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  • Tensions with Japan are increasing... Pre-Pearl Harbor...
    Item #666454
    NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, November 28, 1941.

    * Pre Pearl Harbor attack on America
    * Tensions with Japan increasing


    The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. WON'T YIELD ON CHINA" with subheads. Nice for display.
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  • Dinosaur fossils discovered at Red Gulch in Wyoming...
    Item #666426
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 2 only, July 29, 1934

    * Dinosaurs fossils discovery
    * Red Gulch, Big Horn County, Wyoming


    The front page of this section has a one column heading: "DINOSAUR DROVE FOUND IN WYOMING" with subheads. (see)
    Other topics throughout. Complete section 2 only with all 16 pages, nice condition.
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  • Frank J. Sprague death... "Father of Electric Traction"...
    Item #666421
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 26, 1934

    * Frank J. Sprague death
    * "Father of Electric Traction"


    The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "F. J. SPRAGUE DIES; TRACTION PIONEER" with subhead and photo. (See) First report coverage of the death of Frank J. Sprague, inventor who contributed to the development of... Read full description  
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  • 1930 Notre Dame Stadium's 1st game...
    Item #666416
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 4, 1930

    * Notre Dame Stadium opening
    * 1st ever game (day of) - Fighting Irish
    * NCAA College football  - "Touchdown Jesus" fame


    The sport's section (page 18) has a article headed: "Description of Notre Dame Stadium" with subhead: "New Football Plant, Rectangular in Shape,... Read full description  
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  • Boston Red Sox in 1912 World Series...
    Item #666378
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, October 10, 1912 

    * Boston Red Sox 
    * World Series of Baseball (game 3)
    * New York Giants


    The top of the front page has a nice three column headline: "GIANTS WIN TWO TO ONE" with inning by inning description and box scores. Nice to have from a town close to Boston.
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  • Rare movie prop newspaper...
    Item #666330
    CHICAGO DAILY GAZETTE, (no date)  We've all seen newspapers used as props in movies, typically with a headline relating to the plot of the movie. Obviously created exclusively for the production of the movie, they are quite rare and seldom come on the collector's market--particular issues from the "golden age of Hollywood".
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  • Television in it's infancy in 1929...
    Item #666329
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 17, 1929

    * Television TV in it's infancy
    * Invention - experiments
    * Early connection to homes


    Page 15 has one column headings: "To Test Television Outside Of Cities" "RCA Plans Transmitter at Bound Brooks, N.J., to Supplement Urban Experiments" (see)
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  • 1942 Marshalls-Gilberts raids... Pacific Islands...
    Item #666308
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Feb. 2, 1942

    * Marshalls-Gilberts raids - Pacific Islands
    * USS Yorktown - Task Force 17
    * Post Attack on Pearl Harbor
    * Prelude to the Battle of Midway


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "SIX JAP BASES RAIDED BY U. S." with subheads. (see) Nice for display. First report coverage on the... Read full description  
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  • Battle for the Maginot Line in 1940 France...
    Item #666284
    LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, WAR EXTRA, June 15, 1940

    * Battle of France (Fall)
    * Fight for the Maginot Line
    * British vs. Germany tanks


    The front page has a great banner headline in bold lettering: "BRITISH IRON ARMY CHALLENGES NAZIS!" with subheads.
    Incomplete issue containing 8 of the 16 pages of the 1st section only, nice for... Read full description  
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  • Mount Sanford, Alaska airplane crash....
    Item #666254
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 14, 1948 

    * Northwest Airlines Flight 4422
    * Douglas C-54 Skymaster airplane
    * Mount Sanford (Alaska) crash disaster


    The top of page 61 has a one column heading: "AIRLINER WITH 30 CRASHES IN ALASKA" with subhead. (see) First report coverage of Northwest Airlines Flight 4422 crash into Mount Sanford,... Read full description  
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  • Byrd receives Livingstone Medal...
    Item #666251
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 20, 1929

    * Aviator Richard Evelyn Byrd
    * David Livingstone Centenary Medal
    * Southern Hemisphere achievement


    Page 3 has a one column headings: "LIVINGSTONE MEDAL IS AWARDED TO BYRD" "American Geographical Society Votes Highest Honor for Southern Exploration" "His Achievements Lauded" and... Read full description  
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  • Iran hostages free, President is inaugurated...
    Item #666211
    THE CINCINNATI POST, Ohio, Jan. 20, 1981 

    * Ronald Reagan inauguration
    * Iran hostage crisis ends


    Boldly printed at the top of the front page is: "HOSTAGES FREED", the event which took precedence over the inauguration of the President, noted in smaller type further down the front page: "Reagan Becomes 40th President... Read full description  
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  • 1945 USS Ticonderoga... Japanese kamikaze attacks....
    Item #666207
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 20, 1945

