armed Forces, Newspapers
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California dreaming at the Autry
Culture Monster"Welcome to Hollywood! What's your dream? Everybody comes here; this is Hollywood, land of dreams." This memorable quote from the film "Pretty Woman" echoes in the hearts of many Angelenos who ventured west to pursue fame, fortune, a better life...... -
What Goodreads will do with its new millions
Jacket CopyLast week the books-and-social-networking site Goodreads announced it had received $2 million in venture capital, led by start-up-friendly True Ventures. This seems to position Goodreads as a leader in the field: Another book-sharing site, Shelfari, was... -
'Dreamers in Dream City' at Autry National Center
Liesl BradnerArnold Schwarzenegger, Donald Douglas, Eli Broad, Amelia Earhart, George Ellery Hale and countless other like-minded souls shared a common thread: They ventured west to pursue their dreams of fame, fortune, a better life or creative freedom and left a...Tags: Amelia Earhart, Entertainment, Showtime (tv network), Arts and Culture, Television Industry
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Jack Nelson dies at 80; Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter helped raise L.A. Times to national prominence
Jack Nelson, a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter, author and longtime Washington bureau chief for the Los Angeles Times, whose hard-nosed coverage of the civil rights movement in the 1960s and the Watergate scandal in the 1970s helped...Tags: Pulitzer Prize Awards, Freedom of the Press, U.S. Supreme Court, University of Southern California, Hospitals and Clinics
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