eople sometimes ask me if I'm related to the Rev. J. Lester Harnish, above. The answer is no, but here he is. Folks tell me he was quite a good preacher.
At left, the country is in a terrible fix. Speaking at the 28th annual convention of the International Assn. of Accident and Health Underwriters, E.H. O'Connor says Social Security is a mess. "There must be a halt to helter-skelter and misguided philanthropy," he says. He also calls on the industry to oppose mandatory health insurance legislation.
J. Edward Day, also addressing the conference, criticizes rising medical and surgical costs in Southern California. Day calls on the medical profession to prescribe the same care and service for the same fees, regardless of whether a patient is insured.
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.
eople sometimes ask me if I'm related to the Rev. J. Lester Harnish, above. The answer is no, but here he is. Folks tell me he was quite a good preacher.
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