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1963-11-11

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 11, 1963 * Gordie Howe breaks scoring record * Detroit Red Wings * NHL hockey league This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Howe Breaks Record As Wings Win, 3-0" and more with photo of Howe. (see photos) Tells of Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe breaking the all time scoring record in the NHL at the time. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928) is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Howe is often referred to as Mr. Hockey,[1] and is generally regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Being most famous for his scoring prowess, physical strength, and the longevity of his career, Howe is the only player to have competed in the NHL in five (1940s through 1980s) different decades. A four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Red Wings, he won six Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player and six Art Ross Trophies as the leading scorer. He was the recipient of the first NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 11, 1963 * Gordie Howe breaks scoring record * Detroit Red Wings * NHL hockey league This 22 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 13 that include: "Howe Breaks Record As Wings Win, 3-0" and more with photo of Howe. (see photos) Tells of Detroit Red Wings star Gordie Howe breaking the all time scoring record in the NHL at the time. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Gordon "Gordie" Howe, OC (born March 31, 1928) is a retired professional ice hockey player from Canada who played for the Detroit Red Wings and Hartford Whalers of the National Hockey League (NHL), and the Houston Aeros and New England Whalers in the World Hockey Association (WHA). Howe is often referred to as Mr. Hockey,[1] and is generally regarded as one of the greatest hockey players of all time. Being most famous for his scoring prowess, physical strength, and the longevity of his career, Howe is the only player to have competed in the NHL in five (1940s through 1980s) different decades. A four-time Stanley Cup champion with the Red Wings, he won six Hart Trophies as the league's most valuable player and six Art Ross Trophies as the leading scorer. He was the recipient of the first NHL Lifetime Achievement Award in 2008.

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12.70.2009

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1962-08-20

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 20, 1962 * Peter Fechter murder * Berlin Wall - Germany This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "West Berlin Youths Spur Wall Chaos" with related photo. (see photos) Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee from the GDR (German Democratic Republic) together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hide in a carpenter's workshop near the wall in Zimmerstrasse and, after observing the border guards from there, to jump out of a window into the so-called death-strip (a strip running between the main wall and a parallel fence which they had recently started to construct), run across it, and climb over the two metre (6.5 ft) wall topped with barbed wire into the Kreuzberg district of West Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie. When both reached the wall, guards fired at them. Although Kulbeik succeeded in crossing the wall, Fechter, still on the wall, was shot in the pelvis in plain view of hundreds of witnesses. He fell back into the death-strip on the Eastern side, where he remained in view of Western onlookers, including journalists. Despite his screams, he received no medical assistance either from the East or the West side. He bled to death after about an hour. Hundreds in West Berlin formed a spontaneous demonstration, shouting "Murderers!" at the border guards. The lack of medical assistance for Peter Fechter was attributed to mutual fear: western bystanders were apparently prevented at gunpoint from assisting him, although according to a report in TIME magazine, a U.S. second-lieutenant on the scene received specific orders from the US Commandant in West Berlin to stand firm and do nothing. It also emerged during the trial that any aid attempt from the West had indeed been made impossible, but according to a report from forensic pathologist Otto Prokop, "Fechter had no chance of survival. The shot in the right hip had caused severe internal injuries." Likewise the head of the GDR border platoon stated that he was afraid to intervene, because of an incident just three days earlier when a GDR soldier Rudi Arnstadt had probably been shot by a Western federal policeman. Nonetheless, the GDR border soldiers did retrieve Peter Fechter's dead body an hour after he had fallen.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 20, 1962 * Peter Fechter murder * Berlin Wall - Germany This 18 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "West Berlin Youths Spur Wall Chaos" with related photo. (see photos) Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee from the GDR (German Democratic Republic) together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hide in a carpenter's workshop near the wall in Zimmerstrasse and, after observing the border guards from there, to jump out of a window into the so-called death-strip (a strip running between the main wall and a parallel fence which they had recently started to construct), run across it, and climb over the two metre (6.5 ft) wall topped with barbed wire into the Kreuzberg district of West Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie. When both reached the wall, guards fired at them. Although Kulbeik succeeded in crossing the wall, Fechter, still on the wall, was shot in the pelvis in plain view of hundreds of witnesses. He fell back into the death-strip on the Eastern side, where he remained in view of Western onlookers, including journalists. Despite his screams, he received no medical assistance either from the East or the West side. He bled to death after about an hour. Hundreds in West Berlin formed a spontaneous demonstration, shouting "Murderers!" at the border guards. The lack of medical assistance for Peter Fechter was attributed to mutual fear: western bystanders were apparently prevented at gunpoint from assisting him, although according to a report in TIME magazine, a U.S. second-lieutenant on the scene received specific orders from the US Commandant in West Berlin to stand firm and do nothing. It also emerged during the trial that any aid attempt from the West had indeed been made impossible, but according to a report from forensic pathologist Otto Prokop, "Fechter had no chance of survival. The shot in the right hip had caused severe internal injuries." Likewise the head of the GDR border platoon stated that he was afraid to intervene, because of an incident just three days earlier when a GDR soldier Rudi Arnstadt had probably been shot by a Western federal policeman. Nonetheless, the GDR border soldiers did retrieve Peter Fechter's dead body an hour after he had fallen.

566236

12.60.2009

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1967-07-16

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 16, 1967 * Newark New Jersey NJ riots This 88 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Newark Violence Hits New Areas" with related photo. (see photos) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperly passing them on 15th Avenue[4]. Smith was taken to the 4th Police Precinct, which was across the street from Hayes Homes, a large public housing project. Some residents of Hayes Homes said they saw an incapacitated Smith being dragged into the precinct, and a rumor was started that he had been killed while in police custody. In fact, Smith had been moved to a local hospital, treated and released. Nevertheless, the rumor set off six days of riots, looting, violence, that led to the intervention of the State Police and the National Guard, ultimately leaving 26 people dead, 725 people injured, and close to 1,500 arrested. Property damage, largely the result of looting and the trashing of businesses on Springfield Avenue rather than fires, exceeded $10 million. In an effort to contain the riots, every evening at 6 p.m. the Bridge Street and Jackson Street Bridges, both of which span the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, were closed until the next morning. The 1967 Plainfield riots occurred during the same period in Plainfield, New Jersey, a city about 18 miles southwest of Newark. The long- and short-term causes of the riots are examined in the documentary film Revolution '67. The riots were depicted in the Philip Roth novel American Pastoral.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, July 16, 1967 * Newark New Jersey NJ riots This 88 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Newark Violence Hits New Areas" with related photo. (see photos) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperly passing them on 15th Avenue[4]. Smith was taken to the 4th Police Precinct, which was across the street from Hayes Homes, a large public housing project. Some residents of Hayes Homes said they saw an incapacitated Smith being dragged into the precinct, and a rumor was started that he had been killed while in police custody. In fact, Smith had been moved to a local hospital, treated and released. Nevertheless, the rumor set off six days of riots, looting, violence, that led to the intervention of the State Police and the National Guard, ultimately leaving 26 people dead, 725 people injured, and close to 1,500 arrested. Property damage, largely the result of looting and the trashing of businesses on Springfield Avenue rather than fires, exceeded $10 million. In an effort to contain the riots, every evening at 6 p.m. the Bridge Street and Jackson Street Bridges, both of which span the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, were closed until the next morning. The 1967 Plainfield riots occurred during the same period in Plainfield, New Jersey, a city about 18 miles southwest of Newark. The long- and short-term causes of the riots are examined in the documentary film Revolution '67. The riots were depicted in the Philip Roth novel American Pastoral.

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12.60.2009

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1972-08-19

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, August 19, 1972 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News. * Cesar Cedeno The front page photo of this issue shows "Houston's Swat Artist--Cesar Cedeno".  Some of the items within this issue include: "Ex-stars enter Hall of Fame"; "Sanderson hits WHA jackpot" and more. You get the complete issue, measuring about 10 1/2 by 13 1/2 inches. A nice displayable issue for any sports fan!

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, August 19, 1972 Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News. * Cesar Cedeno The front page photo of this issue shows "Houston's Swat Artist--Cesar Cedeno". Some of the items within this issue include: "Ex-stars enter Hall of Fame"; "Sanderson hits WHA jackpot" and more. You get the complete issue, measuring about 10 1/2 by 13 1/2 inches. A nice displayable issue for any sports fan!

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1963-10-21

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts dated October 21, 1963 * Jim Brown breaks all time rushing record * Cleveland Browns * NFL football This 8 page newspaper has various NFL news from the games played the previous day with the report (see) of Jim Brown breaking the all time rushing record at the time. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts dated October 21, 1963 * Jim Brown breaks all time rushing record * Cleveland Browns * NFL football This 8 page newspaper has various NFL news from the games played the previous day with the report (see) of Jim Brown breaking the all time rushing record at the time. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

566004

12.42.2009

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1964-12-28

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 28, 1964 * Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts * NFL football championship title game This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 14: "Browns Rip Colts, 27-0". Other related headlines and photos as well. Tells of the NFL football championship game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts. Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The 1964 National Football League championship game was the 32nd annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 27, 1964 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first NFL title game to be televised by CBS. The Baltimore Colts had finished the regular season with a record of 12-2 and won the Western Conference. The Colts were led by their head coach Don Shula and quarterback Johnny Unitas. This was the Colts' 3rd championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1953. The Cleveland Browns had finished the regular season with a record of 10-3-1 and won the Eastern Conference. The Browns were led by their head coach Blanton Collier, quarterback Frank Ryan, running back Jim Brown and receivers Gary Collins and Paul Warfield. This was the Browns' 8th NFL championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1950. The Browns' win is the most recent major sports championship won by a professional Cleveland team.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 28, 1964 * Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Colts * NFL football championship title game This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on page 14: "Browns Rip Colts, 27-0". Other related headlines and photos as well. Tells of the NFL football championship game between the Cleveland Browns and the Baltimore Colts. Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The 1964 National Football League championship game was the 32nd annual championship game. The NFL title game was held on December 27, 1964 at Cleveland Municipal Stadium, Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first NFL title game to be televised by CBS. The Baltimore Colts had finished the regular season with a record of 12-2 and won the Western Conference. The Colts were led by their head coach Don Shula and quarterback Johnny Unitas. This was the Colts' 3rd championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1953. The Cleveland Browns had finished the regular season with a record of 10-3-1 and won the Eastern Conference. The Browns were led by their head coach Blanton Collier, quarterback Frank Ryan, running back Jim Brown and receivers Gary Collins and Paul Warfield. This was the Browns' 8th NFL championship game appearance since joining the NFL in 1950. The Browns' win is the most recent major sports championship won by a professional Cleveland team.

565868

12.25.2009

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1971-03-09

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 9, 1971 * The fight of the century (Boxing) * Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier * Fight no. 1 (pre fight news) * Frazier warned This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: * Frazier Warned to 'Lose or Else' Much more on page 10 with headline: "The Fight of the Century" and more with related photos. (see) Lots of text. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: On March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden, Frazier and Ali met in the first of their three bouts which was widely called the Fight of the Century in pre-bout publicity and the press feeding frenzy. With a worldwide television audience, and an in-house audience that included luminaries such as Frank Sinatra (as a photographer for Life magazine to get a ringside seat), comedian Woody Allen, singer Diana Ross, and actors Dustin Hoffman and Burt Lancaster (who served as "color commentator" with fight announcer Don Dunphy), the two undefeated heavyweights met in the kind of media-frenzied atmosphere not seen since Joe Louis' youth. Many factors came together for Frazier in this fight. He was 27 years old and at his lifetime peak both physically and mentally, while Ali, 29, was coming back from a three-year absence, taking on Frazier soon after a bruising battle with Oscar Bonavena, whom Ali had defeated by a TKO in 15. Frazier had exhaustively trained specifically for Ali under the tutelage of famed coach Eddie Futch, who had developed a strategy based on Ali's tendency to throw the right-hand uppercut from a straight standing position after dropping the hand in preparation to throw it with force. Futch instructed Frazier to watch Ali's right hand and, at the moment Ali dropped it, to throw a left hook at the spot where they knew Ali's face would be a second later.[1] [2] Frazier's staggering of Ali in the 11th round and his knock-down of Ali in the 15th were both executed precisely in this way. Frazier lost a number of early rounds but took Ali's combinations without backing down. As Ali started to slow in the middle rounds, Frazier came on strong, landing hard shots to the body as well as the powerful left hooks to the head by virtue of Futch's instructions. Consequently, Frazier won a clear, 15-round, unanimous decision. Ali was taken to the hospital immediately after the fight to have his badly swollen jaw x-rayed, and Frazier spent time in the hospital during the ensuing week.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 9, 1971 * The fight of the century (Boxing) * Muhammad Ali vs. Joe Frazier * Fight no. 1 (pre fight news) * Frazier warned This 34 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: * Frazier Warned to 'Lose or Else' Much more on page 10 with headline: "The Fight of the Century" and more with related photos. (see) Lots of text. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: On March 8, 1971, at Madison Square Garden, Frazier and Ali met in the first of their three bouts which was widely called the Fight of the Century in pre-bout publicity and the press feeding frenzy. With a worldwide television audience, and an in-house audience that included luminaries such as Frank Sinatra (as a photographer for Life magazine to get a ringside seat), comedian Woody Allen, singer Diana Ross, and actors Dustin Hoffman and Burt Lancaster (who served as "color commentator" with fight announcer Don Dunphy), the two undefeated heavyweights met in the kind of media-frenzied atmosphere not seen since Joe Louis' youth. Many factors came together for Frazier in this fight. He was 27 years old and at his lifetime peak both physically and mentally, while Ali, 29, was coming back from a three-year absence, taking on Frazier soon after a bruising battle with Oscar Bonavena, whom Ali had defeated by a TKO in 15. Frazier had exhaustively trained specifically for Ali under the tutelage of famed coach Eddie Futch, who had developed a strategy based on Ali's tendency to throw the right-hand uppercut from a straight standing position after dropping the hand in preparation to throw it with force. Futch instructed Frazier to watch Ali's right hand and, at the moment Ali dropped it, to throw a left hook at the spot where they knew Ali's face would be a second later.[1] [2] Frazier's staggering of Ali in the 11th round and his knock-down of Ali in the 15th were both executed precisely in this way. Frazier lost a number of early rounds but took Ali's combinations without backing down. As Ali started to slow in the middle rounds, Frazier came on strong, landing hard shots to the body as well as the powerful left hooks to the head by virtue of Futch's instructions. Consequently, Frazier won a clear, 15-round, unanimous decision. Ali was taken to the hospital immediately after the fight to have his badly swollen jaw x-rayed, and Frazier spent time in the hospital during the ensuing week.

