June 18, 1959, the introduction of Charlie Brown's sister Sally begins a story line about the the births of children that quickly turns dark.
June 19, 1979: In 20 years, "Peanuts" has become a sitcom, mildly amusing in a nonthreatening way.
June 19, 1979: The body of Victor J. Weiss is found in the trunk of his Rolls-Royce in a North Hollywood parking structure. Note the bylines: Bob Rawitch, Bill Boyarsky, Steve Harvey, Tom Paegel, Kris Lindgren, Paul Jacobs, Bruce Keppel ... and Kevin Roderick!
Notice that we referred to Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Burke as "Mrs. Burke" on second reference and in headlines. Wow.
Nolan Ryan flirted with history again.
He came within five outs of pitching his fifth career no-hitter,
which would have broken his tie with the Dodgers' Sandy Koufax for the
most in a career. Oscar Gamble singled with one out in the eighth
inning to break up the gem. Ryan settled for a two-hitter and a 5-0
victory over Texas at Anaheim Stadium.
It was not Ryan's first close call trying for his fifth no-hitter.
He was 9-3, with two two-hitters and another two three-hitters.
"Any time to get that close to it you think about it," he told The
Times' Mark Heisler. "I'd be lying to you if I told you that wasn't
true."
Ryan's catcher, Tom Donohue, called the game his greatest thrill in
baseball, which made him quite a bit more excited than Ryan. "He's been
through it," Donohue said. "I never caught a no-hitter."
--Keith Thursby
Seeing these pages brings on a wild yearning for the days when the L.A. Times really WAS the L. A. Times!
Wasn't the Weiss murder case the basis for Michael Connolly's novel "Trunk Music"?
Posted by: Carol Gwenn | June 19, 2009 at 09:36 AM
Is current Dodgers VP for Communications Josh Rawitch related to Bob Rawitch?
Posted by: Trolley Dodger | June 19, 2009 at 09:56 AM
Quote:
"Notice that we referred to Supervisor Yvonne Brathwaite Bruke as "Mrs. Burke"
"Bruke?"
Has the Times fired all of its proofreaders?
Posted by: Jeff in San Diego | June 19, 2009 at 03:47 PM
I guess they were going by the old saying, if it ain't Bruke, don't fix it. ;)
Posted by: Trolley Dodger | June 20, 2009 at 01:45 PM