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Photograph was edited for publication purposes A baby identified as 'John Doe' was found Saturday abandoned in Granada Hills. When Mrs. Dorothy Rodman, 19851 Citronia St., Chatsworth, returned to her car after visiting the shopping center at 10158 Balboa Blvd., there was Baby John Doe. Freshly washed, wrapped in a brand new blanket, an hour old. Lying in the front seat of her car. She called police and the six-pound tot was taken to Valley Receiving Hospital, Van Nuys, pronounced in fine shape, and transferred to General Hospital. Here, Mrs. Irwin Rodman, of 19851 Citronia Street, Chatsworth, is pictured here with her children (left to right) Jennifer Anne, 5; Catherine Anne, 4, and Douglas Charles, 2. Photograph dated September 21, 1961.
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