Watts Riots victim death.... Marquette Frye...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 25, 1986



* Marquette Frye death (1st report)

* Watts Riots of 1965 victim

* Excessive police brutality



Near the bottom of the front page of section II is a heading: "Marquette Frye, Whose Arrest Ignited the Watts Riots in 1965, Dies at Age 42" with photo. (see images) May only be reported in a Los Angeles publication ?

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Review & premiere of "Goodfellas", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, September 19, 1990



* Best "Goddfellas" film advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* Martin Scorsese - crime - mobsters - mafia



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Goodfellas" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industry - the Hollywood ... See More  

1933 Italian Air Armada... Italo Balbo...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1933



* Italian Air Armada - flying boats

* Italo Balbo arrives in NYC



The top of the front page has a three column headline: "GREAT ITALIAN AIR ARMADA IS ACCLAIMED BY MILLIONS AS IT WINGS OVER THE CITY" with subheads. (see) Much more on the following pages with photos.

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1937 Women's day massacre... steel riot...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, June 20, 1937



* Women's Day Massacre in Youngstown, Ohio

* Steel Workers Organizing Committee riot

* Police treatment of steelworkers' wives



The top of the front page has a nice banner headline for display: "13 SHOT IN OHIO STEEL RIOT" with subheads. (see images) More on page 8.

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The death of boxer Jack Johnson...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, June 11, 1946



* Heavyweight boxer Jack Johnson death

* 1st black World champion "Galveston Giant"



Page 15 has a two column heading: "Jack Johnson Dies Following Accident" with subhead. (see images)

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Secretariat wins in 1972... Belmont Futurity Stakes...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., Sept. 17, 1972



* Secretariat wins Hopeful Stakes- Saratoga

* Pre Triple Crown thoroughbred horse racing



The bottom of page 36 has a brief and discrete report with a one column heading: "Secretariat Wins Futurity At Belmont" (see image) This was Secretariat's 3rd major victory. First report coverage on Secretariat winning the Belmont Futur... See More  

Illinois football icon Red Grange wins 1924 MVP...

CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, Dec. 21, 1924



* Red Grange wins Big Ten football MVP

* Illinois Fighting Illini college football HB

* Chicago Tribune Silver Football award

* Very 1st year of this award (very rare as such)



The front page of the sport's ection has a terrific banner headline for display: "RED GRANGE AWARDED TRIBUNE TROPHY" with subheads and pictorial. (see images) Of c... See More  

Eddie Waitkus shot... MLB player...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Penn., June 16, 1949



* Eddie Waitkus shot

* Philadelphia Phillies - MLB baseball

* Ruth Ann Steinhagen



The front page has a one column heading: "Ed Waitkus Improved; Girl Held" (see image) Coverage on Philadelphia Phillies baseball star, Eddie Waitkus, being shot by obsessed fan, Ruth Ann Steinhagen.

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Tokyo War Crimes Trial begins... Tojo indicted...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 29, 1946



* Tokyo War Crimes military Trial - Tribunal begins

* Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo & others indicted

* Crimes of aggression against humanity - peace



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ALLIES INDICT TOJO AND 27 FOR A PLOT TO RULE THE WORLD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the beginning of the In... See More  

Amonate, Virginia coal mine explosion...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 28, 1957 



* Amonate, Tazewell County Virginia

* Pocahontas Fuel Company disaster

* Coal mine No. 31 gas explosion



The front page has a banner headline: "MINE BLAST TRAPS 21" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine gas explosion in mine No. 31 of the Pocahontas Fuel Company in Amonate, Virginia. 

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Murder Inc. hitman Abe Reles sings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 24, 1940



* Abe Reles rats - Notorious Murder Inc. hitman

* "The Canary Who Could Sing, But Couldn't Fly."



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RELES IS TELLING STORY OF MURDERS DONE BY HIS GANG" with subheads. (see) Lengthy 1st report coverage continues inside with photo of Reles.

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Chuck Klein & Jimmie Foxx voted MVPs....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 19, 1932



* Jimmie Foxx & Chuck Klein

* Philadelphia Athletics and Phillies

* MLB baseball most valuable players



The front page of the sport's section (page 19) has a nice banner headline: "VOTE FOXX AND KLEIN MOST VALUABLE PLAYERS" with subheads and photo of Foxx. (see images) First report coverage on Jimmie Foxx and Chuck Klein winning the ... See More  

1899 B. H. Roberts excluded from Congress...

THE DETROIT NEWS-TRIBUNE, Dec. 10, 1899



* B. H. Brigham Henry Roberts

* Mormonism - Mormons leader

* Seat in U.S. Congress ? (polygamy)



The front page has a one column heading: "IT BECAME DRAMATIC" with subheads. (see images) More on page 4.