    * USS Ticonderoga - Essex-class aircraft carrier
    * Japanese kamikazes - South Japanese Islands


    Te top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TICONDEROGA'S SKIPPER TELLS HOW SHE WAS HIT" with photo of the carrier's commander. This is on the Japanese kamikaze attacks on the USS... Read full description  
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  • Odd-ball political newspaper from Los Angeles...
    Item #666123
    COAST REPORTER - THIRD SERIES --  EXTRA!  A seemingly odd-ball weekly newspaper from Los Angeles, mostly dealing with political issues. The inside masthead notes: "The West's Snappiest Newspaper". No date is in the masthead, however by appearances I'd say it is from the 1940's.
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  • General Douglas MacArthur in Australia...
    Item #666113
    DAILY NEWS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, July 1, 1943 

    * MacArthur Strikes
    * Great WW2 headlines


    The 4-line, full-banner headline reads: "WAR EXTRA - M'ARTHUR STRIKES! - INVADES 5 BASES - Fighting rages on 2 islands." The subheading has: "Allies launch drive to ring Japs on Rabaul", with supporting text.
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  • "BATTLE ON MARNE; ITALY BOMBS GENEVA" - WAR EXTRA!
    Item #666112
    LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, June 12, 1940

    * Great WWII reporting!
    * War Extra - Battle on Marne... Italy attacks Geneva


    The top of the front page has: "WAR EXTRA", followed by the dramatic 2-line, near-full-banner headline: "BATTLE ON MARNE; ITALY BOMBS GENEVA". Additional headlines include: "Rain Helps French Slow... Read full description  
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  • George S. Patton makes Lieutenant General...
    Item #666091
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 12, 1943

    * General George S. Patton promoted
    * World War II - WWII (1st report)


    The top of page 4 has a small one column heading: "Patton and Spaatz Picked As Lieutenant General" 1st report coverage on famous World War II hero, George S. Patton, being promoted to Lieutenant General. Unfortunate for the... Read full description  
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  • Italy gives up!
    Item #666086
    DAILY NEWS--WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, Sept. 8, 1943  A very displayable issue with this great front page: "Eisenhower announces---ALL ITALY IN SURRENDER ! " and: "Military Armistice In Effect". A very displayable issue.
    A tabloid-size newspaper, present are 12 of the 40 pages, good condition.
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  • President Lyndon Johnson decides not to run...
    Item #666080
    HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, April 1, 1968  The front page has a bold banner headline: "LBJ WON'T RUN" with subheads and a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, captioned: "Announcement Drops A Political Bombshell. President Johnson, shown last night, takes self out of race."
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  • Child actress Shirley Temple gets married..
    Item #666047
    LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, Sept. 20, 1945

    * Child actress Shirley Temple
    * Gets married to actor John Agar
    * From the home of the entertainment industry
    * INCOMPLETE ISSUE ****


    The top of the front page has a photo of Shirley Temple in a wedding dress with heading "Shirley Temple Wed to Soldier" with subhead. (see) More photos on the... Read full description  
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  • Ellsworth Vines wins Wimbledon singles....
    Item #666017
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, Sept. 11, 1932

    * American tennis star Henry Ellsworth Vines Jr.
    * United States Open Championships (US Open)


    The front page of this section has a one column heading: "VINES ROUTS COCHET IN U.S. TENNIS FINAL AND RETAINS TITLE" with subheads and 2 related photos. (see) First report... Read full description  
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  • Yankees win game 1 in 1936 World Series...
    Item #666014
    NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Sept. 30, 1936

    * New York Yankees vs. Giants
    * World Series MLB Baseball (game 1)
    * Lou Gehrig & Joe DiMaggio era
    * Early, same day reporting


    The front page has a terrific banner headline: "GIANTS ROUT YANKEES, 6-1" with subheads, box scores and scoreboard above the masthead. Great for display. More in... Read full description  
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  • Notre Dame Fighting Irish football... 1946 National champions....
    Item #665898
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 10, 1946

    * Notre Dame Fighting Irish
    * Named National champions
    * NCAA college football


    The sport's section (page 44) has a two column heading: "Notre Dame No. 1 Team for 1946 With Top Offense and Defense" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the Notre Dame Fighting Irish... Read full description  
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  • Battle of Greece w/ Salonika capture...
    Item #665838
    HERALD EXPRESS, 6th WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, April 9, 1941

    * Battle of Greece
    * Salonika capture
    * Greco-Italian War


    The front page has a great banner headline above the masthead: "SALONIKA FALLS TO NAZIS; CAPTURE 300,000 GREEKS" with subheads. Nice for display.
    Complete with all 38 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins and... Read full description  
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  • Pierre Laval shot... French politician...
    Item #665815
    HERALD EXPRESS, EXTRA, Los Angeles, Aug. 27, 1941

    * Pierre Laval shot (1st report)
    * French politician - Nazi collaborator ?


