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  • 1935 G-Man Melvin Purvis resigns...  Death of Col. Alfred Dreyfus...
    Item #717414
    THE PROVIDENCE JOURNAL, Rhode Island, July 13, 1935

    * Melvin Purvis resigns - John Dillinger's nemesis
    * FBI agent - G-Men

    * Colonel Alfred Dreyfus' death report

    The top of page three has the single-column heading: "G-MAN WHO SLEW DILLINGER QUITS", with subheading: "Purvis, Gangster's Nemesis,... Read full description  
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  • 1986 comedian Rodney Dangerfield RCMH ad...
    Item #717413
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 26, 1986

    * Rodney Dangerfield NYC advertisement
    * American stand-up comedian and actor 
    * "I don't' get no respect" catchphrase fame
    * Radio City Music Hall (RCMH) performances 


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  • 1989 "The Cure" concert advertisement...
    Item #717412
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1989

    * The Cure - English rock cult band 
    * Robert Smith - gothic new wave music

    * Giants Stadium concert advertisement
    * 1st stop in the U.S. for their "Prayer Tour"


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  • 1986 The Moody Blues & The Fixx concerts ad...
    Item #717411
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 9, 1986

    * The Moody Blues & The Fixx bands 
    * English rock & New wave music 
    * Radio City Music Hall concerts 


    Page 69 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "The MOODY BLUES & THE FIXX" concerts at the Radio City Music Hall in... Read full description  
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  • 1985 Columbia University stedents protest...
    Item #717410
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 23, 1985

    * Columbia University students protest w/ photos 
    * Anti-apartheid movement - South Africa


    The front page has and photo with headline: "Inside the Columbia Protests; A University at War with Itself" (see images) This editorial begins on page 13 and... Read full description  
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  • 1989 Tom Petty concert advertisement...
    Item #717409
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1989

    * Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers concert ad
    * Performance at the Meadowlands Arena
    * "Strange Behavior" tour -
    * "Full Moon Fever" album


    Page 76 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming "TOM PETTY And The Heartbreakers" concert at the... Read full description  
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  • 1989 "Lethal Weapon 2" opening day advertisement...
    Item #717408
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1989

    * "Lethal Weapon 2" film advertisement
    * Opening day premiere in New York City
    * Buddy cop action comedy movie series 
    * Actors Mel Gibson & Danny Glover


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  • 1981 "Excalibur" opening day advertisement...
    Item #717407
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 31, 1981

    * "Excalibur" film advertisement
    * Opening day premiere in New York City
    * Epic medieval fantasy movie - King Arthur


    Page 40 has a full page advertisement for the opening day showing of "EXCALIBUR" (see images)
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  • Timothy McVeigh, Oklahoma City Bomber, found guilty.....
    Item #717263
    THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, June 3, 1997  The front page has the dramatic banner heading: "McVeigh Guilty in Bombing", with subheading: "Death Penalty possible; hearing set tomorrow", which tells of the conviction of the "Oklahoma City Bombing". Included on the front page is a large... Read full description  
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  • Suez Canal Crisis in 1956... Israel defies United Nations...
    Item #717251
    THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, Nov. 8, 1956
     
    * Suez Canal crisis
    * Israel Ignores U.N.
     
    The front page has the dramatic full-banner headline: "ISRAELIS DEFY UN, DIG IN", with subhead: "Ike's Plea Unheeded". The article continues on an inside page providing additional details.
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  • Death of beloved superstar Joe DiMaggio...
    Item #717240
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1999 

    * Death of Joe DiMaggio

    The top of the front page has a three column head: "Joe DiMaggio, Yankee Clipper, Dies at 84" with text and a photo of him as well, captioned: "Joe DiMaggio's grace on and off the field created an enduring legend." Much more on his life on inside pages... Read full description  
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  • Jewish Holocaust begins in 1933... Jews boycotted..
    Item #717235
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, April 1, 1933

    * Nazis boycott Jewish businesses
    * Beginning of the Holocaust - Jews


    The front page has a five column headline: "Hitler Cuts Jew Boycott to One Day" with subheads. (see) Lengthy text. Always nice to have notable events in history reported in this World famous publication.
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  • Yom Kippur War - Cease-fire restored... War ends...
    Item #717200
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Oct. 25, 1973

    * The 1973 Arab-Israeli War (the Ramadan War)
    * Yom Kippur War finally ends

    Known by many names, this "4th war" since Israeli Statehood between Arab nations and Israel finally draws to a close. The front page has a 2-line, 5-column heading: "Cease-Fire Restored After Suez... Read full description  
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  • North Korea's 1st test of a nuclear weapon... was successful...
    Item #717199
    STANDARD-SPEAKER, Hazleton, PA, Oct. 9, 2006

    * North Korea performs first nuclear weapon test
    * Attempt was successful
    * Historic!