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1945 USS St. Lo... 1st Japanese kamikaze attacks....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 1, 1944



* USS St. Lo - Casablanca-class escort carrier

* Leyte Gulf, Phillipines - Kamikazes attack



Page 3 has a somewhat discrete one column heading: "Navy Names 4 Ships Damaged Off Leyte" Although brief, this is the 1st report on the loss of the escort carrier USS St. Lo. She was the first major warship to sink as the result of a kamikaze attack. Rep... See More  

Country's leading women's suffrage publication...

THE WOMAN'S TRIBUNE, Washington, D.C., Aug. 31, 1901  Their motto in the masthead: "Equality Before The Law". This was the country's leading women's suffrage publication having begun in Beatrice, Nebraska, before moving to Washington, D.C. Published by Clara Bewick Colby, a women's rights activist & suffragist leader, she was a war correspondent during the Spanis... See More  

Japanese atrocities told... Palawan Massacre...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., September 5, 1945



* Japanese atrocities described

* Palawan Massacre - Philippines



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Report On Japanese Atrocities Revealed By state Department" with subheads. (see images)

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Crime boss Paul Castellano assassination...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Dec. 17, 1985



* Paul Castellano assassination

* American crime boss - "Big Paulie"

* Head of the Gambino crime family



 The front page is a one column heading: "Reputed Top Mafia Leader Slain in N.Y." First report coverage continues inside with photo of Castellano. (see) His murder was ordered by John Gotti, who took over as boss.

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1939 Providence, Kentucky mine disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1939



* Providence, Webster County, Kentucky

* Coal mine dust explosion disaster



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "19 MINERS KILLED, 9 STILL ENTOMED" with subheads, photo and list of the victims. (see) Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.

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Great automobile & truck issue including a car of the future...

SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN, New York, Jan. 5, 1918  This issue from during World War I features a military-themed color cover including several biplanes. The cover has at the top: "Twentieth Annual Motor Number" and the interior is simply filled with all types of articles, photos, illustrations, and advertisements of automobiles, trucks, etc. Of special interest is the first article: "... See More  

J. Robert Oppenheimer in 1945...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 18, 1945



* Physicist J. Robert Oppenheimer WARNING

* Los Alamos National Laboratory Director quits



The top of page 5 has one column heading: "3 ATOMIC EXPERTS URGE WORLD CURB" with subheads. Also a small, discrete report under this headed: "Oppenheimer Quits Post" (see images)

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"Superman" opening ad (2 days prior), in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Friday, Dec. 13, 1978



* "Superman" eve advertisement

* Pre Opening Day movie premiere

* 2 days prior to it's opening - Christopher Reeves

* Superhero film - 1st installment



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Superman", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainm... See More  

Atomic bombing in the Korean War ?...

THE DAILY REPORTER, Dover, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1950



* Atomic bomb to be used ?

* Korean War - Harry Truman



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MAY USE ATOM BOMB, SAYS TRUMAN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Of course the atom bomb was never used but a nice curiosity here.

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Mussolini kicked out...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRTA, July 26, 1943 



* Italy - Benito Mussolini ousted

* Pietro Badoglio takes over

* World War II - WWII



See the photo for one of the largest & most bold headlines to be found during World War II, announcing: "MUSSOLINI KICKED OUT" with subhead. (see images) Great for display.

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John Wayne Gacy discovered... serial killer clown...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 24, 1978



* John Wayne Gacy arrest

* Serial "killer clown" discovered

* Best title to be had ? - very rare



The top of page 16 has a four column heading: "Body Count Reaches 5 in Suspected Sex Murders in Chicago Suburb" (see images). Gacy was arrested just two days earlier.

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World War II before America's involvement...

NEW YORK JOURNAL AMERICAN, Oct. 18, 1940  The front page bold, banner headline announces: "NAZI ARMY ROUTED SAILING FOR BRITAIN" with a smaller headline: "Germans Claim Sea Triumph Off Bristol" and other war-related reports on the front page.

The complete first section with pages 1-18, good condition