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Photograph caption dated January 18, 1960 reads, "The Valley Times was singled out for high honors for articles written on the 1959 San Fernando Valley-Goes-to-Europe Tour. The award was at a national press meeting of Trans World Airlines, Inc., this week in Phoenix. Left to right, Robert J. McKay, of Sherman Oaks, public relations director, western region, TWA; E. O. Cocke, senior TWA vice president and system general manager; John Black, of the Valley Times promotion department; Gordon Gilmore, TWA vice president in charge of public relations, and J. Letzkus, TWA vice president of sales, western region. Black is being presented with plaque and $100 check for award-winning stories on tour."
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Black, John Trans World Airlines--Employees Valley Times (Firm) Valley Times (Firm)--Employees Associations, institutions, etc.--Arizona Newspaper employees--Arizona Plaques, plaquettes--Arizona Awards--Arizona Men--Arizona Phoenix (Ariz.) Group portraits Portrait photographs Valley Times Collection photographs
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