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May 6, 1938

Above, former President Hoover speaks to people at Union Station in Kansas City (yes, the headline says "Oklahomans") ... Italian troops and police quiet an angry crowd in Naples that had been waiting six hours to see Hitler and Mussolini. The crowd cheers when Hitler appears on the balcony of royal palace with King Victor Emmanuel and Crown Prince Humberto ... More arrests are expected in the Harry Raymond bombing ... On the jump, treasure hunter John Craig plans a dive in hopes of retrieving the crown jewels of the Empress Carlotta that were lost when a ship carrying refugees of the Mexican revolution sank 55 miles off Virginia.

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Posted by Larry Harnisch on May 6, 2008 in City Hall , Downtown , Front pages , News | 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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