    The front page has a near-banner heading: "N. KOREA TESTS A-BOMB ", with subhead: "Seismic tests seem to verify blast; Washington, allies scramble to confirm it", which is... Read full description  
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  • 1966 The Beach Boys at Yankee Stadium concert ad...
    Item #717196
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1966

    * The Beach Boys - American rock band
    * Yankee Stadium concert advertisement
    * A show that was cancelled - low ticket sales
    * Judy Collins at Brooklyn College concert ad


    The top of page 15 has a small advertisement for "The BEACH BOYS" concert at... Read full description  
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  • 1981 Bombing of Lebanon (Beirut)... PLO...
    Item #717195
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 18, 1981

    * Bombing of Beirut, Lebanon
    * Israeli warplanes bombardment 
    * Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO)
    * Lebanese Civil War - Palestinian insurgency


    The top of the front page has a nice headline: "ISRAELIS BOMB BEIRUT IN RAIDS AGAINST THE P.L.O. IN LEBANON; 123 REPORTED DEAD, 550 INJURED"... Read full description  
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  • 1906 San Francisco earthquake...
    Item #717190
    THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, April 23, 1906

    * San Francisco earthquake reports continue

    The front page has several reports from stricken San Francisco with various headings that include: "DRENCHING RAIN ADDS TO MISERY" "THE PRESIDENT TO THE PUBLIC" and much more. (see images) More inside. Surprisingly this issue is in good... Read full description  
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  • 1986 "Jumpin' Jack Flash" opening day advertisement...
    Item #717189
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Oct. 14, 1986

    * "Jumpin' Jack Flash" film advertisement
    * Opening day premiere in New York City
    * Actress & "View" panelist Whoopi Goldberg
    * American spy comedy movie - Penny Marshall


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  • 1986 Isao Tomita NYC concert advertisement...
    Item #717188
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 16, 1986

    * Japanese composer Isao Tomita
    * Pioneer of electronic & space music 
    * Battery Park, New York City
    * Statue of Liberty centennial 


    Page 65 has a full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "TOMITA" at Battery Park in New York.... Read full description  
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  • Death of Charles De Gaulle - former General and Prime Minister of France...
    Item #717179
    THE EVENING STAR, Washington, D.C., Nov. 10, 1970 

    * Charles de Gaulle death (1st report)

    The front page has the banner headline: "General De Gaulle Dies", with subheads: "A Man Of Destiny", "General Pursued His Vision of France". and more. Additional coverage is found... Read full description  
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  • Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin is assassinated...
    Item #717145
    THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, Nov. 5, 1995  The banner headline notes: "RABIN ASSASSINATED", with subhead: "Israeli leader shot at peace rally; suspect, a Jewish law student, held", with two color photos. Two additional pages of coverage are found within.

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  • Al Capone freed from prison....
    Item #717113
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1939

    * Al 'Scarface" Capone freed from prison
    * Chicago gangster becomes a free man
    * Best publication to be had ? (very rare as such)


    The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE, BROKEN AND ILL; FREED; PUT IN HOSPITAL" with small photo of Capone. (see images) Great to have from the city... Read full description  
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  • Lady Diana & Prince Charles wed...
    Item #717093
    POTTSVILLE REPUBLICAN, PA, July 29, 1981

    * Lady Diana & Prince Charles wedding
    * The "lady" becomes a "princess"


    The front page has a red banner headline: "The prince now has a princess", which includes multiple photos and front page coverage. Additional related articles and photos are found on pages 10 and 11. View... Read full description  
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  • Jimmy Carter's Inauguration... becomes 39th President...
    Item #717091
    COURIER TIMES, Bucks County, PA, Nov. 20, 1977 (First Section)

    * Jimmy Carter becomes 39th U.S. President
    * Takes oath of office
    * Excerpts of Inaugural Address


    The front page has a banner headline: "Carter sworn in as 39th President", with a large photo and corresponding coverage. Additional articles and photos are... Read full description  
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  • Roosevelt in Washington... Lenin's Bolsheviki...
    Item #717081
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 1, 1919. 

