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  • Douglass MacArthur's escape from the Philippines...
    Item #686231
    THE BOSTON DAILY GLOBE, March 19, 1942

    * Douglass MacArthur escapes from the Philippines

    The front page has a terrific banner headline in large, bold lettering: "HOW GEN MacARTHUR GOR TO AUSTRALIA"  with subhead. Great for display.
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  • Vahan Cardashian death.. Armenian leader...
    Item #686229
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 13, 1934

    * Vahan Cardashian death
    * Armenian-American leader


    The top of page 23 has a one column heading: "CARDASHIAN DEAD; ARMENIAN LEADER" with subheads and photo. First report coverage of the death of Vahan Cardashian, Armenian American political activist and lawyer. I suspect this is one of the few... Read full description  
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  • 1937 Joe DiMaggio home run photo....
    Item #686225
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 12, 1937

    * Joe DiMaggio home run photo
    * New York Yankees vs. Boston Red Sox
    * Race for American League pennant


    The sport's section (page 22) has a banner headline: "Red Sox Hopes for Pennant Crushed as Yanks Win Two and Lead by 11 1/2 Games" with subheads, box scores and photo of Joe DiMaggio crossing... Read full description  
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  • Tornado Outbreak of March of March 21-22, 1952...
    Item #686188
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 22, 1952

    * Tornado Outbreak of 1952 disaster
    * Arkansas, Tennessee & Missouri


    The front page has a banner headline: "36 KILLED IN TORNADOES" with subheads. (see) Nice for display.
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  • Bombing of Tokyo in 1945... WWII...
    Item #686183
    THE TOPEKA DAILY CAPITAL, May 24, 1945

    * Bombing of Tokyo, Japan
    * B-29 Superfortress bombers
    * World War II - WWII


    The front page has a four column heading: "Record B-29 Raid on Tokyo" with subheads. (see)
    Complete with 12 pages, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.
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  • 1960 USS Constellation fire disaster...
    Item #686182
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Dec. 20, 1960

    * USS Constellation (CV-64) fire disaster
    * Kitty Hawk class aircraft supercarrier
    * United States Navy "America's Flagship"


    The front page has a three column headline: "Ship Fire Fatal To 46 Said 'Not Suspicious'" with related photo. (see)
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  • British author Lytton Strachey death...
    Item #686171
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 22, 1932

    * Lytton Strachey death
    * British author & critic
    * Bloomsbury Group co-founder


    Page 19 has a one column heading: "LYTTON STRACHEY, NOTED AUTHOR, DIES" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Lytton Strachey, British author and critic. I suspect this is one of the... Read full description  
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  • Premiere of "Star Trek: The Motion Picture", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #686170
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 7, 1979

    * Best "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere
    * Science fiction film - USS Enterprise


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Star Trek: The Motion Picture" and perhaps no better newspaper could... Read full description  
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  • Battle of the Bulge prelude... George S. Patton...
    Item #686169
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 27, 1944 

    * Third United States Army
    * General George S. Patton 
    * World War II - WWII
    * Battle of the Bulge prelude


    The front page has a banner headline: "3D ARMY GAINS 5 MILES, SPLITS MAGINOT LINE" with subheads that include: "Patton's Forces Mile From St. Avold, Key Town Below... Read full description  
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  • Charles Lindbergh gives Congress members airplane rides...
    Item #686149
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 23, 1928

    * Aviator Charles Lindbergh
    * Gives airplane rides - aviation
    * Members of U.S. Congress


    The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "LINDBERGH CARRIES 147 AIR PASSENGERS" with subheads that include: "Makes 17 Flights Over Capital With Members of Congress and Their... Read full description  
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  • Sam snead wins Masters... Marion SD church disaster...
    Item #686145
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 11, 1949

    * Sam Snead wins Masters Golf Tournament
    * Marion, South Dakota church explosion


    The front page has a two column photo with heading: "65 Die, 50 Injured in Church Razed by Palm Sunday Blast" (see)
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  • First mention of "King Kong", the movie...
    Item #686100
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 30, 1932

    * King Kong 1st mention
    * Hollywood film - movie
    * Pre release


    An inside page (page X5) contains a quite significant report for any collector of King Kong memorabilia, being a somewhat inconspicuous piece which begins: "Among the technical labors in the Hollywood studios recently was an exact... Read full description  
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  • USS Akron (ZRS-4) Airship christening...
    Item #686097
    ROTOGRAVURE SECTION of The Detroit News, August 16, 1931

    * Christening of the USS Akron (ZRS-4)
    * United States Navy airship launching


    The front page of this photo section has a related photograph of the recent USS Akron launching and christening with brief text. (see) Other topics throughout.
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  • 1923 University of Washington's 1st national title....
    Item #686093
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 29, 1923

    * University of Washington
    * Collegiate Rowing Crew
    * First National Championship


    The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "WASHINGTON TAKES VARSITY BOAT RACE" with subhead. (see) This was the University of Washington's very first national title in any sport.
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  • Balloon flight record into the stratosphere...
    Item #686070
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 19, 1932

    * Ballooning flight into the stratosphere
    * Auguste Piccard & Max Cosyns
    * Altitude record broken (53,153 ft.)


