Willie Sutton Captured....

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Death of the King... Special Number Issue...

THE ILLUSTRATED LONDON NEWS, Special Number - The Death of King George VI", England, February 16, 1952  The cover features a photo of King George VI surrounded by a pint in purple ink. The pages within relate to the life of the king with a great wealth of photos.



Complete in 56 pages, very nice condition.

Elizabeth II proclaimed Queen of Britain.....

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, February 8, 1952



* Queen Elizabeth II proclaimed queen regnant



This 14 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "Elizabeth Proclaimed Reigning Queen of Britain; Pledges Nation True, Faithful Sovereign Service" with subhead: "Britons Proclaim Ruler with Ancient Pageantry" and photo of Queen Elizabeth II.



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22nd Amendment... presidential term...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, February 27, 1951 



* Twenty-second 22nd Amendment to the United States 



The front page has a one column heading: "New 22nd Amendment Cuts Term". 1st report coverage on the passing of the twenty-second amendment which sets a term limit to two for the president of the United States.



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The Four Horsemen in 1951...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 14, 1951



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta



This 56 page newspaper has a one column heading at the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (page 45):"'4 Horsemen'---Today and in the 1920's" with two group photos of the famed football players from Notre Dame (see photos).



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Woodbridge NJ train disaster....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 7, 1951  This 14 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "TOLL IN N. J. TRAIN WRECK NOW 82 DEAD AND ABOUT 500 INJURED" with subheads. (see)'



This tells of the Pennsylvania Railroad commuter train 'The Broker' disaster at Woodbridge, New Jersey.



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1950 Rockville Centre Station disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 19, 1950 



* Rockville Centre Station disaster 

* Long Island railroad 

* Trains crash 



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LONG ISLAND TOLL 29 DEAD, 79 HURT; MOTORMAN IS HELD" with subheads. (see) Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. (see) Nice to have in this famous New York City newspaper.

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Pearl Bailey Quits...

DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, February 12, 1950   The frongpage of this issues features a 3 line, 1 col. head: "Pearl Bailey Quits; Blames Race Taunts" and above this head is "Deserts Show". Report describes how Bailey quit a new Broadway show called "Arms and the Girls" because white members of the cast "...needled her with anti-Negro remarks...&quo... See More  

Ted Williams becomes the highest paid Major Leaguer...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1950 



* Baseball icon Ted Williams

* Signs with the Boston Red Sox

* Highest paid player at the time



The top of the sports page has nearly a banner headline: "Williams Signs with Red Sox for Record Baseball Pay of $125,000". One column heads include: "Boston Ace To Get Game's Top Salary" "Williams Elated as He Signs for Season Pay o... See More  

Concerning the atom bomb spy, Klaus Fuchs...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 5, 1950 



* Klaus Fuchs arrested

* German atomic bomb spy

* re. Manhattan Project



The front page has a two column heading: "Groves Blames the British In Atom Secrets Spy Case" with a ftpg. photo of 2 men headed: "Gives Views On Alleged Atom Spy" being Dr. Klaus Fuchs.

Much more on the atom bomb spy situation on pages 2, 3 & 4 with: "Br... See More  

Old Kenyon dormitory fire of 1949...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 28, 1949



* Detroit, Michigan 

* Dorm Fire 



This 26 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "COLLEGE DORM BURNS; 2 DIE" with subheads and photo of the building on fire. (see)



Tells of the 'Old Kenyon' dormitory fire at Kenyon College in Gambier, Ohio. This site is famous for many ghost sightings of the ... See More  

1949 Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement...

THE DETROIT NEWS, February 24, 1949



* Israel-Egypt Armistice Agreement

* Mandatory Palestine - Al-Faluja



Page 31 has a five column heading: "Israel and Egypt Sign Armistice" with subhead and related map. (see images)

Complete with 68 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Israel elects its first President... Judaica...

THE TOPEKA STATE JOURNAL, Topeka, Kansas, February 17, 1949 



* Dr. Chaim Weizmann

* 1st president of Israel

* Jews - Jewish - Judaica



The top of the page 2 has a one column headline: "Weizmann In as Israel President". See photo for brief text. The article is accompanied by a one column photo of Dr. Chaim Weizmann. His election happened on this very day, he being the first Pr... See More  

Willie Pep wins featherweight boxing title...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, February 12, 1949



* Willie Pep wins featherweight boxing title

* Sandy Saddler



The front page has a three column photo with caption: "As Pep Regained His Title". Also a six column headline on page 16 reads: "Pep Regains Title in Bloody Battle" with subheads and photo of Pep. This is 1st report coverage on Willie P... See More  

A Jewish title...