    * Color cover, "The World Question"
    * Lenin's Socialism comes for the World
    * Multiple ads for products of the era

    This issue features a color cover, "The World Question". Within the issue is an article, "Roosevelt's Introduction to... Read full description  

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  • Mikhail Gorbachev resigns...
    Item #717074
    THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, dated Aug. 25, 1991  The key feature in this complete 24 page issue is the front page headline, "Gorbachev resigns as Communist Party chief", with considerable supporting text. The issue is in very good overall condition, but a former subscribers stamp has left a removal mark which impacts the 1st two letters of... Read full description  
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  • USS Reuben James sunk.... 1st U.S. warship...
    Item #717072
    THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Nov. 1, 1941 

    * USS Reuben James sunk by German U-boat 
    * 1st American warship casualty of WWII
     

    The top of the front page has a six column headline: "HEAVY DEATH TOLL FEARED IN REUBEN JAMES SINKING" with subhead, photo of the captain and more. (see images) 
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  • 1980 "RUSH" concerts & "THE FOG" movie ads...
    Item #717044
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 3, 1980

    * RUSH - Canadian progressive rock band
    * Geddy Lee - Neil Peart - Alex Lifeson
    * "Permanent Waves" album tour - The Palladium

    * "THE FOG" opening day premiere advertisement
    * Director John Carpenter - creator of "Halloween"
    * Independent... Read full description  
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  • Anthracite coal region...  Great era-themed ads...
    Item #717043
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, March 23, 1918

    * Cover is color illustration of a WWI Savings Stamp
    * Anthracite coal region of Scranton to Shamokin, PA.
    * WWI-themed articles and photos
     
    The front page is a color illustration: "BE A STAR", captioned: “A Nation is as Prosperous as its Children are... Read full description  
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  • A nice color cover by Orson Lowell - worker reading a newspaper during lunch...
    Item #717038
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 7, 1920
     
    * Orson Lowell color cover - construction worker reading newspaper during lunch
    * WWI-themed articles and photos
    * Multiple ads for products of the era
     
    The front page is a color illustration by Orson Lowell: "The Topic of the Day"... Read full description  
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  • THE DOORS Jim Morrison famous arrest in Miami...
    Item #717022
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 13, 1969

    * The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
    * Infamous arrest for indecent exposure at a Miami concert


    The top of page 5 has a heading: "It's Hard to Light A Fire in Miami" with lead-in: "Jim Morrison" Lengthy text continues on... Read full description  
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  • Russia declares war in Japan... Hiroshima...
    Item #717014
    DAILY NEWS, New York (Final Edition), Aug. 9, 1945 

    * Russia declares war on Japan
    * Hiroshima, Japan atomic bombing


    Very late in the war, in fact less than a week before Japan surrendered, Russia declared war on Japan - noted here in a dramatic 3-line banner headline: "REDS AT WAR WITH JAPAN", with subheadings: "Drive... Read full description  
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  • Fall of the Soviet Union...   Great pair of issues...
    Item #717011
    A fascinating pair of newspapers, destined to be the premier newspapers on the coup and collapse of the Soviet Union. Both double-titled: "NEZAVISIMAYA GAZETA/INDEPENDENT NEWSPAPER".
    Issue #1: Datelined Moscow & Washington, August, 1991 The Nezavismaya Gazeta defied orders & worked through the night, handing out crude... Read full description  
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  • Submarine Warfare... Patriotic poem by Minna Irving...
    Item #717009
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, Feb. 22, 1917 
     
    * Front color cover… ON GUARD
    * "OUR COUNTRY" - poem by Minna Irving
    * Multiple ads for products of the era
     
    The front page is a color illustration of: "ON GUARD - Naval Militiaman Protecting Brooklyn Bridge, Destruction of Which... Read full description  
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  • Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge color cover... double page German battle front map...
    Item #717008
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, October 5, 1918
     
    * Cyrus LeRoy Baldridge color cover - YMCA
    * Double-page map of German battle-front
    * Full-page color ads
     
    The front page is a color illustration by C. Le Roy Baldridge: “At the sign of the Red Triangle" (with Y.M.C.A. in the... Read full description  
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  • Bombing a Zepplin... Frameable auto ads...
    Item #717007
    LESLIE'S ILLUSTRATED, New York, May 4, 1916
     
    * Color cover
    * WWI-themed articles and photos
    * Multiple ads for products of the era
     
    The front page is a color illustration: "The Moth and The Flame".  Several articles related to WWI are present - including a full-page photo showing a plane dropping a bomb on a... Read full description  
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  • Orson Lowell WWI-themed color cover... Baseball pitching sketches...
    Item #717005
    LESLIE'S WEEKLY, New York, April 13, 1918 
     
    * Orson Lowell color cover
    * WWI-themed articles and photos
    * Multiple ads for products of the era
     
    The front page is a color illustration by Orson Lowell: "Doing His Bit".  Several articles related to WWI are present along with period... Read full description  
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  • Timothy McVeigh is executed... Oklahoma city bomber...
    Item #717004
    THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER, Pennsylvania, June 12, 2001