565785

12.13.2009

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1970-06-19

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 19, 1970 * Charles Manson trial beginning * Sharon Tate - LaBianca murders This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Manson Denies Eighth Murder" with smaller subheads. (see photos) Interesting reporting on Manson's antics in the courtroom. Tells of the murder trial of Charles Manson and his 3 women followers beginning. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 19, 1970 * Charles Manson trial beginning * Sharon Tate - LaBianca murders This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Manson Denies Eighth Murder" with smaller subheads. (see photos) Interesting reporting on Manson's antics in the courtroom. Tells of the murder trial of Charles Manson and his 3 women followers beginning. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

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12.17.2009

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1963-11-23

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, November 23, 1963   * Best Issue To Have * City Where It Happened * Historic * Original 1963 Dallas, Texas * Would Look Great Framed A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on J.F.K.'s assassination, from the city where it happened. Two line bold banner headline: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of "John F. Kennedy" and a smaller photo of Lyndon Johnson. Lots of related news and photos inside as well. Of curious interest--and only to be found in a Dallas newspaper--are two inconspicuous advertisements to be found on facing pages inside. One is for the 'Texas" movie theater, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (trivia: he was watching the movie "War Is Hell": see photo) and the facing page has an advertisement for the "Carousel", the night club owned & operated by Jack Ruby (see). Complete issue in very nice condition. A cornerstone issue for any presidential death or 20th century collection.

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, November 23, 1963 * Best Issue To Have * City Where It Happened * Historic * Original 1963 Dallas, Texas * Would Look Great Framed A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on J.F.K.'s assassination, from the city where it happened. Two line bold banner headline: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of "John F. Kennedy" and a smaller photo of Lyndon Johnson. Lots of related news and photos inside as well. Of curious interest--and only to be found in a Dallas newspaper--are two inconspicuous advertisements to be found on facing pages inside. One is for the 'Texas" movie theater, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (trivia: he was watching the movie "War Is Hell": see photo) and the facing page has an advertisement for the "Carousel", the night club owned & operated by Jack Ruby (see). Complete issue in very nice condition. A cornerstone issue for any presidential death or 20th century collection.

565774

10.64.2009

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1969-01-02

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1969 * Penn State Nittany Lions * Joe Paterno as coach * Kansas Jayhawks * Orange Bowl - college football This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: "KU Nipped on Final Play". Tells of the game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kansas Jayhawks. Other news of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise good.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1969 * Penn State Nittany Lions * Joe Paterno as coach * Kansas Jayhawks * Orange Bowl - college football This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: "KU Nipped on Final Play". Tells of the game between Penn State Nittany Lions and the Kansas Jayhawks. Other news of the day. Some spine wear, otherwise good.

565688

12.13.2009

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1968-10-21

<div>LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 21, 1968 * Jackie Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "Newlyweds Seek Privacy, Elusive Rays of Sun", "Jackie to Retain Compound Home" with related photo and caption: "Beaming Couple" Tells of the wedding of Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onasssis. Other news of the day with Apollo 7 reporting. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.</div>

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 21, 1968 * Jackie Kennedy marries Aristotle Onassis This 10 page newspaper has front page headlines: "Newlyweds Seek Privacy, Elusive Rays of Sun", "Jackie to Retain Compound Home" with related photo and caption: "Beaming Couple" Tells of the wedding of Jackie Kennedy and Aristotle Onasssis. Other news of the day with Apollo 7 reporting. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.

565606

12.8.2009

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2009-12-01T06:49:01-05:00

1970-04-16

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, April 16, 1970  * Apollo 13 manned lunar-landing mission  * Dangerous re-entry attempt * Main focus of Tom Hanks 1995 movie block buster  This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Apollo Astronauts Set For Critical Re-Entry" and illustration which tells of the famous mission which would end up being one of the greatest survival stories to occur in aviation. The phrase 'Houston, we have a problem' would go down in history as one of the most famous phrases involving the space industry. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Apollo 13 intended to be the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under NASA in the United States. The crew members were Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise. It launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Two days after the launch, an electrical fault caused an explosion in a Service Module oxygen tank. The explosion also damaged the other oxygen tank or its plumbing, resulting in a complete loss of the 2 oxygen tanks, as well as electrical power. The command module remained fully functional on its own batteries and oxygen tank - but they were sufficient only for the last hours of the mission during re-entry and landing. The crew shut down the Command Module and used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" for the return to earth. Despite great hardship caused by severely limited power, cabin heat, and potable water, the crew successfully returned to Earth and the mission eventually became known as a "successful failure", meaning that, although the crew failed to meet their objective, they had survived the trip and returned to Earth.[3] A radio transmission from Lovell[4] during the mission, "Houston, we've had a problem", spawned the misquoted phrase in popular culture, "Houston, we have a problem".

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, April 16, 1970 * Apollo 13 manned lunar-landing mission * Dangerous re-entry attempt * Main focus of Tom Hanks 1995 movie block buster This 24 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Apollo Astronauts Set For Critical Re-Entry" and illustration which tells of the famous mission which would end up being one of the greatest survival stories to occur in aviation. The phrase 'Houston, we have a problem' would go down in history as one of the most famous phrases involving the space industry. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Apollo 13 intended to be the third manned lunar-landing mission, part of Project Apollo under NASA in the United States. The crew members were Commander James A. Lovell, Command Module pilot John L. "Jack" Swigert, and Lunar Module pilot Fred W. Haise. It launched on April 11, 1970 at 13:13 CST. Two days after the launch, an electrical fault caused an explosion in a Service Module oxygen tank. The explosion also damaged the other oxygen tank or its plumbing, resulting in a complete loss of the 2 oxygen tanks, as well as electrical power. The command module remained fully functional on its own batteries and oxygen tank - but they were sufficient only for the last hours of the mission during re-entry and landing. The crew shut down the Command Module and used the Lunar Module as a "lifeboat" for the return to earth. Despite great hardship caused by severely limited power, cabin heat, and potable water, the crew successfully returned to Earth and the mission eventually became known as a "successful failure", meaning that, although the crew failed to meet their objective, they had survived the trip and returned to Earth.[3] A radio transmission from Lovell[4] during the mission, "Houston, we've had a problem", spawned the misquoted phrase in popular culture, "Houston, we have a problem".

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1973-10-10

THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1973  The banner headline announces: "Spiro Agnew Resigns" with subhead: "Gets 3 Years Probation In Tax Case". This resignation of the Vice President was one of the more stunning political announcements that was a harbinger of worse times ahead as the Watergate fiasco would soon follow. Complete first section of 16 pages. Some light browning near bottom & right side, nice condition.

THE EVENING BULLETIN, Philadelphia, Oct. 10, 1973 The banner headline announces: "Spiro Agnew Resigns" with subhead: "Gets 3 Years Probation In Tax Case". This resignation of the Vice President was one of the more stunning political announcements that was a harbinger of worse times ahead as the Watergate fiasco would soon follow. Complete first section of 16 pages. Some light browning near bottom & right side, nice condition.

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12.10.2009

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1964-07-27

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, July 27, 1964 * Jimmy Hoffa found guilty * Teamsters leader This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hoffa Guilty in Union Pension Fraud Case". Other news of the day including much on the Rochester NY race riots. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: In 1964, Hoffa was convicted of attempted bribery of a grand juror and jailed for 15 years. On December 23, 1971, however, he was released when President Richard Nixon commuted his sentence to time served on the condition he not participate in union activities for 10 years. Hoffa was planning to sue to invalidate that restriction in order to reassert his power over the Teamsters when he disappeared at, or sometime after, 2:45 pm on July 30, 1975 from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He had been due to meet two Mafia leaders, Anthony Giacolone from Detroit and Anthony Provenzano from Union City, New Jersey and New York City.

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, July 27, 1964 * Jimmy Hoffa found guilty * Teamsters leader This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Hoffa Guilty in Union Pension Fraud Case". Other news of the day including much on the Rochester NY race riots. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise good. wikipedia notes: In 1964, Hoffa was convicted of attempted bribery of a grand juror and jailed for 15 years. On December 23, 1971, however, he was released when President Richard Nixon commuted his sentence to time served on the condition he not participate in union activities for 10 years. Hoffa was planning to sue to invalidate that restriction in order to reassert his power over the Teamsters when he disappeared at, or sometime after, 2:45 pm on July 30, 1975 from the parking lot of the Machus Red Fox Restaurant in Bloomfield Township, Oakland County, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit. He had been due to meet two Mafia leaders, Anthony Giacolone from Detroit and Anthony Provenzano from Union City, New Jersey and New York City.

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1965-08-12

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 12, 1965 * Watts Riots * Los Angeles, California This1 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Eyewitness-Victim Tells Of Los Angeles Rioting". Tells of the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The riots began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, who Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving. Frye failed to pass sobriety tests, including walking in a straight line and touching his nose, and was arrested soon after. Minikus refused to let Frye's brother, Ronald, drive the car home, and radioed for it to be impounded. As events escalated, a crowd of onlookers steadily grew from dozens to hundreds. The mob became violent, throwing rocks and other objects while shouting at the police officers. A struggle ensued shortly resulting in the arrest of Marquette and Ronald Frye, as well as their mother. Burning buildings during the riots. Though the riots began in August, there had previously been a buildup of racial tension in the area. The riots that began on August 11 resulted from an amalgamation of such events in Watts, and the arrest of three Frye family members broke the tension as violence spilled onto the streets of Watts for six days. After the news and emerging rumors spread from the angry mob to other residents, aggressive acts of violence broke out across the city, making Watts a serious danger zone. Watts suffered from various forms and degrees of damage from the looting, fighting, and vandalism that seriously threatened the security of the city. Some participants chose to intensify the level of violence by starting physical fights with police, blocking the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department from their safety duties, or even beating white motorists. Others joined the riot by breaking into stores, stealing whatever they could, and some setting the stores themselves on fire. The majority of the residents simply wandered the streets choosing to encourage the active rioters and give the police a difficult time rather than getting directly involved. A few did not join in the violence at all, but simply just chose to continue their daily routine while observing the chaos. LAPD Police Chief William Parker also fueled the radicalized tension that already threatened to combust, by publicly labeling the people he saw involved in the riots as "monkeys in the zoo". Overall, an estimated $40 million in damage was caused as almost 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Most of the physical damage was confined to white-owned businesses that were said to have caused resentment in the neighborhood due to perceived unfairness. Homes were not attacked, although some caught fire due to proximity to other fires.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 12, 1965 * Watts Riots * Los Angeles, California This1 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Eyewitness-Victim Tells Of Los Angeles Rioting". Tells of the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The riots began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, who Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving. Frye failed to pass sobriety tests, including walking in a straight line and touching his nose, and was arrested soon after. Minikus refused to let Frye's brother, Ronald, drive the car home, and radioed for it to be impounded. As events escalated, a crowd of onlookers steadily grew from dozens to hundreds. The mob became violent, throwing rocks and other objects while shouting at the police officers. A struggle ensued shortly resulting in the arrest of Marquette and Ronald Frye, as well as their mother. Burning buildings during the riots. Though the riots began in August, there had previously been a buildup of racial tension in the area. The riots that began on August 11 resulted from an amalgamation of such events in Watts, and the arrest of three Frye family members broke the tension as violence spilled onto the streets of Watts for six days. After the news and emerging rumors spread from the angry mob to other residents, aggressive acts of violence broke out across the city, making Watts a serious danger zone. Watts suffered from various forms and degrees of damage from the looting, fighting, and vandalism that seriously threatened the security of the city. Some participants chose to intensify the level of violence by starting physical fights with police, blocking the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department from their safety duties, or even beating white motorists. Others joined the riot by breaking into stores, stealing whatever they could, and some setting the stores themselves on fire. The majority of the residents simply wandered the streets choosing to encourage the active rioters and give the police a difficult time rather than getting directly involved. A few did not join in the violence at all, but simply just chose to continue their daily routine while observing the chaos. LAPD Police Chief William Parker also fueled the radicalized tension that already threatened to combust, by publicly labeling the people he saw involved in the riots as "monkeys in the zoo". Overall, an estimated $40 million in damage was caused as almost 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Most of the physical damage was confined to white-owned businesses that were said to have caused resentment in the neighborhood due to perceived unfairness. Homes were not attacked, although some caught fire due to proximity to other fires.

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1963-11-25

<div>THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, November 25, 1963  * Best Lee Harvey Oswald assassination issue to be had * Post JFK John F. Kennedy murder * Jack Ruby Terrific and most unusual issue, as the entire front page--save for the banner headline: "Night Club Man Kills Oswald -- John F. Kennedy's Body Borne to Capitol" is taken up with a huge photo showing Jack Ruby thrusting his pistol forward in the direction of Oswald and others, a split second before Oswald was shot. <div>There are many more related photos and headlines inside this 48 page issue. A great issue for display, and great to have from the city where it happened. Of curious interest--and only to be found in a Dallas newspaper--ia a inconspicuous advertisement on page18 for the 'Texas" movie theater, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (trivia: he was watching the movie "War Is Hell": see photo) Other news of the day throughout.  Nice condition.</div> </div>

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Dallas, Texas, November 25, 1963 * Best Lee Harvey Oswald assassination issue to be had * Post JFK John F. Kennedy murder * Jack Ruby Terrific and most unusual issue, as the entire front page--save for the banner headline: "Night Club Man Kills Oswald -- John F. Kennedy's Body Borne to Capitol" is taken up with a huge photo showing Jack Ruby thrusting his pistol forward in the direction of Oswald and others, a split second before Oswald was shot. There are many more related photos and headlines inside this 48 page issue. A great issue for display, and great to have from the city where it happened. Of curious interest--and only to be found in a Dallas newspaper--ia a inconspicuous advertisement on page18 for the 'Texas" movie theater, where Lee Harvey Oswald was arrested (trivia: he was watching the movie "War Is Hell": see photo) Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.

