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813:"3 Councilmen Assail C of C Dodgers Stand,"
768:"Un-American Probers Feted at South Gate,"
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248:Henry was born October 20, 1895, in
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622:Location of his home on
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536:Human relations, 1964.
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517:Los Angeles Dodgers
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305:Commissions
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207:Los Angeles
200:May 1, 1966
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