At left, Nicholas Aloysius Adamshock changes his name to Nick Adams ... Makeup man Percival "Perc" Westmore attempts suicide ... Kim Novak bids a private farewell to the Dominican Republic's Gen. Rafael Trujillo Jr. during a goodbye bash in his chartered railroad car ... An excavation crew at Olympic Boulevard and Alvira find mammoth tusks 25 feet underground ... Yma Sumac's divorce is final ... And teenage fans supposedly swipe Sal Mineo's pants. Note the picture: A publicity shot from "Tonka." We sure used to shill for the studios in the old days.
Below left: Olympic and Alvira, where mammoths once walked the Earth.
Larry Harnisch. The leading Black Dahlia expert and a collaborator in the 1947project, Harnisch has been a copy editor at The Times since 1988. He has appeared on many TV shows discussing the Dahlia case, notably "James Ellroy's Feast of Death."
Join him for a spin through old Los Angeles in the Mirror's radio car. Keep your eyes open for Mickey Cohen and Tempest Storm. It's quite a ride.
The reporter's badge belonged to Sid Hughes (1908-1958), legendary reporter who worked at nearly every newspaper in Los Angeles.
Keith Thursby. Keith has been an editor at The Times in news, sports and design since 1986. The Rams moved to St. Louis on his first day as assistant sports editor of the paper's Orange County edition. He grew up in Norwalk and lives in Irvine.
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