Photograph was edited for publication purposes. The homes of two ministers, identified as the Rev. Brooks Walker, pastor of the Emerson Unitarian Church in Canoga Park, and the Rev. John G. Simmons, pastor of the St. Matthews Lutheran Church in North Hills, were bombed while they were at a meeting. Los Angeles police launched a large-scale search early February 2, 1962 for terror bombers who, just hours before, attacked the homes of these San Fernando Valley ministers. Photograph caption dated February 4, 1962 reads, "Sticker Such As This One Found In Autos As Pastors Spoke."
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1 photographic print :b&w ;21 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
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