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Matt Weinstock

July 23, 1957 There have been so many homicides lately it’s almost impossible to remember one from another. But David Swaim, the news photog, won’t soon forget an incident in connection with a slaying he covered in Baldwin Park a … Continue reading

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Aerospace crashes

  July 17, 1957 Los Angeles With the cancellation of the Navaho cruise missile program, North American Aviation made plans to lay off 15,600 employees, nearly a third of the workforce at its plant in Downey. Efforts were made to … Continue reading

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