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1963-08-29

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, August 29, 1963  Just below the fold on the front page is a two line, two column head reading: "March Dramatizes Wants of Negroes" the full text of which can be seen in the photos. This was the very famous march on Washington, D.C. led by civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., his named mentioned in the article. Page 6 has an aerial photo of the huge crowd near the Washington Monument (see). This was the march in which King gave his very famous "I have a dream..." speech (not printed here). Complete in 10 pages, very nice condition. wikipedia notes: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme "jobs, and freedom." Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 (police) to over 300,000 (leaders of the march). About 80% of the marchers were African American and the rest were white and other ethnic groups. The march is widely credited as helping to pass the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, August 29, 1963 Just below the fold on the front page is a two line, two column head reading: "March Dramatizes Wants of Negroes" the full text of which can be seen in the photos. This was the very famous march on Washington, D.C. led by civil rights leader Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., his named mentioned in the article. Page 6 has an aerial photo of the huge crowd near the Washington Monument (see). This was the march in which King gave his very famous "I have a dream..." speech (not printed here). Complete in 10 pages, very nice condition. wikipedia notes: The March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom was a large political rally that took place in Washington, D.C. on August 28, 1963. Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech advocating racial harmony at the Lincoln Memorial during the march. The march was organized by a group of civil rights, labor, and religious organizations, under the theme "jobs, and freedom." Estimates of the number of participants varied from 200,000 (police) to over 300,000 (leaders of the march). About 80% of the marchers were African American and the rest were white and other ethnic groups. The march is widely credited as helping to pass the Civil Rights Act (1964) and the National Voting Rights Act (1965).

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11.33.2009

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1968-04-09

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, April 9, 1968  * Martin Luther King Jr. assassination funeral This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "50,000 Sympathizers Attend King's Funeral". Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: On March 29, 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of the black sanitary public works employees, represented by AFSCME Local 1733, who had been on strike since March 12 for higher wages and better treatment. In one incident, black street repairmen received pay for two hours when they were sent home because of bad weather, but white employees were paid for the full day. On April 3, King addressed a rally and delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" address at Mason Temple, the World Headquarters of the Church of God in Christ. King's flight to Memphis had been delayed by a bomb threat against his plane.[101] In the close of the last speech of his career, in reference to the bomb threat, King said the following:     And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.[102] King was booked in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, owned by Walter Bailey, in Memphis. The Reverend Ralph Abernathy, King's close friend and colleague who was present at the assassination, swore under oath to the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations that King and his entourage stayed at room 306 at the Lorraine Motel so often it was known as the 'King-Abernathy suite.'[103] King was shot at 6:01 p.m. April 4, 1968 while he was standing on the motel's second floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek smashing his jaw and then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.[104] According to Jesse Jackson, who was present, King's last words on the balcony were to musician Ben Branch, who was scheduled to perform that night at an event King was attending: "Ben, make sure you play Take My Hand, Precious Lord in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty."[105] Abernathy heard the shot from inside the motel room and ran to the balcony to find King on the floor.[106] The events following the shooting have been disputed, as some people have accused Jackson of exaggerating his response.[107] After emergency surgery, King was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:05 p.m.[108] According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's autopsy revealed that though only thirty-nine years old, he had the heart of a sixty-year-old,[109] perhaps a result of the stress of thirteen years in the civil rights movement. The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 100 cities.[110] Presidential nominee Robert Kennedy was on his way to Indianapolis for a campaign rally when he was informed of King's death. He gave a short yet empowering speech to the gathering of supporters informing them of the tragedy and asking them to continue King's idea of non-violence. On that night, Indianapolis was the only city which did not burn.[111] President Lyndon B. Johnson declared April 7 a national day of mourning for the civil rights leader.[112] Vice-President Hubert Humphrey attended King's funeral on behalf of Lyndon B. Johnson, as there were fears that Johnson's presence might incite protests and perhaps violence.[113] At his widow's request, King's last sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church was played at the funeral.[114] It was a recording of his "Drum Major" sermon, given on February 4, 1968. In that sermon, King made a request that at his funeral no mention of his awards and honors be made, but that it be said that he tried to "feed the hungry", "clothe the naked", "be right on the [Vietnam] war question", and "love and serve humanity".[115] His good friend Mahalia Jackson sang his favorite hymn, "Take My hand, Precious Lord", at the funeral.[116] The city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on terms favorable to the sanitation workers.[117][118] Two months after King's death, escaped convict James Earl Ray was captured at London Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the United Kingdom on a false Canadian passport in the name of Ramon George Sneyd.[119] Ray was quickly extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder. He confessed to the assassination on March 10, 1969, though he recanted this confession three days later.[120] On the advice of his attorney Percy Foreman, Ray pleaded guilty to avoid a trial conviction and thus the possibility of receiving the death penalty. Ray was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.[120][121] Ray fired Foreman as his attorney, from then on derisively calling him "Percy Fourflusher".[122] He claimed a man he met in Montreal, Quebec with the alias "Raoul" was involved and that the assassination was the result of a conspiracy.[123][124] He spent the remainder of his life attempting (unsuccessfully) to withdraw his guilty plea and secure the trial he never had.[121] On June 10, 1977, shortly after Ray had testified to the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he did not shoot King, he and six other convicts escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. They were recaptured on June 13 and returned to prison.[

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, April 9, 1968 * Martin Luther King Jr. assassination funeral This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "50,000 Sympathizers Attend King's Funeral". Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: On March 29, 1968, King went to Memphis, Tennessee in support of the black sanitary public works employees, represented by AFSCME Local 1733, who had been on strike since March 12 for higher wages and better treatment. In one incident, black street repairmen received pay for two hours when they were sent home because of bad weather, but white employees were paid for the full day. On April 3, King addressed a rally and delivered his "I've Been to the Mountaintop" address at Mason Temple, the World Headquarters of the Church of God in Christ. King's flight to Memphis had been delayed by a bomb threat against his plane.[101] In the close of the last speech of his career, in reference to the bomb threat, King said the following: And then I got to Memphis. And some began to say the threats, or talk about the threats that were out. What would happen to me from some of our sick white brothers? Well, I don't know what will happen now. We've got some difficult days ahead. But it doesn't matter with me now. Because I've been to the mountaintop. And I don't mind. Like anybody, I would like to live a long life. Longevity has its place. But I'm not concerned about that now. I just want to do God's will. And He's allowed me to go up to the mountain. And I've looked over. And I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you. But I want you to know tonight, that we, as a people, will get to the promised land. And I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man. Mine eyes have seen the glory of the coming of the Lord.[102] King was booked in room 306 at the Lorraine Motel, owned by Walter Bailey, in Memphis. The Reverend Ralph Abernathy, King's close friend and colleague who was present at the assassination, swore under oath to the United States House Select Committee on Assassinations that King and his entourage stayed at room 306 at the Lorraine Motel so often it was known as the 'King-Abernathy suite.'[103] King was shot at 6:01 p.m. April 4, 1968 while he was standing on the motel's second floor balcony. The bullet entered through his right cheek smashing his jaw and then traveled down his spinal cord before lodging in his shoulder.[104] According to Jesse Jackson, who was present, King's last words on the balcony were to musician Ben Branch, who was scheduled to perform that night at an event King was attending: "Ben, make sure you play Take My Hand, Precious Lord in the meeting tonight. Play it real pretty."[105] Abernathy heard the shot from inside the motel room and ran to the balcony to find King on the floor.[106] The events following the shooting have been disputed, as some people have accused Jackson of exaggerating his response.[107] After emergency surgery, King was pronounced dead at St. Joseph's Hospital at 7:05 p.m.[108] According to biographer Taylor Branch, King's autopsy revealed that though only thirty-nine years old, he had the heart of a sixty-year-old,[109] perhaps a result of the stress of thirteen years in the civil rights movement. The assassination led to a nationwide wave of riots in more than 100 cities.[110] Presidential nominee Robert Kennedy was on his way to Indianapolis for a campaign rally when he was informed of King's death. He gave a short yet empowering speech to the gathering of supporters informing them of the tragedy and asking them to continue King's idea of non-violence. On that night, Indianapolis was the only city which did not burn.[111] President Lyndon B. Johnson declared April 7 a national day of mourning for the civil rights leader.[112] Vice-President Hubert Humphrey attended King's funeral on behalf of Lyndon B. Johnson, as there were fears that Johnson's presence might incite protests and perhaps violence.[113] At his widow's request, King's last sermon at Ebenezer Baptist Church was played at the funeral.[114] It was a recording of his "Drum Major" sermon, given on February 4, 1968. In that sermon, King made a request that at his funeral no mention of his awards and honors be made, but that it be said that he tried to "feed the hungry", "clothe the naked", "be right on the [Vietnam] war question", and "love and serve humanity".[115] His good friend Mahalia Jackson sang his favorite hymn, "Take My hand, Precious Lord", at the funeral.[116] The city of Memphis quickly settled the strike on terms favorable to the sanitation workers.[117][118] Two months after King's death, escaped convict James Earl Ray was captured at London Heathrow Airport while trying to leave the United Kingdom on a false Canadian passport in the name of Ramon George Sneyd.[119] Ray was quickly extradited to Tennessee and charged with King's murder. He confessed to the assassination on March 10, 1969, though he recanted this confession three days later.[120] On the advice of his attorney Percy Foreman, Ray pleaded guilty to avoid a trial conviction and thus the possibility of receiving the death penalty. Ray was sentenced to a 99-year prison term.[120][121] Ray fired Foreman as his attorney, from then on derisively calling him "Percy Fourflusher".[122] He claimed a man he met in Montreal, Quebec with the alias "Raoul" was involved and that the assassination was the result of a conspiracy.[123][124] He spent the remainder of his life attempting (unsuccessfully) to withdraw his guilty plea and secure the trial he never had.[121] On June 10, 1977, shortly after Ray had testified to the House Select Committee on Assassinations that he did not shoot King, he and six other convicts escaped from Brushy Mountain State Penitentiary in Petros, Tennessee. They were recaptured on June 13 and returned to prison.[

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1970-08-07

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 7, 1970 * Charles Manson murder trial * Actress Sharon Tate * Court room antics This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson Trial Witness Hysterical Over Photo". See photos for text. Also another two column headline on the same page: "Disneyland Puts Ban On Any Long-Haired Visitors". Other news of the day throughout. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 7, 1970 * Charles Manson murder trial * Actress Sharon Tate * Court room antics This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson Trial Witness Hysterical Over Photo". See photos for text. Also another two column headline on the same page: "Disneyland Puts Ban On Any Long-Haired Visitors". Other news of the day throughout. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

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2009-10-30T12:22:36-04:00

1962-08-21

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 21, 1962 * Peter Fechter murder * Berlin Wall - Germany This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Brandt To Ask West Aid Berliners At Wall". Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee from the GDR (German Democratic Republic) together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hide in a carpenter's workshop near the wall in Zimmerstrasse and, after observing the border guards from there, to jump out of a window into the so-called death-strip (a strip running between the main wall and a parallel fence which they had recently started to construct), run across it, and climb over the two metre (6.5 ft) wall topped with barbed wire into the Kreuzberg district of West Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie. When both reached the wall, guards fired at them. Although Kulbeik succeeded in crossing the wall, Fechter, still on the wall, was shot in the pelvis in plain view of hundreds of witnesses. He fell back into the death-strip on the Eastern side, where he remained in view of Western onlookers, including journalists. Despite his screams, he received no medical assistance either from the East or the West side. He bled to death after about an hour. Hundreds in West Berlin formed a spontaneous demonstration, shouting "Murderers!" at the border guards. The lack of medical assistance for Peter Fechter was attributed to mutual fear: western bystanders were apparently prevented at gunpoint from assisting him, although according to a report in TIME magazine, a U.S. second-lieutenant on the scene received specific orders from the US Commandant in West Berlin to stand firm and do nothing. It also emerged during the trial that any aid attempt from the West had indeed been made impossible, but according to a report from forensic pathologist Otto Prokop, "Fechter had no chance of survival. The shot in the right hip had caused severe internal injuries." Likewise the head of the GDR border platoon stated that he was afraid to intervene, because of an incident just three days earlier when a GDR soldier Rudi Arnstadt had probably been shot by a Western federal policeman. Nonetheless, the GDR border soldiers did retrieve Peter Fechter's dead body an hour after he had fallen.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 21, 1962 * Peter Fechter murder * Berlin Wall - Germany This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Brandt To Ask West Aid Berliners At Wall". Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: About one year after the construction of the wall, Fechter attempted to flee from the GDR (German Democratic Republic) together with his friend Helmut Kulbeik. The plan was to hide in a carpenter's workshop near the wall in Zimmerstrasse and, after observing the border guards from there, to jump out of a window into the so-called death-strip (a strip running between the main wall and a parallel fence which they had recently started to construct), run across it, and climb over the two metre (6.5 ft) wall topped with barbed wire into the Kreuzberg district of West Berlin near Checkpoint Charlie. When both reached the wall, guards fired at them. Although Kulbeik succeeded in crossing the wall, Fechter, still on the wall, was shot in the pelvis in plain view of hundreds of witnesses. He fell back into the death-strip on the Eastern side, where he remained in view of Western onlookers, including journalists. Despite his screams, he received no medical assistance either from the East or the West side. He bled to death after about an hour. Hundreds in West Berlin formed a spontaneous demonstration, shouting "Murderers!" at the border guards. The lack of medical assistance for Peter Fechter was attributed to mutual fear: western bystanders were apparently prevented at gunpoint from assisting him, although according to a report in TIME magazine, a U.S. second-lieutenant on the scene received specific orders from the US Commandant in West Berlin to stand firm and do nothing. It also emerged during the trial that any aid attempt from the West had indeed been made impossible, but according to a report from forensic pathologist Otto Prokop, "Fechter had no chance of survival. The shot in the right hip had caused severe internal injuries." Likewise the head of the GDR border platoon stated that he was afraid to intervene, because of an incident just three days earlier when a GDR soldier Rudi Arnstadt had probably been shot by a Western federal policeman. Nonetheless, the GDR border soldiers did retrieve Peter Fechter's dead body an hour after he had fallen.