    * Timothy McVeigh execution
    * Oklahoma City truck bomber


    The front page has the banner headline: "Silent and Stoic, McVeigh Dies", with the subheading: "Families find relief amid mixed feeling". Included is a large photo of a pair of mourners, and a small... Read full description  
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  • Dramatic issue on the execution of Bruno Hauptmann...
    Item #716998
    THE DAILY MAIL - Extra, Hagerstown, Maryland, April 3, 1936 

    * Charles Lindbergh baby kidnapping
    * Bruno Hauptmann execution
    * Nice headline for display - "same day" report


    A quite dramatic front page with the bold banner headline: "BRUNO DIES", and also: "Convicted Murderer Of Lindbergh Baby Goes To... Read full description  
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  • Dale Earnhardt's "Pass in the Grass" NASCAR race...
    Item #716951
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 18, 1987

    * "Pass in the Grass" folklore move
    * Dale Earnhardt wins The Winston
    * NASCAR all-star stock car racing 
    * Charlotte Motor Speedway - Concord NC 


    Page 6 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Earnhardt Wins Heated Winston" (see images)

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  • 1981 Joan Jett & the Blackhearts concert ad...
    Item #716950
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 23-29, 1981

    * Joan Jett & the Blackhearts - Woman rocker
    * The Ritz nightclub concert advertisement


    Page 2 has a nice full  page advertisement for a New Years Eve performance by a young Joan Jett at The Ritz in Manhattan. (see images)
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  • Alexander Fleming's penicillin in 1944...
    Item #716947
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 5, 1944

    * Alexander Fleming
    * Penicillin - Penicillium
    * Made available for public use
    * World War II - WWII 


    The front page has a two column heading: "Public to Get Penicillin Through 1,000 Hospitals" See below for background.
    Complete in 34 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

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  • New York Giants win NFL football championship...
    Item #716940
    THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, December 31, 1956

    * NFL football championship game (1st report)
    * New York Giants vs. Chicago Bears
    * Halfback Frank Gifford photo 


    The front page of the sport's section (page 17) has a four column heading: "Giants Crush Bears for Pro Title, 47-7" with subhead and related photo... Read full description  
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  • 1955 Atomic Bomb peace address...
    Item #716934
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 21, 1955

    * "Atom for Peace" United Nations address 
    * President Dwight D. Eisenhower - IKE 


    The front page has a banner headline: "'NEW KIND' OF ATOM PEACE" with lead-in: "Ike Suggests" and related photo. (see images) 
    Complete with 34 pages, small binding holes along... Read full description  
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  • 1935 Mauna Loa volcano eruption...
    Item #716933
    ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 22, 1935

    * Mauna Loa volcano eruption 
    * Hawaiian Islands 


    The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hawaiian Volcano Spouts Lava Streams a Mile Wide" with subhead. (see images) 
    Complete with 50+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, nice... Read full description  
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  • 1983 Run-DMC... beginning of new-school hip hop music...
    Item #716932
    THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 11, 1985

    * Early & rare Run-DMC D.M.C. advertisement
    * Performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan
    * Beginning of new-school hip hop - rap music
    * "The Goonies" film advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere 
    * Adventure comedy cult... Read full description  
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  • Lou Gehrig's final year contract...
    Item #716852
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1938

    * Lou Gehrig's last contract
    * Health failure nears
    * Joe DiMaggio wants more also
    * New York Yankees baseball


    The sport's section (page 31) has a four column heading: "Yanks Boost Offer to Hold-Out Gehrig" with subheads. (see) He would sign the contract a few days later. Gehrig would have to... Read full description  
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  • Haile Selassie coronation... Emperor of Ethiopia...
    Item #716850
    ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, Nov. 3, 1930

    * Haile Selassie I coronation
    * Emperor of Ethiopian Empire


    The top of page 14 has a one column heading: "ADDIS ARADA WORN BY FETE TO RAS TAFARI" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coronation of Haile Selassie as Emperor of Ethiopia.
    Complete with 30 pages,... Read full description  
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  • Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months.......
    Item #716849
    LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Oct. 26, 1960

    * Martin Luther King Jr. sentenced to 4 months hard labor
    * Would be released on this day with the help of JFK
    * re. Atlanta sit-ins - re. John F. Kennedy election win 


    The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Integration Leader Gets Jail Term" (see images)
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  • 1942 Pryor Creek, Oklahoma tornado disaster...
    Item #716845
    THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 28, 1942

    * Pryor Creek, Oklahoma tornado disaster

    The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MANY KILLED BY TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA" with subheads (see images)
    Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

    background: The 1942 Pryor tornado was a devastating... Read full description  
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