Newspaper, TEMPO, Los Angeles, May 15, 1968. Vol. 1, No. 1 issue with headline, BOBBY COMES TO LA FOR JUNE 4 CAL PRIMARY, and front page photo of Robert Kennedy speaking. Contains numerous articles and advertisements related to Kennedy's campaign stops in L.A. and vicinity, with a focus on his outreach to the black community. Includes promotion for the upcoming S.R.O. concert at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Tempo was a free paper distributed to barbers and beauty salons that catered to Watts residents. The entire back page is devoted to a memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who had been assassinated the month before.
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