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Photograph was edited for publication purposes. Photograph caption dated November 16, 1962 reads "Robert Galvez receives merit award." The article partially reads "Robert Galvez, formerly of Palmdale, was honored by Los Angeles County Supervisor Warren M. Dorn for dragging a semiconscious woman from her blazing auto after being involved in an auto accident."
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