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10.83.2009

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1967-07-15

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated July 15, 1967. * Newark New Jersey NJ riots This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: * 4 More Lose Lives In Stormy Newark with related photo. (see) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperly passing them on 15th Avenue[4]. Smith was taken to the 4th Police Precinct, which was across the street from Hayes Homes, a large public housing project. Some residents of Hayes Homes said they saw an incapacitated Smith being dragged into the precinct, and a rumor was started that he had been killed while in police custody. In fact, Smith had been moved to a local hospital, treated and released. Nevertheless, the rumor set off six days of riots, looting, violence, that led to the intervention of the State Police and the National Guard, ultimately leaving 26 people dead, 725 people injured, and close to 1,500 arrested. Property damage, largely the result of looting and the trashing of businesses on Springfield Avenue rather than fires, exceeded $10 million. In an effort to contain the riots, every evening at 6 p.m. the Bridge Street and Jackson Street Bridges, both of which span the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, were closed until the next morning. The 1967 Plainfield riots occurred during the same period in Plainfield, New Jersey, a city about 18 miles southwest of Newark. The long- and short-term causes of the riots are examined in the documentary film Revolution '67. The riots were depicted in the Philip Roth novel American Pastoral.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated July 15, 1967. * Newark New Jersey NJ riots This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: * 4 More Lose Lives In Stormy Newark with related photo. (see) Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: The unrest came to a head when two white Newark policemen arrested a black cabdriver, John W. Smith, for improperly passing them on 15th Avenue[4]. Smith was taken to the 4th Police Precinct, which was across the street from Hayes Homes, a large public housing project. Some residents of Hayes Homes said they saw an incapacitated Smith being dragged into the precinct, and a rumor was started that he had been killed while in police custody. In fact, Smith had been moved to a local hospital, treated and released. Nevertheless, the rumor set off six days of riots, looting, violence, that led to the intervention of the State Police and the National Guard, ultimately leaving 26 people dead, 725 people injured, and close to 1,500 arrested. Property damage, largely the result of looting and the trashing of businesses on Springfield Avenue rather than fires, exceeded $10 million. In an effort to contain the riots, every evening at 6 p.m. the Bridge Street and Jackson Street Bridges, both of which span the Passaic River between Newark and Harrison, were closed until the next morning. The 1967 Plainfield riots occurred during the same period in Plainfield, New Jersey, a city about 18 miles southwest of Newark. The long- and short-term causes of the riots are examined in the documentary film Revolution '67. The riots were depicted in the Philip Roth novel American Pastoral.

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10.50.2009

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1970-01-01

STUDENT ACTION --The Student Happenings of A World-Wide Movement", San Bernardino, California. A box on page 2 notes this is "...the student voice of Campus Crusade for Christ..." and notes a copyright of 1970. An interesting and very uncommon newspaper from the era of student unrest and protest, this publication focusing on the Jesus Movement which was popular at the same time. Includes many photos of protests and support for conversion to Christianity. A pg. 2 article: "Why War?" Eight pages, minor wear at margins, otherwise very nice.

STUDENT ACTION --The Student Happenings of A World-Wide Movement", San Bernardino, California. A box on page 2 notes this is "...the student voice of Campus Crusade for Christ..." and notes a copyright of 1970. An interesting and very uncommon newspaper from the era of student unrest and protest, this publication focusing on the Jesus Movement which was popular at the same time. Includes many photos of protests and support for conversion to Christianity. A pg. 2 article: "Why War?" Eight pages, minor wear at margins, otherwise very nice.

563934

10.55.2009

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1969-01-14

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 14, 1969 * Super Bowl NFL football New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts * Quarterback Joe Namath * Most famous upset in professional football history This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Joe Namath Makes Super Sunday Super".   Joe Namath became an American hero and icon with his performance and prediction of the game. Other news of the day throughout. Tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl" (The two previous AFL-NFL Championship Games would retroactively be called "Super Bowls" as well). This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets (11-3) defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts (13-1) by a score of 16–7. It was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL. The game was played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida – the same location as Super Bowl II. Entering Super Bowl III, the NFL champion Colts were heavily favored to defeat the AFL champion Jets. Although the upstart AFL had successfully forced the long-established NFL into a merger agreement three years earlier, the AFL was not generally respected as having the same caliber of talent as the NFL. Plus, the AFL representatives were easily defeated in the first two Super Bowls. After boldly guaranteeing a victory prior to the game, Jets quarterback Joe Namath completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, and was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player, despite not throwing a touchdown pass in the game or any passes at all in the fourth quarter.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, January 14, 1969 * Super Bowl NFL football New York Jets vs. Baltimore Colts * Quarterback Joe Namath * Most famous upset in professional football history This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Joe Namath Makes Super Sunday Super". Joe Namath became an American hero and icon with his performance and prediction of the game. Other news of the day throughout. Tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Super Bowl III was the third AFL-NFL Championship Game in professional American football, but the first to officially bear the name "Super Bowl" (The two previous AFL-NFL Championship Games would retroactively be called "Super Bowls" as well). This game is regarded as one of the greatest upsets in sports history. The heavy underdog American Football League (AFL) champion New York Jets (11-3) defeated the National Football League (NFL) champion Baltimore Colts (13-1) by a score of 16–7. It was the first Super Bowl victory for the AFL. The game was played on January 12, 1969 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida – the same location as Super Bowl II. Entering Super Bowl III, the NFL champion Colts were heavily favored to defeat the AFL champion Jets. Although the upstart AFL had successfully forced the long-established NFL into a merger agreement three years earlier, the AFL was not generally respected as having the same caliber of talent as the NFL. Plus, the AFL representatives were easily defeated in the first two Super Bowls. After boldly guaranteeing a victory prior to the game, Jets quarterback Joe Namath completed 17 out of 28 passes for 206 yards, and was named the Super Bowl's Most Valuable Player, despite not throwing a touchdown pass in the game or any passes at all in the fourth quarter.

563846

10.32.2009

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1962-09-25

SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 25, 1962 * James Meredith * University of Mississippi (Ole Miss.) * 1st negro to enroll This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Miss. College Board Bows To Federal Court Order" with subhead: "Agrees to Permit Negro to Enroll...." Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: James H. Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, an event that was a flash point in the American civil rights movement. Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. He enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1951 to 1960. He then attended Jackson State College for two years. He applied to the University of Mississippi, but was denied twice.[1] On October 1, 1962, he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi,[2] after being barred from entering on September 20. His enrollment, virulently opposed by segregationist Governor Ross Barnett, sparked riots on the Oxford campus, which required federal troops and U.S. Marshals, who were sent by President John F. Kennedy. The riots led to a violent clash which left two people dead, including French journalist Paul Guihard,[3] 48 soldiers injured and 30 U.S. Marshals with gun wounds. Barnett was fined $10,000 and sentenced to jail for contempt, but the charges were later dismissed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bob Dylan sang about the incident in his song Oxford Town. Meredith's actions are regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights in the United States. He graduated on August 18, 1963 with a degree in political science.

SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 25, 1962 * James Meredith * University of Mississippi (Ole Miss.) * 1st negro to enroll This 36 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Miss. College Board Bows To Federal Court Order" with subhead: "Agrees to Permit Negro to Enroll...." Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: James H. Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, an event that was a flash point in the American civil rights movement. Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. He enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1951 to 1960. He then attended Jackson State College for two years. He applied to the University of Mississippi, but was denied twice.[1] On October 1, 1962, he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi,[2] after being barred from entering on September 20. His enrollment, virulently opposed by segregationist Governor Ross Barnett, sparked riots on the Oxford campus, which required federal troops and U.S. Marshals, who were sent by President John F. Kennedy. The riots led to a violent clash which left two people dead, including French journalist Paul Guihard,[3] 48 soldiers injured and 30 U.S. Marshals with gun wounds. Barnett was fined $10,000 and sentenced to jail for contempt, but the charges were later dismissed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bob Dylan sang about the incident in his song Oxford Town. Meredith's actions are regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights in the United States. He graduated on August 18, 1963 with a degree in political science.

563833

10.27.2009

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1965-08-17

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, August 17, 1965 * Miami Dolphins created * Danny Thomas one of the initial owners * NFL football This 46 page newspaper has a four column headline in the sport's section: "Comedian Gets AFL Miami Team" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Miami joined the American Football League (AFL) when an expansion team franchise was awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas in 1965 for $7.5 million dollars, although Thomas would eventually sell his stake in the team to Robbie.[2] A contest was held in 1965 to find the name of the new Miami franchise for the American Football League. A total of 19,843 entries were submitted with over a thousand different names. A dozen finalists were screened through by a seven-member committee made up of the local media, names considered included the Mariners, Marauders, Mustangs, Missiles, Moons, Sharks, and Suns. The winning name, "Dolphins," was submitted by 622 entrants. Mrs. Robert Swanson of West Miami won lifetime passes to Dolphin games when her nickname entry successfully predicted the winner and score of the 1965 football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami, a scoreless tie. The following year the Rams joined the National Football League and were assigned to the Western division to replace the St. Louis Gunners, who had left the league after a three-game stint in the 1934 season. From the beginning, they were a team marked by frequent moves playing in three stadiums over several losing seasons. In June 1941 the Rams were bought by Dan Reeves and Fred Levy, Jr.; in April 1943 Reeves bought out Levy (who later rejoined Reeves in the ownership of the Rams). The franchise suspended operations and sat out the 1943 season because of a shortage of players during World War II and resumed playing in 1944.[3] The team finally achieved success in 1945, which proved to be their last season in Ohio, achieving a 9–1 record and winning their first NFL Championship, a 15-14 home field victory over the Washington Redskins on December 16.

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, August 17, 1965 * Miami Dolphins created * Danny Thomas one of the initial owners * NFL football This 46 page newspaper has a four column headline in the sport's section: "Comedian Gets AFL Miami Team" and more. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Miami joined the American Football League (AFL) when an expansion team franchise was awarded to lawyer Joseph Robbie and actor Danny Thomas in 1965 for $7.5 million dollars, although Thomas would eventually sell his stake in the team to Robbie.[2] A contest was held in 1965 to find the name of the new Miami franchise for the American Football League. A total of 19,843 entries were submitted with over a thousand different names. A dozen finalists were screened through by a seven-member committee made up of the local media, names considered included the Mariners, Marauders, Mustangs, Missiles, Moons, Sharks, and Suns. The winning name, "Dolphins," was submitted by 622 entrants. Mrs. Robert Swanson of West Miami won lifetime passes to Dolphin games when her nickname entry successfully predicted the winner and score of the 1965 football game between Notre Dame and the University of Miami, a scoreless tie. The following year the Rams joined the National Football League and were assigned to the Western division to replace the St. Louis Gunners, who had left the league after a three-game stint in the 1934 season. From the beginning, they were a team marked by frequent moves playing in three stadiums over several losing seasons. In June 1941 the Rams were bought by Dan Reeves and Fred Levy, Jr.; in April 1943 Reeves bought out Levy (who later rejoined Reeves in the ownership of the Rams). The franchise suspended operations and sat out the 1943 season because of a shortage of players during World War II and resumed playing in 1944.[3] The team finally achieved success in 1945, which proved to be their last season in Ohio, achieving a 9–1 record and winning their first NFL Championship, a 15-14 home field victory over the Washington Redskins on December 16.

563775

10.25.2009

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1963-08-08

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 8, 1963 * John F. Kennedy JFK third child born * Patrick Bouvier Kennedy * White House baby This 36 page newspaper has a nice headline on the front page: "NEW KENNEDY SON IS HIT BY BREATHING AILMENT" with subheads that include: "Baby Rushed To Specialists" and more with related photos. Tells of the premature birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. He was one of the very few babies born while the father was President of the United States. He would die a few days later due to complications. Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, two library stamps in the masthead, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7, 1963 - August 9, 1963) was the youngest child of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and brother to Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.. He was born five and a half weeks prematurely by emergency caesarean section at the Otis Air Force Base Hospital in Falmouth, Massachusetts, with a birth weight of 4 pounds 10½ ounces (2.11 kg), was transferred to Boston Children's Hospital where he died two days later of hyaline membrane disease. His obituary in The New York Times stated that, at that time, all that could be done for a victim of hyaline membrane disease "is to monitor the infant's blood chemistry and to try to keep it near normal levels." Patrick Kennedy's death from hyaline membrane disease, now more commonly called respiratory distress syndrome, helped spark new public awareness of the disease and further research. As of 2004[update], the disease has an overall mortality of less than 15%—and is much less fatal among mildly to moderately premature infants, such as Patrick. Also, treatment modalities are now widely available in developed countries, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), pulmonary surfactant replacement, and improved respirator technology, that either did not exist or were unavailable in 1963, even to the child of a United States president. A funeral Mass was held on August 10, 1963 in the private chapel of Richard Cardinal Cushing in Boston. Patrick was initially buried at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts. Patrick's body and that of a stillborn sister were re-interred on December 5, 1963 alongside their father at Arlington National Cemetery, and later again moved to their permanent graves in Section 45, Grid U-35.

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 8, 1963 * John F. Kennedy JFK third child born * Patrick Bouvier Kennedy * White House baby This 36 page newspaper has a nice headline on the front page: "NEW KENNEDY SON IS HIT BY BREATHING AILMENT" with subheads that include: "Baby Rushed To Specialists" and more with related photos. Tells of the premature birth of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy. He was one of the very few babies born while the father was President of the United States. He would die a few days later due to complications. Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, two library stamps in the masthead, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Patrick Bouvier Kennedy (August 7, 1963 - August 9, 1963) was the youngest child of United States President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy and brother to Caroline Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr.. He was born five and a half weeks prematurely by emergency caesarean section at the Otis Air Force Base Hospital in Falmouth, Massachusetts, with a birth weight of 4 pounds 10½ ounces (2.11 kg), was transferred to Boston Children's Hospital where he died two days later of hyaline membrane disease. His obituary in The New York Times stated that, at that time, all that could be done for a victim of hyaline membrane disease "is to monitor the infant's blood chemistry and to try to keep it near normal levels." Patrick Kennedy's death from hyaline membrane disease, now more commonly called respiratory distress syndrome, helped spark new public awareness of the disease and further research. As of 2004[update], the disease has an overall mortality of less than 15%—and is much less fatal among mildly to moderately premature infants, such as Patrick. Also, treatment modalities are now widely available in developed countries, such as continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), pulmonary surfactant replacement, and improved respirator technology, that either did not exist or were unavailable in 1963, even to the child of a United States president. A funeral Mass was held on August 10, 1963 in the private chapel of Richard Cardinal Cushing in Boston. Patrick was initially buried at Holyhood Cemetery in Brookline, Massachusetts. Patrick's body and that of a stillborn sister were re-interred on December 5, 1963 alongside their father at Arlington National Cemetery, and later again moved to their permanent graves in Section 45, Grid U-35.

563758

10.18.2009

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1962-08-15

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 15, 1962 * Plymouth MA mail truck gang robbery * Still unsolved today - $1.5 million This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Mail Truck Robbed by Gang" with caption: "Loot May Reach 42 Million". Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 15, 1962 * Plymouth MA mail truck gang robbery * Still unsolved today - $1.5 million This 26 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "U.S. Mail Truck Robbed by Gang" with caption: "Loot May Reach 42 Million". Other news of the day throughout. Nice condition.

