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Willowbrook

American  
[wil-oh-brook] / ˈwɪl oʊˌbrʊk /

noun

  1. a city in SW California.


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Johnson, 55, was found dead after deputies received a call of an unconscious man in the 1300 block of East 120th Street in Willowbrook, according to a statement from the Sheriff’s Department.

From Los Angeles Times

The concerts feature the Plastic Ono Band, Elephant’s Memory, Allen Ginsberg and Phil Spector; the shows were performed on behalf of the Willowbrook State School for disabled children, which had been the subject of a recent exposé by Geraldo Rivera.

From The Wall Street Journal

Held on behalf of disabled students at Staten Island’s Willowbrook School, the concerts offer a vivid depiction of John and Yoko at the height of their 1970s-era social activism.

From Salon

The three-storey site in Willowbrook Farm Business Park was planned to open in 2009 to handle emergency calls for Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire and Nottinghamshire.

From BBC

The documentary abounds with crisp period footage of John and Yoko in the early 1970s, culminating, of course, with the August 30, 1972, concerts, which were held on behalf of disabled students at Staten Island’s Willowbrook School.

From Salon