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Photograph was edited for publication purposes Photograph caption dated June 23, 1964 reads, "Perched on Mayor Samuel W. Yorty's desk is 6-year-old Liza Behr, 1964 Cystic Fibrosis poster girl. She visited the mayor's office to hear Yorty proclaim the month of June 19 - July 19 'Cystic Fibrosis Month' for Los Angeles. The local chapter of the National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation has set a $100,000 goal."
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Yorty, Sam,--1909-1998 National Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation (U.S.) Los Angeles City Hall (Los Angeles, Calif.) Mayors--California--Los Angeles Proclamations Girls--California--Los Angeles Fund raisers (Persons)--California--Los Angeles Fund raising--California--Los Angeles City halls--California--Los Angeles Downtown Los Angeles (Los Angeles, Calif.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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