    Above the masthead is a terrific banner headline in large lettering: "PIERRE LAVAL SHOT" with subhead and photo. (see) Great for display.
    Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, a little wear along the central... Read full description  
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  • Tunisian campaign beginning... North Africa...
    Item #665814
    HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Nov. 12, 1942

    * Tunisian campaign beginning
    * Battle of Tunisia, North Africa
    * World War II - WWII


    The front page has a great headline above the masthead: "BATTLE FOR TUNISIA; Allies Launch Land, Sea Air Attack" with subhead. (see)
    Incomplete issue containing 2 loose leafs (4 pages total), a little... Read full description  
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  • `941 Battle of Kiev... Encirclement of Soviet troops....
    Item #665802
    HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, Sept. 20, 1941

    * First Battle of Kiev (1941)
    * Encirclement of Soviet troops
    * Axis invasion of Soviet Union - Russia


    The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "THOUSANDS PERISH IN KIEV" with subhead. (see) Great for display.
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  • Walther Rathenau assassination...
    Item #665792
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 25, 1922

    * Walther Rathenau assassination
    * Weimer Republic leader
    * German Democratic Pasrty


    The top of the front page has a three column headline: "BERLIN ASSASSINS SLAY RATHENAU; MINISTERS DEATH LAID TO ROYALISTS; GERMANS RALLY TO DEFEND REPUBLIC" with subheads and illustration of Rathenau.
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  • President Lyndon Johnson decides not to run again...
    Item #665766
    HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, April 1, 1968  The front page has a bold banner headline: "LBJ WON'T RUN" with subheads and a photo of Lyndon B. Johnson, captioned: "Announcement Drops A Political Bombshell. President Johnson, shown last night, takes self out of race."
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  • Roger Maris hits record-setting 61st home run...
    Item #665734
    GREAT BEND DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, October 2, 1961 

    * Roger Maris home run record (#61) 
    * New York Yankees (1st report)
     

    The sports page reports one of the more notable events in all of baseball history: the 61st home run of New York Yankee Roger Maris, breaking the Babe Ruth record which stood for 34 years.
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  • Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death....
    Item #665703
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 6, 1928

    * Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death
    * Airplane fall over English Channel


    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "LOWENSTEIN'S TRAGIC END SHAKES EUROPE'S MARKETS; SUICIDE THEORY IS RAISED" with subheads. (See) Lengthy report continues inside with photo.
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  • Alfred Loewenstein's 1928 mysterious death....
    Item #665653
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1928

    * Alfred Loewenstein's mysterious death
    * Airplane fall over English Channel


    The front page has a one column heading: "LOWENSTEIN'S BODY FOUND IN CHANNEL" with subheads. (See)
    Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was... Read full description  
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  • Nazis invade Crete.....
    Item #665645
    LOS ANGELES EXAMINER, May 22, 1941

    * Nazis invade Crete Greece
    * World War II - WWII gliders - paratroopers


    The front page has a terrific banner headline: "BRITISH FLEET CRIPPLED AS CRETE BATTLE RAGES" with subhead. (see) Great for display. Related photo on page 2.
    First section only with 14 pages, a little margin wear, generally good.
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  • Second Battle of El Alamein... Rommel....
    Item #665573
    HERALD EXPRESS, WAR EXTRA, Los Angeles, Oct. 24, 1942

    * Second Battle of El Alamein begins
    * World War II Egypt - Africa
    * German General Erwin Rommel


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "BIG EGYPT DRIVE" with subhead. (see) Nice for display. 
    Incomplete issue containing the 1st 2 loose leafs only (pages 1-4), nice for... Read full description  
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  • Detroit disc jockey Tom Clay fired...
    Item #665438
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Nov. 23, 1959

    * Tom Clay fired (Guy King)
    * Detroit disk jockey - WJBK-AM
    * Payola commercial radio scandal


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "WJBK FIRES DISC JOCKEY" with subheads that include: "DJ Tom Clay Admits Payola" and more with photo of Clay. (see) Great to have and probably only... Read full description  
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  • 1942 Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre...
    Item #665422
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 11, 1942

    * Lidice Czechoslovakia massacre
    * World War II Nazis liquidation
    * Battle of Midway victory


    The front page has a two column heading: "Nazis Destroy Czech Village; Shoot All Men, Jail Women" Small related map on page 5. (see) First report coverage on the annihilation of the town of Lidice... Read full description  
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  • St. Valentine's Day Massacre suspect caught...
    Item #665418
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 27, 1931 

    * Tim Healy (politician) death
    * Irish nationalist - Irish Free State

    * Gangster era hitman Fred "Killer" Burke captured 
    * St. Valentine's Day massacre suspect
     

    Page 25 has a one column heading: "'TIM' HEALY DIES, IRISH STATESMAN" with subheads and photo.... Read full description  
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  • Editor Rollo Ogden 1937 death...
    Item #665409
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 23, 1937 

    * Rollo Ogden death (1st report)
    * Editor of the New York Times 
    * Best title to be had ?