563730

10.18.2009

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1963-08-14

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan MI August 14, 1963  * Pitcher Warren Spahn breaks strikeout record  * Milwaukee Braves  * MLB Baseball  This 50+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sports section (inside): "Waddell's Record Broken by Spahn" Tells of Warren Spahn breaking the MLB record for the most strikeouts by a left handed pitcher at the time. Other news of the day throughout. A few binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. He won 20 games each in 13 seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was aged 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when just one award was given. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote. (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time by 2 years of token minor league play). Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball history. The Warren Spahn Award, given to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after him. Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan MI August 14, 1963 * Pitcher Warren Spahn breaks strikeout record * Milwaukee Braves * MLB Baseball This 50+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sports section (inside): "Waddell's Record Broken by Spahn" Tells of Warren Spahn breaking the MLB record for the most strikeouts by a left handed pitcher at the time. Other news of the day throughout. A few binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Warren Edward Spahn (April 23, 1921 – November 24, 2003) was an American left-handed pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for 21 seasons, all in the National League. He won 20 games each in 13 seasons, including a 23-7 record when he was aged 42. Spahn was the 1957 Cy Young Award winner, and was the runner-up three times, all during the period when just one award was given. He was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1973, with 83% of the total vote. (His eligibility was delayed, under the rules of the time by 2 years of token minor league play). Spahn won 363 games, more than any other left-handed pitcher in history, and more than any other pitcher who played his entire career in the post-1920 live-ball era. He is acknowledged as one of the best pitchers in Major League Baseball history. The Warren Spahn Award, given to the major leagues' best left-handed pitcher, is named after him. Regarded as a "thinking man's" pitcher who liked to outwit batters, Spahn once described his approach on the mound: "Hitting is timing. Pitching is upsetting timing."

563699

10.15.2009

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1965-08-14

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 14, 1965 * Watts Riots * Los Angeles, California This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Three-Day L. A. Riot Halted" with subhead: "Eight Lose Lives; Hundreds Injured" Tells of the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The riots began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, who Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving. Frye failed to pass sobriety tests, including walking in a straight line and touching his nose, and was arrested soon after. Minikus refused to let Frye's brother, Ronald, drive the car home, and radioed for it to be impounded. As events escalated, a crowd of onlookers steadily grew from dozens to hundreds. The mob became violent, throwing rocks and other objects while shouting at the police officers. A struggle ensued shortly resulting in the arrest of Marquette and Ronald Frye, as well as their mother. Burning buildings during the riots. Though the riots began in August, there had previously been a buildup of racial tension in the area. The riots that began on August 11 resulted from an amalgamation of such events in Watts, and the arrest of three Frye family members broke the tension as violence spilled onto the streets of Watts for six days. After the news and emerging rumors spread from the angry mob to other residents, aggressive acts of violence broke out across the city, making Watts a serious danger zone. Watts suffered from various forms and degrees of damage from the looting, fighting, and vandalism that seriously threatened the security of the city. Some participants chose to intensify the level of violence by starting physical fights with police, blocking the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department from their safety duties, or even beating white motorists. Others joined the riot by breaking into stores, stealing whatever they could, and some setting the stores themselves on fire. The majority of the residents simply wandered the streets choosing to encourage the active rioters and give the police a difficult time rather than getting directly involved. A few did not join in the violence at all, but simply just chose to continue their daily routine while observing the chaos. LAPD Police Chief William Parker also fueled the radicalized tension that already threatened to combust, by publicly labeling the people he saw involved in the riots as "monkeys in the zoo". Overall, an estimated $40 million in damage was caused as almost 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Most of the physical damage was confined to white-owned businesses that were said to have caused resentment in the neighborhood due to perceived unfairness. Homes were not attacked, although some caught fire due to proximity to other fires.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 14, 1965 * Watts Riots * Los Angeles, California This 8 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Three-Day L. A. Riot Halted" with subhead: "Eight Lose Lives; Hundreds Injured" Tells of the Watts riots in Los Angeles California. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The riots began on August 11, 1965, in Watts, a neighborhood in Los Angeles, when Lee Minikus, a California Highway Patrol motorcycle officer, pulled over Marquette Frye, who Minikus believed was intoxicated because of his observed erratic driving. Frye failed to pass sobriety tests, including walking in a straight line and touching his nose, and was arrested soon after. Minikus refused to let Frye's brother, Ronald, drive the car home, and radioed for it to be impounded. As events escalated, a crowd of onlookers steadily grew from dozens to hundreds. The mob became violent, throwing rocks and other objects while shouting at the police officers. A struggle ensued shortly resulting in the arrest of Marquette and Ronald Frye, as well as their mother. Burning buildings during the riots. Though the riots began in August, there had previously been a buildup of racial tension in the area. The riots that began on August 11 resulted from an amalgamation of such events in Watts, and the arrest of three Frye family members broke the tension as violence spilled onto the streets of Watts for six days. After the news and emerging rumors spread from the angry mob to other residents, aggressive acts of violence broke out across the city, making Watts a serious danger zone. Watts suffered from various forms and degrees of damage from the looting, fighting, and vandalism that seriously threatened the security of the city. Some participants chose to intensify the level of violence by starting physical fights with police, blocking the firemen of the Los Angeles Fire Department from their safety duties, or even beating white motorists. Others joined the riot by breaking into stores, stealing whatever they could, and some setting the stores themselves on fire. The majority of the residents simply wandered the streets choosing to encourage the active rioters and give the police a difficult time rather than getting directly involved. A few did not join in the violence at all, but simply just chose to continue their daily routine while observing the chaos. LAPD Police Chief William Parker also fueled the radicalized tension that already threatened to combust, by publicly labeling the people he saw involved in the riots as "monkeys in the zoo". Overall, an estimated $40 million in damage was caused as almost 1,000 buildings were damaged or destroyed. Most of the physical damage was confined to white-owned businesses that were said to have caused resentment in the neighborhood due to perceived unfairness. Homes were not attacked, although some caught fire due to proximity to other fires.

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10.12.2009

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1969-01-02

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 2, 1969 * Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. USC Trojans * Orange Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Kansas Jayhawks * Sugar Bowl: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Georgia Bulldogs * Cotton Bowl:Texas Longhorns vs. Tennessee Volunteers This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ohio State Overcomes O. J. and USC, 27-16". Much more in the sport's section with banner headline and photos. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 2, 1969 * Rose Bowl: Ohio State Buckeyes vs. USC Trojans * Orange Bowl: Penn State Nittany Lions vs. Kansas Jayhawks * Sugar Bowl: Arkansas Razorbacks vs. Georgia Bulldogs * Cotton Bowl:Texas Longhorns vs. Tennessee Volunteers This 56 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Ohio State Overcomes O. J. and USC, 27-16". Much more in the sport's section with banner headline and photos. Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

563580

10.2.2009

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1964-03-14

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 14, 1964 * Jack Ruby * Lee Harvey Oswald * John F. Kennedy This 24 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Jury Argues Ruby's Fate; Guilty or Insane? 4 Choices Possible" with subhead: "Death, Freedom or Imprisonment Pondered by 12" Tells of the end of the case involving Lee Harvey Oswald's murder. He would be convicted of murder and giving the death sentence on this day. Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Prominent San Francisco defense attorney Melvin Belli agreed to represent Ruby free of charge. Some observers thought that the case could have been disposed of as a "murder without malice" charge (roughly equivalent to manslaughter), with a maximum prison sentence of five years. Instead, Belli attempted to prove that Ruby was legally insane and had a history of mental illness in his family (the latter being true, as his mother had been committed to a mental hospital years before). On March 14, 1964, Ruby was convicted of murder with malice, for which he received a death sentence.

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 14, 1964 * Jack Ruby * Lee Harvey Oswald * John F. Kennedy This 24 page newspaper has a two line banner headline on the front page: "Jury Argues Ruby's Fate; Guilty or Insane? 4 Choices Possible" with subhead: "Death, Freedom or Imprisonment Pondered by 12" Tells of the end of the case involving Lee Harvey Oswald's murder. He would be convicted of murder and giving the death sentence on this day. Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Prominent San Francisco defense attorney Melvin Belli agreed to represent Ruby free of charge. Some observers thought that the case could have been disposed of as a "murder without malice" charge (roughly equivalent to manslaughter), with a maximum prison sentence of five years. Instead, Belli attempted to prove that Ruby was legally insane and had a history of mental illness in his family (the latter being true, as his mother had been committed to a mental hospital years before). On March 14, 1964, Ruby was convicted of murder with malice, for which he received a death sentence.

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9.95.2009

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1965-05-29

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, May 29, 1965  The very famous sporting newspaper filled with a great wealth of baseball news from the era. The front page features "White Sox Pitchers" which includes Tommy John (see). Some of the photos within include Al Lopez, Ed Kranepool, Hank Greenberg, Lou Gehrig, Art Mahaffey, Bob Gibson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, and many more. The complete issue in 40 pages, very nice condition.

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, May 29, 1965 The very famous sporting newspaper filled with a great wealth of baseball news from the era. The front page features "White Sox Pitchers" which includes Tommy John (see). Some of the photos within include Al Lopez, Ed Kranepool, Hank Greenberg, Lou Gehrig, Art Mahaffey, Bob Gibson, Willie Mays, Carl Yastrzemski, and many more. The complete issue in 40 pages, very nice condition.

563470

10.10.2009

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1967-07-29

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 29, 1967 * USS Forrestal (CV-59) disaster (1st report) * Fire & explosions This 12 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "26 Die In Holocaust On Carrier Forrestal" with caption: "29 Jets Destroyed Or Damaged" Tells of the USS Forrestal fire disaster off of North Vietnam. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: In July 1967, Forrestal departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been launching aircraft from her flight deck. For four days, the planes of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 flew about 150 missions against targets in North Vietnam from the ship. On 29 July 1967, during preparation for another strike, a Zuni rocket misfired, knocking off an external tank on another aircraft. Fuel from the leaking tank caught fire creating a serious conflagration that burned for hours, killing 134, injuring 161, destroying 21 aircraft and costing the Navy $72 million.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, July 29, 1967 * USS Forrestal (CV-59) disaster (1st report) * Fire & explosions This 12 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "26 Die In Holocaust On Carrier Forrestal" with caption: "29 Jets Destroyed Or Damaged" Tells of the USS Forrestal fire disaster off of North Vietnam. Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: In July 1967, Forrestal departed Norfolk for duty in waters off Vietnam. In the Gulf of Tonkin on 29 July, Forrestal had been launching aircraft from her flight deck. For four days, the planes of Attack Carrier Air Wing 17 flew about 150 missions against targets in North Vietnam from the ship. On 29 July 1967, during preparation for another strike, a Zuni rocket misfired, knocking off an external tank on another aircraft. Fuel from the leaking tank caught fire creating a serious conflagration that burned for hours, killing 134, injuring 161, destroying 21 aircraft and costing the Navy $72 million.

563270

9.72.2009

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1967-12-05

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 5, 1967 * 1st human heart transplant (historic) * Surgery - Surgeon - Medical * Christiaan Neethling Barnard This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Heart Transplant Working". A follow report on the very 1st human heart transplant performed by Doctor Chris Barnard. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Following the first successful kidney transplant in 1953, in the United States, Barnard performed the first kidney transplant in South Africa in October 1967. Barnard experimented for several years with animal heart transplants. More than 50 dogs received transplanted hearts. With the availability of new breakthroughs introduced by several pioneers, amongst them Norman Shumway, several surgical teams were in a position to prepare for a human heart transplant. Barnard had a patient willing to undergo the procedure, but as with other surgeons, he needed a suitable donor. [who?] He performed the world's first human heart transplant operation on 3 December 1967, in an operation assisted by his brother, Marius Barnard; the operation lasted nine hours and used a team of thirty people. The patient, Louis Washkansky, was a 54-year-old grocer, suffering from diabetes and incurable heart disease. Barnard later wrote, "For a dying man it is not a difficult decision because he knows he is at the end. If a lion chases you to the bank of a river filled with crocodiles, you will leap into the water, convinced you have a chance to swim to the other side." The donor heart came from a young woman, Denise Darvall, who had been killed in a December 2, 1967, road accident while crossing a street in Cape Town. After securing permission from Darvall's father to use her heart, Barnard performed the transplant. Twenty years later, Dr. Marius Barnard recounted, "Chris stood there for a few moments, watching, then stood back and said, 'It works.'" [who?] Washkansky survived the operation and lived for eighteen days. However, he succumbed to pneumonia induced by the Immunosuppressive drugs he was taking. Though the first patient with the heart of another human being survived for only a little more than two weeks, Barnard had passed a milestone in a new field of life-extending surgery. Barnard became an international superstar overnight and was celebrated around the world for his daring accomplishment. He was quite photogenic, and enjoyed the media attention following the operation. Barnard continued to perform heart transplants. A transplant operation was conducted on 2 January 1968, and the patient, Philip Blaiberg, survived for 19 months. Dorothy Fisher was given a new heart in 1969 and became the first black recipient. She lived for 12 years 6 months after the transplant. Dirk van Zyl, who received a new heart in 1971, was the longest-lived recipient, surviving over 23 years. Barnard performed ten orthotopic transplants (1967 – 1973). He was also the first to perform a heterotopic heart transplant, an operation that he himself devised. Forty-nine consecutive heterotopic heart transplants were performed in Cape Town between 1975 and 1984. When many surgeons — disillusioned by poor results — gave up cardiac transplantation, Barnard persisted until the advent of cyclosporin, which helped revive the operation throughout the world. He was also the first surgeon to attempt xenograft transplantation in a human patient, while attempting to save the life of a young girl unable to leave artificial life support after a second aortic valve replacement. He was later accused of wrongdoing by her parents.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 5, 1967 * 1st human heart transplant (historic) * Surgery - Surgeon - Medical * Christiaan Neethling Barnard This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Heart Transplant Working". A follow report on the very 1st human heart transplant performed by Doctor Chris Barnard. Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Following the first successful kidney transplant in 1953, in the United States, Barnard performed the first kidney transplant in South Africa in October 1967. Barnard experimented for several years with animal heart transplants. More than 50 dogs received transplanted hearts. With the availability of new breakthroughs introduced by several pioneers, amongst them Norman Shumway, several surgical teams were in a position to prepare for a human heart transplant. Barnard had a patient willing to undergo the procedure, but as with other surgeons, he needed a suitable donor. [who?] He performed the world's first human heart transplant operation on 3 December 1967, in an operation assisted by his brother, Marius Barnard; the operation lasted nine hours and used a team of thirty people. The patient, Louis Washkansky, was a 54-year-old grocer, suffering from diabetes and incurable heart disease. Barnard later wrote, "For a dying man it is not a difficult decision because he knows he is at the end. If a lion chases you to the bank of a river filled with crocodiles, you will leap into the water, convinced you have a chance to swim to the other side." The donor heart came from a young woman, Denise Darvall, who had been killed in a December 2, 1967, road accident while crossing a street in Cape Town. After securing permission from Darvall's father to use her heart, Barnard performed the transplant. Twenty years later, Dr. Marius Barnard recounted, "Chris stood there for a few moments, watching, then stood back and said, 'It works.'" [who?] Washkansky survived the operation and lived for eighteen days. However, he succumbed to pneumonia induced by the Immunosuppressive drugs he was taking. Though the first patient with the heart of another human being survived for only a little more than two weeks, Barnard had passed a milestone in a new field of life-extending surgery. Barnard became an international superstar overnight and was celebrated around the world for his daring accomplishment. He was quite photogenic, and enjoyed the media attention following the operation. Barnard continued to perform heart transplants. A transplant operation was conducted on 2 January 1968, and the patient, Philip Blaiberg, survived for 19 months. Dorothy Fisher was given a new heart in 1969 and became the first black recipient. She lived for 12 years 6 months after the transplant. Dirk van Zyl, who received a new heart in 1971, was the longest-lived recipient, surviving over 23 years. Barnard performed ten orthotopic transplants (1967 – 1973). He was also the first to perform a heterotopic heart transplant, an operation that he himself devised. Forty-nine consecutive heterotopic heart transplants were performed in Cape Town between 1975 and 1984. When many surgeons — disillusioned by poor results — gave up cardiac transplantation, Barnard persisted until the advent of cyclosporin, which helped revive the operation throughout the world. He was also the first surgeon to attempt xenograft transplantation in a human patient, while attempting to save the life of a young girl unable to leave artificial life support after a second aortic valve replacement. He was later accused of wrongdoing by her parents.

