LOS ANGELES TIMES, Oct. 1, 1986 

* Bassist Cliff Burton killed in tour bus crash
* Early "Metallica" heavy thrash metal band 
* "Master of Puppets" album era 

The top of page 3 of the "Calendar Section" has a heading: "Death Puts Metallica's Plans on Hold" with photo of Burton. (see images) 
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
Complete with all major sections (70+ pages), great condition.

Background: The sudden passing of bassist Cliff Burton in 1986 was a seismic shift that fundamentally altered the trajectory of heavy metal and devastated a rapidly growing global community. As Metallica's musical anchor and chief theorist, Burton had injected sophisticated classical harmonies, modal theory, and a fierce, non-conformist attitude into thrash metal, elevating the genre from a gritty underground subculture into a legitimate, formidable art form on their masterpiece Master of Puppets. The October 1, 1986 Los Angeles Times report captures the music world at a terrifying, uncertain crossroads; it records a moment when the future of a genre-defining band hung entirely in the balance, prior to their decision to press forward with Jason Newsted. Ultimately, Burton’s death transformed him into an immortalized icon of musical integrity, making artifacts from that exact week profound historical markers of the day the metal community lost its most brilliant pioneer just as he was reshaping modern rock music.