NATIONAL JEWISH LEDGER, Washington, D.C., Feb. 11, 1949  In the masthead: "Dedicated To United Jewish Ideals". The ftpg. has a photo headed: "Bucket Brigade at Israeli Settlement". Also: "Peace Talks with Egypt & Transjordan Are Making Slow Progress" and other items.

Complete in 8 pages, address label in the upper right, minor margin wear.

Trans-Jordan seeks peace following the U.S.' formal recognition of the State of Israel...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 2, 1949 



* De Jure recognition of Israel



Although the state of Israel was formally created in May, 1948, the United States and Trans-Jordan (current-day Jordan) did not formalize their recognition until much later.

On January 31st, 1849 the U.S. did so, and although Jordan did not formally do so until 1994, this issue reports that on the day following Israel's... See More  

Communists take over the Czech Republic.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 26, 1948 



* Communists take over Czechoslovakia 

* Czechoslovak coup d'etat

* Soviet Union - Russia



The front page has a three column headline: "U.S., BRITAIN, FRANCE CONDEMN COMMUNIST COUP IN PRAGUE; NEW REGIME TIGHTENS GRIP" with many subheads. (see) Much more on pages 2 & 3 with related photo. Always nice to have notable events i... See More  

Tony Zale defends middleweight boxing crown...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 22, 1941



* Boxer Tony Zale victory

* Boxing middleweight title fight

* vs. Steve Mamakos (1st defense of crown)

* From the city where it happened (rare)



The front page of the sport's section has a nice banner headline: "ZALE KNOCKS OUT STEVE MAMAKOS IN 14TH" with subheads and related photos. (see images) First report coverage on Tony Zale's 1s... See More  

Mordecai Brown death...

NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1948 



* Mordecai Brown death (Three finger) 

* American League baseball pitcher 



Page 61 has one column headings: "MORDECAI BROWN, PITCHER, DIES AT 71" "Star of Chance's Cubs Despite Loss of Finger in Boyhood--Dueled With Mathewson" with photo. (see)

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Gretchen Fraser wins first U.S. medal in skiing...

THE DETROIT NEWS, February 5, 1948



* Gretchen Fraser - alpine ski racer

* 1st American to medal in Olympic skiing ever

* Women's alpine skiing combined



The front page of the sport's section (page 45) has a two column heading: "Wife, 28, First U.S. Ski Titlists" with small photo of Fraser. (see) She would later win a gold medal in the same Olympics for the Women's sla... See More  

1947 North American F-82 Twin Mustang...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 28, 1947



* North American F-82 Twin Mustang

* United States Air force Fighter airplane

* Robert E. Thacker record flight



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Honolulu-N. Y. Test Flight Completed In 14.5 Hours" with subheads and related map/photo.

Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.



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Nazi leader Franz von Papen sentenced...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 25, 1947



* Franz von Papen sentenced

* Nazi Germany politician

* Political immoralities



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Von Papen Sentenced to 8 Years By German Court as Major Nazi" First report coverage continues on page 5 with photo of von Papen.

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Rocket parachutes to be used...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 21, 1947



* Testing rockets with parachutes

* German V-2 - White Sands, New Mexico



This 40 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 38:

"Instruments Are Released From Rocket By Parachute in a Jump of 68 Miles" (see photos for details).

Other news of the day throughout including period advertising. This rag edition is in great condition.... See More  

Pickens, North Carolina Negro lynching...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 18, 1947 



* Willie Earle, Pickens NC lynching 



This 52 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 9: "PRISONER LYNCHED IN SOUTH CAROLINA" "Taken From Jail by 25 Armed Men, He is Stabbed and Shot and Body Left by Roadside" and more. (see)



Tells of the lynching of negro Willie Earle in Pickens, North Carolina.



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Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak unveiled...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 6, 1947



* Douglas D-558-1 Skystreak airplane unveiling

* United States Navy turbojet research aircraft



The top of page 13 has a three column photo with heading: "The New Trans-Sonic Plane Is Displayed By The Navy" and a two column heading: "First Jet Plane to Test Trans-Sonic Speeds Is Unveiled by Navy and Douglas Company" (see)

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