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May 5, 1958

Above, migration of Los Angeles Jews to the Westside and the San Fernando Valley is reflected in the sale of the Eastside Jewish Community Center, 2317 Michigan. Below, Los Angeles begins Cinco de Mayo celebrations with a Sunday picnic, with more events to follow ... Valley clubwomen are being asked to return stolen cages of parakeets that were lent as table decorations for a charity ball ... The Times runs a historic picture of Mission La Purisima from 1885 by Adam Clark Vroman and a 1958 photo showing the mission's restoration ... Edward Teller and Clark Kerr are among the dignitaries addressing UC alumni at the Disneyland Hotel. Teller says that by 1973, it will be possible for one nation to control the world's weather.

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Posted by Larry Harnisch on May 5, 2008 in Front pages , Religion , San Fernando Valley , Science | Permalink

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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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