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9.45.2009

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1968-01-15

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, from Russell, Kansas, dated January 15, 1968 * Super Bowl II - NFL football * Green Bay Packers * Bart Starr This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: * Packer Supremacy Is Proven in Playoff Tells of Super Bowl II between the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders. Other news of the day. This issue has a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Aided by kicker Don Chandler's 4 field goals and defensive back Herb Adderly's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, the National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers (9–4–1) defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Oakland Raiders (13–1), 33–14. Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr was named the Super Bowl MVP for the second time for his 13 of 24 passing for 202 yards and one touchdown.

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, from Russell, Kansas, dated January 15, 1968 * Super Bowl II - NFL football * Green Bay Packers * Bart Starr This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 4: * Packer Supremacy Is Proven in Playoff Tells of Super Bowl II between the Green Bay Packers and Oakland Raiders. Other news of the day. This issue has a few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The second AFL-NFL World Championship Game in professional American football, later to be known as Super Bowl II, was played on January 14, 1968 at the Orange Bowl in Miami, Florida. Aided by kicker Don Chandler's 4 field goals and defensive back Herb Adderly's 60-yard interception return for a touchdown, the National Football League (NFL) champion Green Bay Packers (9–4–1) defeated the American Football League (AFL) champion Oakland Raiders (13–1), 33–14. Green Bay quarterback Bart Starr was named the Super Bowl MVP for the second time for his 13 of 24 passing for 202 yards and one touchdown.

562900

9.43.2009

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1970-08-05

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 5, 1970 * Charles Manson murder trial * President Richard Nixon says guilty * Court room antics This 16 page newspaper has two column headline on page 2: "Manson Throws Tate Trial Into State Of Pandemonium". See photos for text. Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 5, 1970 * Charles Manson murder trial * President Richard Nixon says guilty * Court room antics This 16 page newspaper has two column headline on page 2: "Manson Throws Tate Trial Into State Of Pandemonium". See photos for text. Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.

562835

9.35.2009

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1969-07-20

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER,  from California, dated July 20, 1969 * Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne * Chappaquiddick Island accident (1st report) * Apollo 11 moon flight This 28 page, 1st section only newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: * The Ted Kennedy Crash with subhead: "Girl Dies; He Faces Arrest" with photos of the two. (see) Also reporting on the Apollo 11 space flight that put the first man on the moon the very same day with related illustration. (see) good condition. wikipedia notes: On July 18, 1969, Kopechne attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island, off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, held in honor of the "Boiler Room Girls." This affectionate name was given to the six young women who had been vital to the late Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign and who had subsequently closed up his files and campaign office after his assassination. Besides Kopechne, the other women, all single, were Susan Tannenbaum, Maryellen Lyons, Ann Lyons, Rosemary (Cricket) Keough, and Esther Newberg. The men in attendance, all married but present without their wives, were Ted Kennedy, Joe Gargan, U.S. Attorney Paul Markham, Charles Tretter, Raymond La Rosa, and John Crimmins. The festivity was held at Lawrence Cottage, rented for the occasion by Gargan, Kennedy's cousin and lawyer. The 12 attendees gathered at the cottage after two Kennedy boats raced in the Edgartown Regatta earlier in the day. Kopechne left the party at 11:15 p.m. with Kennedy after he allegedly offered to drive her to catch the last ferry back to the Katama Shores Motor Inn in Edgartown where she was staying. (According to Kennedy, they left the party at 11:15 p.m. to catch the last ferry of the night -- at midnight.) Kennedy stated, on his way to the ferry crossing back to Edgartown, that he accidentally turned right onto Dike Road - a dirt road - instead of bearing sharply left on Main Street (Chappaquiddick Rd), which was a paved road. After proceeding one-half mile, he descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge set obliquely to the unlit road. Kennedy drove the 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 belonging to him, off the side of Dyke Bridge, and the car overturned into Poucha Pond, a fairly narrow tidal body of water. A Reader's Digest investigation estimated that the car was traveling at about 35 miles per hour when it left the bridge. Kennedy extricated himself from the submerged car but Kopechne died. Kennedy said that he made several diving attempts to free her and, after exhausting himself, rested for fifteen minutes. He then walked some fifteen minutes, past several houses, back to the Lawrence Cottage where the party had been held. When Kennedy arrived back at the cottage, he saw the white Valiant his group had rented parked near the front door. The Senator testified that as he came up to the back of the vehicle, he saw Ray LaRosa. Kennedy made no mention of the accident to LaRosa, however, and instead told him to go get Joe Gargan, Senator Kennedy's cousin and lawyer, and another friend, former U.S. Attorney Paul Markham. Kennedy explained the situation, and although there was a working phone at the cottage, the trio allegedly drove to the scene of the accident to attempt a rescue. The group claimed that the tidal current was too strong and prevented them from reaching Kopechne. Still, despite their failure to rescue Kopechne, Kennedy, Gargan, and Markham made no attempt to contact authorities. Instead, Kennedy was driven to the Ferry dock where he jumped into the water and swam the distance between Chappaquiddick and Marthas Vineyard Islands, some 500 feet, and returned to his room at the Shiretown Inn, in Edgartown. Gargan and Marken claimed Kennedy said he was heading to contact the authorities, and they returned to the cottage. A night clerk at the Shiretown Inn said he encountered Kennedy on the premises at 2:50 a.m. The next morning, Gargan, Markham, and several female co-workers of Kopechne took the first ferry back to Edgartown. At the Shiretown Inn, Kennedy was seen around the hotel smartly dressed and calmly conversing with other guests. By 9 a.m. Gargan, Markham, and Kennedy were on a ferry back to Chappaquiddick Island, purportedly to return to the cottage. By this time, however, a fisherman had happened upon Kennedy's submerged vehicle and pulled it ashore[citation needed], rushing to a house a few yards away to notify the authorities at around 8 a.m. Police arrived by 8:20, and a diver was on the scene by 8:30, discovering Kopechne by 8:45. By this time, the car was identified as Senator Kennedy's. Those at the scene feared another Kennedy tragedy might have occurred, and a search for other possible victims ensued; however, at 9:30 Kennedy was spotted on a phone at the Chappaquiddick side of the ferry, where he was asked by authorities if he knew that a dead woman's body had been retrieved from his car. Kennedy initially denied any knowledge of this, but later acknowledged his involvement during questioning at the Edgartown police station, which he documented through a short, written statement about the previous night's trip to the ferry with Miss Kopechne. When questioned about the details, Kennedy refused to answer without his attorney being present. Kennedy's statement already had problems, however.[neutrality disputed] The previous evening, Deputy Sheriff Christopher Look, on returning from duty in Edgartown, had seen what he believed to be Kennedy's black sedan driving erratically with a male and female passenger sometime around 12:40 a.m. The sedan failed to negotiate a sharp left turn on paved Chappaquiddick Road leading toward the ferry, the direction from which Deputy Look was returning home. Instead, the sedan continued straight and came to a dusty, sudden stop on the dirt cemetery driveway then locally called Cemetery Road (today Willet Lane). The deputy came to a stop and in his rear-view mirror noticed the sedan backing up, leading him to believe the driver needed directions. Look exited his vehicle and walked toward the sedan, and the sedan's reverse-taillights more closely illuminated him as it emerged from the dirt driveway. However, no sooner was Look's deputy uniform lit, according to Look, the sedan quickly turned to its right -- the opposite direction from the ferry -- and sped down Dike road, which is dirt. Dike is the road leading to the beach, and the intersection where this occurred was about a half mile from Dike Bridge, where the accident was later discovered. Deputy Look caught an L and two 7s bracketing the Massachusetts license plate number, which would closely match Kennedy's L-78207 Oldsmobile plate. Kennedy avoided the press gathering outside the police station, quietly exiting to an unmarked car that took him to a privately hired plane at the airport nearby, which took him back to the Kennedy compound at Hyannisport. Likewise, guests of the party also quickly left for the mainland via the ferry long before the authorities concluded there had been a party at the Lawrence Cottage. The incident carries a controversial dark-cloud for Kennedy because John Farrar, the diver who retrieved Kopechne's body early the following morning, stated Kopechne was in a position suggesting she had been breathing from a pocket of air trapped in the back-seat wheel well and had suffocated and not drowned, which implied that had Kennedy contacted authorities immediately, rescuers may have saved her life. However, since Kopechne's parents' lawyer, Joseph Flanagan, filed a petition barring an autopsy, the cause of death was never medically confirmed. When the car was recovered, all the doors were locked and three of the windows were either open or smashed in. Kopechne's parents also claim that they learned of their daughter's death from Ted Kennedy before he reported his involvement to the authorities, and that they only learned he had been the driver through wire press releases some time later.[citation needed] Kennedy ultimately received a deferred six-month sentence for leaving the scene of an accident. Kennedy defenders claim the legal case proved Kennedy was clear of guilt, whereas critics of the incident assert Kennedy got off lightly because of his family and political connections, and that many details were swept under the rug only to emerge later through journalistic efforts that suggested little effort was made to gather information detrimental to Kennedy.

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, from California, dated July 20, 1969 * Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne * Chappaquiddick Island accident (1st report) * Apollo 11 moon flight This 28 page, 1st section only newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: * The Ted Kennedy Crash with subhead: "Girl Dies; He Faces Arrest" with photos of the two. (see) Also reporting on the Apollo 11 space flight that put the first man on the moon the very same day with related illustration. (see) good condition. wikipedia notes: On July 18, 1969, Kopechne attended a party on Chappaquiddick Island, off the coast of Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, held in honor of the "Boiler Room Girls." This affectionate name was given to the six young women who had been vital to the late Robert Kennedy's presidential campaign and who had subsequently closed up his files and campaign office after his assassination. Besides Kopechne, the other women, all single, were Susan Tannenbaum, Maryellen Lyons, Ann Lyons, Rosemary (Cricket) Keough, and Esther Newberg. The men in attendance, all married but present without their wives, were Ted Kennedy, Joe Gargan, U.S. Attorney Paul Markham, Charles Tretter, Raymond La Rosa, and John Crimmins. The festivity was held at Lawrence Cottage, rented for the occasion by Gargan, Kennedy's cousin and lawyer. The 12 attendees gathered at the cottage after two Kennedy boats raced in the Edgartown Regatta earlier in the day. Kopechne left the party at 11:15 p.m. with Kennedy after he allegedly offered to drive her to catch the last ferry back to the Katama Shores Motor Inn in Edgartown where she was staying. (According to Kennedy, they left the party at 11:15 p.m. to catch the last ferry of the night -- at midnight.) Kennedy stated, on his way to the ferry crossing back to Edgartown, that he accidentally turned right onto Dike Road - a dirt road - instead of bearing sharply left on Main Street (Chappaquiddick Rd), which was a paved road. After proceeding one-half mile, he descended a hill and came upon a narrow bridge set obliquely to the unlit road. Kennedy drove the 1967 Oldsmobile Delmont 88 belonging to him, off the side of Dyke Bridge, and the car overturned into Poucha Pond, a fairly narrow tidal body of water. A Reader's Digest investigation estimated that the car was traveling at about 35 miles per hour when it left the bridge. Kennedy extricated himself from the submerged car but Kopechne died. Kennedy said that he made several diving attempts to free her and, after exhausting himself, rested for fifteen minutes. He then walked some fifteen minutes, past several houses, back to the Lawrence Cottage where the party had been held. When Kennedy arrived back at the cottage, he saw the white Valiant his group had rented parked near the front door. The Senator testified that as he came up to the back of the vehicle, he saw Ray LaRosa. Kennedy made no mention of the accident to LaRosa, however, and instead told him to go get Joe Gargan, Senator Kennedy's cousin and lawyer, and another friend, former U.S. Attorney Paul Markham. Kennedy explained the situation, and although there was a working phone at the cottage, the trio allegedly drove to the scene of the accident to attempt a rescue. The group claimed that the tidal current was too strong and prevented them from reaching Kopechne. Still, despite their failure to rescue Kopechne, Kennedy, Gargan, and Markham made no attempt to contact authorities. Instead, Kennedy was driven to the Ferry dock where he jumped into the water and swam the distance between Chappaquiddick and Marthas Vineyard Islands, some 500 feet, and returned to his room at the Shiretown Inn, in Edgartown. Gargan and Marken claimed Kennedy said he was heading to contact the authorities, and they returned to the cottage. A night clerk at the Shiretown Inn said he encountered Kennedy on the premises at 2:50 a.m. The next morning, Gargan, Markham, and several female co-workers of Kopechne took the first ferry back to Edgartown. At the Shiretown Inn, Kennedy was seen around the hotel smartly dressed and calmly conversing with other guests. By 9 a.m. Gargan, Markham, and Kennedy were on a ferry back to Chappaquiddick Island, purportedly to return to the cottage. By this time, however, a fisherman had happened upon Kennedy's submerged vehicle and pulled it ashore[citation needed], rushing to a house a few yards away to notify the authorities at around 8 a.m. Police arrived by 8:20, and a diver was on the scene by 8:30, discovering Kopechne by 8:45. By this time, the car was identified as Senator Kennedy's. Those at the scene feared another Kennedy tragedy might have occurred, and a search for other possible victims ensued; however, at 9:30 Kennedy was spotted on a phone at the Chappaquiddick side of the ferry, where he was asked by authorities if he knew that a dead woman's body had been retrieved from his car. Kennedy initially denied any knowledge of this, but later acknowledged his involvement during questioning at the Edgartown police station, which he documented through a short, written statement about the previous night's trip to the ferry with Miss Kopechne. When questioned about the details, Kennedy refused to answer without his attorney being present. Kennedy's statement already had problems, however.[neutrality disputed] The previous evening, Deputy Sheriff Christopher Look, on returning from duty in Edgartown, had seen what he believed to be Kennedy's black sedan driving erratically with a male and female passenger sometime around 12:40 a.m. The sedan failed to negotiate a sharp left turn on paved Chappaquiddick Road leading toward the ferry, the direction from which Deputy Look was returning home. Instead, the sedan continued straight and came to a dusty, sudden stop on the dirt cemetery driveway then locally called Cemetery Road (today Willet Lane). The deputy came to a stop and in his rear-view mirror noticed the sedan backing up, leading him to believe the driver needed directions. Look exited his vehicle and walked toward the sedan, and the sedan's reverse-taillights more closely illuminated him as it emerged from the dirt driveway. However, no sooner was Look's deputy uniform lit, according to Look, the sedan quickly turned to its right -- the opposite direction from the ferry -- and sped down Dike road, which is dirt. Dike is the road leading to the beach, and the intersection where this occurred was about a half mile from Dike Bridge, where the accident was later discovered. Deputy Look caught an L and two 7s bracketing the Massachusetts license plate number, which would closely match Kennedy's L-78207 Oldsmobile plate. Kennedy avoided the press gathering outside the police station, quietly exiting to an unmarked car that took him to a privately hired plane at the airport nearby, which took him back to the Kennedy compound at Hyannisport. Likewise, guests of the party also quickly left for the mainland via the ferry long before the authorities concluded there had been a party at the Lawrence Cottage. The incident carries a controversial dark-cloud for Kennedy because John Farrar, the diver who retrieved Kopechne's body early the following morning, stated Kopechne was in a position suggesting she had been breathing from a pocket of air trapped in the back-seat wheel well and had suffocated and not drowned, which implied that had Kennedy contacted authorities immediately, rescuers may have saved her life. However, since Kopechne's parents' lawyer, Joseph Flanagan, filed a petition barring an autopsy, the cause of death was never medically confirmed. When the car was recovered, all the doors were locked and three of the windows were either open or smashed in. Kopechne's parents also claim that they learned of their daughter's death from Ted Kennedy before he reported his involvement to the authorities, and that they only learned he had been the driver through wire press releases some time later.[citation needed] Kennedy ultimately received a deferred six-month sentence for leaving the scene of an accident. Kennedy defenders claim the legal case proved Kennedy was clear of guilt, whereas critics of the incident assert Kennedy got off lightly because of his family and political connections, and that many details were swept under the rug only to emerge later through journalistic efforts that suggested little effort was made to gather information detrimental to Kennedy.