    The front page has two column headings surrounded by black borders: "Rollo Ogden Dead" "Editor of the Times" "Succumbs at 81 After a Week's Illness--A Leader in Journalism for Almost... Read full description  
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  • 1933 H. G. Wells' The Invisible Man opening day movie ad...
    Item #665404
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 17, 1933

    * "The Invisible Man" film
    * Opening day movie advertisement (NYC)
    * H. G. Wells pre-Code science fiction horror

    Page 23 has a 5 x 4 inch movie advertisement for the opening day of "The Invisible Man" based on H. G. Wells' science fiction novel.
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  • First African American to serve as governor of the United States Virgin Islands, as a federal judge, and as a federal appellate judge...
    Item #665398
    NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1950  Page 50 has a small and somewhat inconspicuous article headed: "NEGRO JUDGE CONFIRMED" "Senate Unanimously Approves Hastie for Appeals Bench". William Henry Hastie was the first African American to serve as governor of the United... Read full description  
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  • Notre Dame vs. Army in 1946...
    Item #665390
    THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Penn., November 10, 1946

    * Notre Dame Fighting Irish vs. Army Cadets
    * College football # 1 and # 2 teams at the time
    * Early, same day report during the game
    * "Game of the Century" fame


    The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Army, Notre Dame Battle Through 3 Scoreless Periods" with... Read full description  
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  • Death of Jackie Robinson...
    Item #665387
    THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 25, 1972 

    * Jackie Robinson death... Brooklyn Dodgers
    * 1st African-American to play MLB baseball
    * 1st be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame


    The front page has a one column heading: "Jackie Robinson to Be Buried in Brooklyn". (see)
    Complete in 10 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine,... Read full description  
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  • Ottorino Respighi death... Italian composer...
    Item #665380
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 18, 1936

    * Ottorino Respighideath (1st report)
    * Italian violinist, composer & musicologist
    * Fountains & Pines of Rome - La fiamma opera fame


    The front page has a one column heading: "Respighi, Noted Italian Pianist, Composer, Dies" Photo of him is on the back page. (see)
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  • 1933 Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination...
    Item #665356
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 25, 1933

    * Archbishop Leon Tourian assassination
    * Armenian Apostolic Church of America


    The front page has a one column heading "Prelate Slain with Knife in Church Aisle". (see) First report coverage continues on page 10 with photo. (See)
    Complete with all 42 pages, rag edition in great... Read full description  
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  • 1964 Sean O'Casey death... Irish dramatist...
    Item #665350
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 9, 1964

    * Sean O'Casey death (1st report)
    * Irish dramatist and memoirist  - socialist
    * Dublin, Ireland working class


    The front page has a two column heading: "Heart Attack Is Fatal To Sean O'Casey, 84" with subhead. (see) First report coverage continues on page 9 with photo of... Read full description  
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  • Jean Piccard... ballooning...
    Item #665335
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 29, 1963

    * Jean Piccard death (1st report)
    * Stratosphere ballooning flight fame


    The front page has a one column heading: "JEAN PICCARD, FAMED SPACE PIONEER, DEAD" with subhead and photo. (see)
    Complete with all 28 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
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  • Eugene O'Neill death... American playwright...
    Item #665330
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 28, 1953

    * Eugene O'Neill death (1st report)
    * American playwright & Nobel laureate
    * "Long Day's Journey into Night" play fame


    Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Eugene O'Neill Dies of Pneumonia; Playwright, 65, Won Nobel Prize" with subhead and photo.... Read full description  
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  • Sem (artist) death... Georges Goursat...
    Item #665309
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1934

    * Sem - Georges Goursat death
    * French caricaturist - illustrator


    The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "SEM, CARICATURIST, DEAD IN PARIS AT 71" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the death of Georges Goursat, known as Sem, a French caricaturist famous during the  Belle... Read full description  
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  • Jay Berwanger wins 1935 Heisman trophy...  Very 1st...
    Item #665268
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 11, 1935 

    * Jay Berwanger wins 1st Heisman Trophy award 
    * University of Chicago football

    * Beast title to be had ? - rare as such

    The sport's section (page 27) has a one column heading: "New York Pays High Honors to Berwanger" This was the very 1st year of the Heisman making... Read full description  
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  • 1980 Vernon Jordan assassination attempt...
    Item #665187
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 29, 1980

    * Vernon Jordon assassination attempt
    * Civil Rights movement activist


    The front page has a n ice banner headline: "Jordan Shot From Ambush" with subhead and photo. 
    Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.
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