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1969-01-29

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 29, 1969 * Charles Manson pleads not guilty * Sharon Tate / LaBianca murder case This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Manson Hears Judge Enter Innocent Plea" with nice photo of Manson in court. (see) Tells of Charles Manson pleading not guilty in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders, carried out by members of the group at his instruction. He was found guilty of the murders themselves through the joint-responsibility rule, which makes each member of a conspiracy guilty of crimes his fellow conspirators commit in furtherance of the conspiracy's object. Manson is associated with "Helter Skelter," the term he took from the Beatles song of that name and construed as an apocalyptic race war the murders were putatively intended to precipitate. This connection with rock music linked him, from the beginning of his notoriety, with pop culture, in which he became an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre. Ultimately, the term was used as the title of the book that prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote about the Manson murders. At the time the Family began to form, Manson was an unemployed ex-convict, who had spent half his life in correctional institutions for a variety of offenses. In the period before the murders, he was a distant fringe member of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly via a chance association with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. After Manson was charged with the crimes, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially. Artists including Guns N' Roses and Marilyn Manson have covered his songs in the decades since. Manson's death sentence was automatically reduced to life imprisonment when a 1972 decision by the Supreme Court of California temporarily eliminated the state's death penalty. California's eventual reestablishment of capital punishment did not affect Manson, who is an inmate at Corcoran State Prison.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 29, 1969 * Charles Manson pleads not guilty * Sharon Tate / LaBianca murder case This 52 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "Manson Hears Judge Enter Innocent Plea" with nice photo of Manson in court. (see) Tells of Charles Manson pleading not guilty in the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in nice condition. wikipedia notes: Charles Milles Manson (born November 12, 1934) is an American criminal who led what became known as the Manson Family, a quasi-commune that arose in California in the late 1960s. He was convicted of conspiracy to commit the Tate/LaBianca murders, carried out by members of the group at his instruction. He was found guilty of the murders themselves through the joint-responsibility rule, which makes each member of a conspiracy guilty of crimes his fellow conspirators commit in furtherance of the conspiracy's object. Manson is associated with "Helter Skelter," the term he took from the Beatles song of that name and construed as an apocalyptic race war the murders were putatively intended to precipitate. This connection with rock music linked him, from the beginning of his notoriety, with pop culture, in which he became an emblem of insanity, violence, and the macabre. Ultimately, the term was used as the title of the book that prosecutor Vincent Bugliosi wrote about the Manson murders. At the time the Family began to form, Manson was an unemployed ex-convict, who had spent half his life in correctional institutions for a variety of offenses. In the period before the murders, he was a distant fringe member of the Los Angeles music industry, chiefly via a chance association with Beach Boy Dennis Wilson. After Manson was charged with the crimes, recordings of songs written and performed by him were released commercially. Artists including Guns N' Roses and Marilyn Manson have covered his songs in the decades since. Manson's death sentence was automatically reduced to life imprisonment when a 1972 decision by the Supreme Court of California temporarily eliminated the state's death penalty. California's eventual reestablishment of capital punishment did not affect Manson, who is an inmate at Corcoran State Prison.

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1962-09-13

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts MA September 13, 1962 * John F. Kennedy JFK Rice University speech * Race for space vs. Russia * Going to the moon This 32 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "JFK Pledges U.S. Will Be First On Moon". Article continues on page 19with related photo. (see) This was the famous speech in which he said: * We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Other news of the day throughout. Very light browning with a few, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Kennedy made a speech at Rice University on September 12, 1962, in which he said:     "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space." and "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts MA September 13, 1962 * John F. Kennedy JFK Rice University speech * Race for space vs. Russia * Going to the moon This 32 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "JFK Pledges U.S. Will Be First On Moon". Article continues on page 19with related photo. (see) This was the famous speech in which he said: * We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard. Other news of the day throughout. Very light browning with a few, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Kennedy made a speech at Rice University on September 12, 1962, in which he said: "No nation which expects to be the leader of other nations can expect to stay behind in this race for space." and "We choose to go to the Moon in this decade and do the other things, not because they are easy, but because they are hard."

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1969-07-21

<div>WAPAKONETA DAILY NEWS, Wapakoneta, Ohio, July 21, 1969.   * Best issue to have on this historic event ? * Neil Armstrong's hometown newspaper A great issue on this significant event as this newspaper is from Neil Armstrong's hometown. Typically issues of this date carried a headline "Man Walks On Moon" but this hometown newspaper personalized the report honoring their local hero with * NEIL STEPS ON THE MOON This is likely the only newspaper in the country with such a headline, and not being able to have a newspaper from where the event happened, this would be the next best thing! The front page photo shows Neil's parents. The issue is complete in 10 pages and is in excellent condition. A very scarce issue given the limited press run from such a small town.</div>

WAPAKONETA DAILY NEWS, Wapakoneta, Ohio, July 21, 1969. * Best issue to have on this historic event ? * Neil Armstrong's hometown newspaper A great issue on this significant event as this newspaper is from Neil Armstrong's hometown. Typically issues of this date carried a headline "Man Walks On Moon" but this hometown newspaper personalized the report honoring their local hero with * NEIL STEPS ON THE MOON This is likely the only newspaper in the country with such a headline, and not being able to have a newspaper from where the event happened, this would be the next best thing! The front page photo shows Neil's parents. The issue is complete in 10 pages and is in excellent condition. A very scarce issue given the limited press run from such a small town.

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1970-06-17

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated June 17, 1970 * Charles Manson trial begins * Sharon Tate This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: * Tate Trial Jury Selection Begins Tells of the murder trial of Charles Manson and his 3 women followers beginning. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, from Springfield, Massachusetts, dated June 17, 1970 * Charles Manson trial begins * Sharon Tate This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: * Tate Trial Jury Selection Begins Tells of the murder trial of Charles Manson and his 3 women followers beginning. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

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1971-01-27

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 27, 1971 * Charles Manson found guilty * Sharon Tate This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Manson to Blame Society In Try to Save His Life". Tells of the guilty verdict for Charles Manson and his 3 women followers. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 27, 1971 * Charles Manson found guilty * Sharon Tate This 46 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 6: "Manson to Blame Society In Try to Save His Life". Tells of the guilty verdict for Charles Manson and his 3 women followers. Other news of the day. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

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1971-01-16

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 16, 1971 * Charles Manson murder trial ends * Sharon Tate This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Tate Murder Case Goes to the Jury". Tells of the ending of the murder trial involving Charles Manson and his 3 women followers. Other news of the day. Large tear on unrelated page (see), little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, January 16, 1971 * Charles Manson murder trial ends * Sharon Tate This 36 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Tate Murder Case Goes to the Jury". Tells of the ending of the murder trial involving Charles Manson and his 3 women followers. Other news of the day. Large tear on unrelated page (see), little spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: At the trial, which began June 15, 1970, the prosecution's main witness was Kasabian, who, along with Manson, Atkins, and Krenwinkel, had been charged with seven counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Not having participated in the killings, she was granted immunity in exchange for testimony that detailed the nights of the crimes. Originally, a deal had been made with Atkins in which the prosecution agreed not to seek the death penalty against her in exchange for her grand jury testimony on which the indictments were secured; once Atkins repudiated that testimony, the deal was withdrawn. Because Van Houten had only participated in the LaBianca killings, she was charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Originally, Judge William Keene had reluctantly granted Manson permission to act as his own attorney. Because of his conduct, including violations of a gag order and submission of "outlandish" and "nonsensical" pretrial motions, the permission was withdrawn before the start of the trial. Manson filed an affidavit of prejudice against Keene; he was replaced by Judge Charles H. Older. On Friday, July 24, the first day of testimony, Manson appeared in court with an X carved into his forehead (later changed into a swastika) and issued a statement that he was "considered inadequate and incompetent to speak or defend [him]self" — and had "X'd [him]self from [the establishment's] world." Over the following weekend, the female defendants duplicated the mark on their own foreheads, as, within another day or so, most Family members did, too. The prosecution placed the triggering of "Helter Skelter" as the main motive. The crime scenes' bloody White Album references—pig, rise, helter skelter—were correlated with testimony about Manson predictions that the murders blacks would commit at the outset of Helter Skelter would involve the writing of "pigs" on walls in victims’ blood.[40][109] Testimony that Manson had said "now is the time for Helter Skelter" was supplemented with Kasabian’s testimony that, on the night of the LaBianca murders, Manson considered discarding Rosemary LaBianca's wallet on the street of a black neighborhood. Having obtained the wallet in the LaBianca house, he "wanted a black person to pick it up and use the credit cards so that the people, the establishment, would think it was some sort of an organized group that killed these people." On his direction, Kasabian had hidden it in the women's rest room of a service station near a black area. "I want to show blackie how to do it," Manson had said as the Family members had driven along after the departure from the LaBianca house.

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9.18.2009

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1962-10-31

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated October 31, 1962 * Cuban Missile Crisis talks * Russian missiles This 50+ page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline: * Castro Pushes Demands, 1st Talk With Thant Labeled 'Useful' with subheads and related photo. (see) Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine with a small library stamp in masthead, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. In Russia, former Eastern Bloc, and communist countries (i.e. China and North Korea), it is termed the "Caribbean Crisis", while in Cuba it is called the "October Crisis." The Cuban and Soviet governments in September 1962 placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. When United States intelligence discovered the weapons, its government decided to do all they could to ensure their removal. The crisis ranks with the Berlin Blockade as one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war.

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated October 31, 1962 * Cuban Missile Crisis talks * Russian missiles This 50+ page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline: * Castro Pushes Demands, 1st Talk With Thant Labeled 'Useful' with subheads and related photo. (see) Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine with a small library stamp in masthead, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: The Cuban Missile Crisis was a confrontation between the United States, the Soviet Union, and Cuba in October 1962, during the Cold War. In Russia, former Eastern Bloc, and communist countries (i.e. China and North Korea), it is termed the "Caribbean Crisis", while in Cuba it is called the "October Crisis." The Cuban and Soviet governments in September 1962 placed nuclear missiles in Cuba. When United States intelligence discovered the weapons, its government decided to do all they could to ensure their removal. The crisis ranks with the Berlin Blockade as one of the major confrontations of the Cold War, and is generally regarded as the moment in which the Cold War came closest to a nuclear war.

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9.16.2009

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1966-07-15

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated July 15, 1966 * Richard Speck Chicago IL murders * Student nurses This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: * Police Await Details From Stunned Girl with caption: "Clues Meager In Mass Slaying" Tells of the famous mass murder of 8 student nurses in Chicago IL. Other news of the day. Good condition. wikipedia notes: At 11:00 PM on July 13, 1966, Speck broke into a townhouse located at 2319 East 100th Street in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood of Chicago. It was functioning as a dormitory for several young student nurses, some of whom were Filipinas. Armed with only a knife (the Illinois Supreme Court opinion recounting the facts of the case reports that the defendant appeared at the door of the townhouse holding a gun) — he raped then killed the young women, including Gloria Davy, Patricia Matusek, Nina Schmale, Pamela Wilkening, Suzanne Farris, Mary Ann Jordan, Merlita Gargullo, and Valentina Pasion. Speck, who later claimed he was high on both alcohol and drugs, may have originally planned to commit a routine burglary. Speck held the women in the house for hours, methodically leading them out of the room one by one, stabbing or strangling them to death, then finally raping and strangling his last victim, Gloria Davy. Only one woman, Cora (Corazon) Amurao, escaped because she managed to wriggle under a bed while Speck was out of the room with one of his victims. Speck may have lost count, or he may have known there were eight women living in the townhouse but had been unaware that a ninth student nurse was spending the night there. Amurao stayed hidden until almost 6 AM. When she emerged, she climbed out of her northeast bedroom window onto a ledge screaming, "They're all dead! All my friends are dead!" Lieutenant Emil G. Giese headed the Identification Section of the Chicago Police Department. He compared and identified a smudged fingerprint that was found at the murder scene to another provided by the FBI, which belonged to Richard Speck. Sgt. Hugh Granahan assisted with the comparison and later that morning, Senior Examiner Burton J. Buhrke found a better fingerprint on a door at the scene. Two days after the murders, Speck was identified by a drifter named Claude Lunsford. Speck, Lunsford and another man had been drinking the evening of July 15 on the fire escape of the Starr Hotel at 617 W. Madison. On July 16, Lunsford recognized a sketch of the murderer in the evening paper and phoned the police at 9:30 PM after finding Speck in his (Lunsford's) room at the Starr Hotel. The police, however, did not respond to the call although their records showed it had been made. Speck then attempted suicide, and the Starr Hotel desk clerk phoned in the emergency around midnight. Speck, who was not recognized by the police, was taken to Cook County Hospital at 12:30 AM on July 17. At the hospital, Speck was recognized by Dr. LeRoy Smith, a 25-year-old surgical resident physician, who had read about the "Born To Raise Hell" tattoo in a newspaper story. The police were called, and Speck was arrested.

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated July 15, 1966 * Richard Speck Chicago IL murders * Student nurses This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: * Police Await Details From Stunned Girl with caption: "Clues Meager In Mass Slaying" Tells of the famous mass murder of 8 student nurses in Chicago IL. Other news of the day. Good condition. wikipedia notes: At 11:00 PM on July 13, 1966, Speck broke into a townhouse located at 2319 East 100th Street in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood of Chicago. It was functioning as a dormitory for several young student nurses, some of whom were Filipinas. Armed with only a knife (the Illinois Supreme Court opinion recounting the facts of the case reports that the defendant appeared at the door of the townhouse holding a gun) — he raped then killed the young women, including Gloria Davy, Patricia Matusek, Nina Schmale, Pamela Wilkening, Suzanne Farris, Mary Ann Jordan, Merlita Gargullo, and Valentina Pasion. Speck, who later claimed he was high on both alcohol and drugs, may have originally planned to commit a routine burglary. Speck held the women in the house for hours, methodically leading them out of the room one by one, stabbing or strangling them to death, then finally raping and strangling his last victim, Gloria Davy. Only one woman, Cora (Corazon) Amurao, escaped because she managed to wriggle under a bed while Speck was out of the room with one of his victims. Speck may have lost count, or he may have known there were eight women living in the townhouse but had been unaware that a ninth student nurse was spending the night there. Amurao stayed hidden until almost 6 AM. When she emerged, she climbed out of her northeast bedroom window onto a ledge screaming, "They're all dead! All my friends are dead!" Lieutenant Emil G. Giese headed the Identification Section of the Chicago Police Department. He compared and identified a smudged fingerprint that was found at the murder scene to another provided by the FBI, which belonged to Richard Speck. Sgt. Hugh Granahan assisted with the comparison and later that morning, Senior Examiner Burton J. Buhrke found a better fingerprint on a door at the scene. Two days after the murders, Speck was identified by a drifter named Claude Lunsford. Speck, Lunsford and another man had been drinking the evening of July 15 on the fire escape of the Starr Hotel at 617 W. Madison. On July 16, Lunsford recognized a sketch of the murderer in the evening paper and phoned the police at 9:30 PM after finding Speck in his (Lunsford's) room at the Starr Hotel. The police, however, did not respond to the call although their records showed it had been made. Speck then attempted suicide, and the Starr Hotel desk clerk phoned in the emergency around midnight. Speck, who was not recognized by the police, was taken to Cook County Hospital at 12:30 AM on July 17. At the hospital, Speck was recognized by Dr. LeRoy Smith, a 25-year-old surgical resident physician, who had read about the "Born To Raise Hell" tattoo in a newspaper story. The police were called, and Speck was arrested.

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9.13.2009

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1962-09-28

SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 28, 1962 * James Meredith * University of Mississippi (Ole Miss.) * 1st negro to enroll This 56 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Fourth Attempt to Enroll Negro Postponed to Avoid Bloodshed" with subhead. (see) Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: James H. Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, an event that was a flash point in the American civil rights movement. Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. He enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1951 to 1960. He then attended Jackson State College for two years. He applied to the University of Mississippi, but was denied twice.[1] On October 1, 1962, he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi,[2] after being barred from entering on September 20. His enrollment, virulently opposed by segregationist Governor Ross Barnett, sparked riots on the Oxford campus, which required federal troops and U.S. Marshals, who were sent by President John F. Kennedy. The riots led to a violent clash which left two people dead, including French journalist Paul Guihard,[3] 48 soldiers injured and 30 U.S. Marshals with gun wounds. Barnett was fined $10,000 and sentenced to jail for contempt, but the charges were later dismissed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bob Dylan sang about the incident in his song Oxford Town. Meredith's actions are regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights in the United States. He graduated on August 18, 1963 with a degree in political science.

SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 28, 1962 * James Meredith * University of Mississippi (Ole Miss.) * 1st negro to enroll This 56 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Fourth Attempt to Enroll Negro Postponed to Avoid Bloodshed" with subhead. (see) Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: James H. Meredith (born June 25, 1933) is an American civil rights movement figure. He was the first African-American student at the University of Mississippi, an event that was a flash point in the American civil rights movement. Meredith was born in Kosciusko, Mississippi of Native American (Choctaw) and African American heritage. He enlisted in the United States Air Force right out of high school and served from 1951 to 1960. He then attended Jackson State College for two years. He applied to the University of Mississippi, but was denied twice.[1] On October 1, 1962, he became the first black student at the University of Mississippi,[2] after being barred from entering on September 20. His enrollment, virulently opposed by segregationist Governor Ross Barnett, sparked riots on the Oxford campus, which required federal troops and U.S. Marshals, who were sent by President John F. Kennedy. The riots led to a violent clash which left two people dead, including French journalist Paul Guihard,[3] 48 soldiers injured and 30 U.S. Marshals with gun wounds. Barnett was fined $10,000 and sentenced to jail for contempt, but the charges were later dismissed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Bob Dylan sang about the incident in his song Oxford Town. Meredith's actions are regarded as a pivotal moment in the history of civil rights in the United States. He graduated on August 18, 1963 with a degree in political science.

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9.9.2009

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1972-07-22

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 22, 1972  * Bloody Friday  * IRA bombings  * Belfast Ireland  This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "British launch attack on IRA" with caption: "Move into Catholic areas" Tells of the recent bombings by the IRA in Belfast Ireland. Other news of the day. Several small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) Belfast Brigade in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland on 21 July, 1972, which killed nine people including two soldiers, and injured 130 civilians. The bombings were part of a concerted bombing campaign carried out by the IRA against economic, military and political targets in Northern Ireland. The group carried out a total of 1,300 bombings in 1972. Following the failure of secret talks in London between the British government and the IRA in 1972

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 22, 1972 * Bloody Friday * IRA bombings * Belfast Ireland This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "British launch attack on IRA" with caption: "Move into Catholic areas" Tells of the recent bombings by the IRA in Belfast Ireland. Other news of the day. Several small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Bloody Friday is the name given to the bombings by the Provisional Irish Republican Army's (IRA) Belfast Brigade in and around Belfast, Northern Ireland on 21 July, 1972, which killed nine people including two soldiers, and injured 130 civilians. The bombings were part of a concerted bombing campaign carried out by the IRA against economic, military and political targets in Northern Ireland. The group carried out a total of 1,300 bombings in 1972. Following the failure of secret talks in London between the British government and the IRA in 1972

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9.9.2009

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1969-01-24

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1969 * Hazlehurst MS Mississippi tornado w/ photo This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tornado Hits Mississippi, Kills 29, Injures Hundreds" with photo of the destruction in Hazlehurst Mississippi MS. Other news of the day. Several small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 24, 1969 * Hazlehurst MS Mississippi tornado w/ photo This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tornado Hits Mississippi, Kills 29, Injures Hundreds" with photo of the destruction in Hazlehurst Mississippi MS. Other news of the day. Several small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in nice condition.

562494

9.8.2009

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1969-12-06

THE PARSONS SUN, from Parsons, Kansas, dated December 6, 1969 * Great Charles Manson article * A look into his underworld * His arrest for murder This 12 page newspaper (front section only) has a nice banner headline on the front page: * The Hippie World of Charles Manson: Mysticism, Filth--and Violent Deaths with small caption: "Strange Odyssey" See photos for the complete text of a great article involving Manson and a look into his strange World shortly before his apprehension for murder. Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: On December 1, 1969, acting on the information from these sources, LAPD announced warrants for the arrest of Watson, Krenwinkel, and Kasabian in the Tate case; the suspects' involvement in the LaBianca murders was noted. Manson and Atkins, already in custody, were not mentioned; the connection between the LaBianca case and Van Houten, who was also among those arrested near Death Valley, had not yet been recognized. Watson and Krenwinkel, too, were already under arrest, authorities in McKinney, Texas and Mobile, Alabama having picked them up on notice from LAPD. Informed that there was a warrant out for her arrest, Kasabian voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Concord, New Hampshire on December 2. Before long, physical evidence such as Krenwinkel's and Watson's fingerprints, which had been collected by LAPD at Cielo Drive, was augmented by evidence recovered by the public. On September 1, 1969, the distinctive .22-caliber Hi Standard "Buntline Special" revolver Watson used on Parent, Sebring, and Frykowski had been found and given to the police by Steven Weiss, a ten-year-old who lived near the Tate residence. In mid-December, when the Los Angeles Times published a crime account based on information Susan Atkins had given her attorney, Weiss' father made several phone calls which finally prompted LAPD to locate the gun in its evidence file and connect it with the murders via ballistics tests. Acting on that same newspaper account, a local ABC television crew quickly located and recovered the bloody clothing discarded by the Tate killers. The knives discarded en route from the Tate residence were never recovered, despite a search by some of the same crewmen and, months later still, by LAPD. A knife found behind the cushion of a chair in the Tate living room was apparently that of Susan Atkins, who lost her knife in the course of the attack.

THE PARSONS SUN, from Parsons, Kansas, dated December 6, 1969 * Great Charles Manson article * A look into his underworld * His arrest for murder This 12 page newspaper (front section only) has a nice banner headline on the front page: * The Hippie World of Charles Manson: Mysticism, Filth--and Violent Deaths with small caption: "Strange Odyssey" See photos for the complete text of a great article involving Manson and a look into his strange World shortly before his apprehension for murder. Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: On December 1, 1969, acting on the information from these sources, LAPD announced warrants for the arrest of Watson, Krenwinkel, and Kasabian in the Tate case; the suspects' involvement in the LaBianca murders was noted. Manson and Atkins, already in custody, were not mentioned; the connection between the LaBianca case and Van Houten, who was also among those arrested near Death Valley, had not yet been recognized. Watson and Krenwinkel, too, were already under arrest, authorities in McKinney, Texas and Mobile, Alabama having picked them up on notice from LAPD. Informed that there was a warrant out for her arrest, Kasabian voluntarily surrendered to authorities in Concord, New Hampshire on December 2. Before long, physical evidence such as Krenwinkel's and Watson's fingerprints, which had been collected by LAPD at Cielo Drive, was augmented by evidence recovered by the public. On September 1, 1969, the distinctive .22-caliber Hi Standard "Buntline Special" revolver Watson used on Parent, Sebring, and Frykowski had been found and given to the police by Steven Weiss, a ten-year-old who lived near the Tate residence. In mid-December, when the Los Angeles Times published a crime account based on information Susan Atkins had given her attorney, Weiss' father made several phone calls which finally prompted LAPD to locate the gun in its evidence file and connect it with the murders via ballistics tests. Acting on that same newspaper account, a local ABC television crew quickly located and recovered the bloody clothing discarded by the Tate killers. The knives discarded en route from the Tate residence were never recovered, despite a search by some of the same crewmen and, months later still, by LAPD. A knife found behind the cushion of a chair in the Tate living room was apparently that of Susan Atkins, who lost her knife in the course of the attack.

562447

8.d.2009

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1962-11-08

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas,  November 8, 1962  * Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report)  * President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife  This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies" Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text. Other news of the day. A few binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884–November 7, 1962) was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and assumed a role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationally prominent author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women. In the 1940s, Roosevelt was one of the co-founders of Freedom House and supported the formation of the United Nations. Roosevelt founded the UN Association of the United States in 1943 to advance support for the formation of the UN. She was a delegate to the UN General Assembly from 1945 and 1952, a job for which she was appointed by President Harry S. Truman and confirmed by the United States Senate. During her time at the United Nations she chaired the committee that drafted and approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. Active in politics for the rest of her life, Roosevelt chaired the John F. Kennedy administration's ground-breaking committee which helped start second-wave feminism, the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. She was one of the most admired people of the 20th century, according to Gallup's List of Widely Admired People. She was an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority.

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, November 8, 1962 * Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report) * President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies" Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text. Other news of the day. A few binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition. wikipedia notes: Anna Eleanor Roosevelt (October 11, 1884–November 7, 1962) was the First Lady of the United States from 1933 to 1945. She supported the New Deal policies of her husband, Franklin D. Roosevelt, and assumed a role as an advocate for civil rights. After her husband's death in 1945, Roosevelt continued to be an internationally prominent author, speaker, politician, and activist for the New Deal coalition. She worked to enhance the status of working women, although she opposed the Equal Rights Amendment because she believed it would adversely affect women. In the 1940s, Roosevelt was one of the co-founders of Freedom House and supported the formation of the United Nations. Roosevelt founded the UN Association of the United States in 1943 to advance support for the formation of the UN. She was a delegate to the UN General Assembly from 1945 and 1952, a job for which she was appointed by President Harry S. Truman and confirmed by the United States Senate. During her time at the United Nations she chaired the committee that drafted and approved the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. President Truman called her the "First Lady of the World" in tribute to her human rights achievements. Active in politics for the rest of her life, Roosevelt chaired the John F. Kennedy administration's ground-breaking committee which helped start second-wave feminism, the Presidential Commission on the Status of Women. She was one of the most admired people of the 20th century, according to Gallup's List of Widely Admired People. She was an honorary member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha (AKA) Sorority.

562430

8.f.2009

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