    The front page has a one column heading: "PICCARD RISES TEN MILES INTO SKY; A RECORD" with subhead and related illustration. Two photos are on the back page. First report... Read full description  
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  • 1947 Nazi War Lords arrested...
    Item #686068
    THE DETROIT NEWS, May 11, 1947

    * Nazis War Lords indictments
    * War crimes against humanity
    * Massacre of hostages in the Balkans


    The top of the front page has a banner heading: "U. S. Indicts 12 Nazi War Lords" with subheads. Coverage continues on page 4 with photo of Wilhelm List. (see)
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  • Jewish Holocaust beginning....
    Item #686063
    CHICAGO SUNDAY TRIBUNE, March 26, 1933

    * Jewish boycott of Germany
    * Beginning of the Holocaust

    The front page has a five column heading: "German Terror ? Here Are the Facts" with subheads. (see) The official start of the Jewish boycott would take place a few days later.
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  • Soyuz 11 Soviet spacecraft disaster....
    Item #686062
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 30, 1971

    * Soyuz 1 - Russian spacecraft
    * Only humans to die in space
    * Re-entry disaster - Incomplete issue


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "SPACE COFFIN; 3 Russ Found Dead on Landing" with subheads and photos of each cosmonaut. (see) The three crew of Soyuz 11 are the only humans to have died... Read full description  
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  • Yankee Stadium charity game... Great depression....
    Item #686061
    SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the Chicago Daily Tribune, September 10, 1931

    * New York Yankees vs. Giants
    * Great Depression charity game
    * Babe Ruth & Lou Gehrig era


    The front page of this section has a one column heading: "60,549 CHARITY FANS SEE YANKS WHIP GIANTS, 7-3" with subhead. (see)
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  • Early armored truck robbery....
    Item #686056
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, August 22, 1934

    * Early armored truck heist
    * Rube Ice Corporation robbery
    * Bandits get away


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "BANDIT HUNT BY AIR AND SEA" with subheads. Nice for display. Three related photos are on the back page. The story of this robbery sounds like something you would see in the movies.
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  • Gen. George S. Patton... Battle of the Bulge prelude...
    Item #686054
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 7, 1944 

    * General George S. Patton 
    * World War II - WWII
    * Battle of the Bulge prelude


    The top of the front page has a five column headline: "3D ARMY POURS ACROSS THE SAAR" with subheads that include: "Third of Sarreguemines Is Taken as Patton Speeds Offensive" and more... Read full description  
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  • 1939 Babe Ruth wins in Golf...
    Item #686053
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 11, 1939 

    * Babe Ruth wins golf tournament 
    * Apawamis Club - Rye, New York


    The sport's section (page 35) has a seven column headline: "Babe Ruth's Double Victory Helps Long Island Capture Golf Tourney" with subheads that include: "Babe Ruth's Double Victory Helps Long Island Capture Golf... Read full description  
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  • Michael Jordan signed by the 1984 Bulls...
    Item #686024
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 13, 1984

    * Michael Jordan's initial contract signing
    * Chicago Bulls professional basketball
    * One of the biggest dynasties in sports is born


    The top of page 8 of the sport's section has a three column heading: "Michael Jordan Signed by the Bulls" (see)
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  • Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone laid....
    Item #686023
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 20, 1938

    * Jewish Palestine Pavilion cornerstone
    * New York World's Fair


    The top of the back page has a three column illustration headed: "The Palestine Pavilion To Rise At the World's Fair". Also a one column heading: "HALL OF PALESTINE DEDICATED AT FAIR" with subheads. (see) First... Read full description  
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  • King Camp Gillette death... safety razor fame...
    Item #686020
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 11, 1932

    * King Camp Gillette death
    * Best selling safety razor inventor
    * Freebie marketing pioneer


    Page 13 has a one column heading: "K. C. GILLETTE DEAD; MADE SAFETY RAZOR" with subheads and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of King Camp Gillette, inventor of the best selling version of... Read full description  
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  • Bill Clinton gives North Korea nukes in 1994
    Item #686019
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, October 19, 1994 The top of page 10 has a report from Washington with headline: "Clinton OKs Deal to Stop N. Korea's Nuclear Program" with subhead. (see) Text includes: "will make the United States, the Corean Peninsula and the World safer" This was the speech given by President Bill Clinton... Read full description  
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  • Adolf Hitlet Reichstag speech re. Austria photos...
    Item #686009
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Rotogravure section only, March 6, 1938

    * Adolph Hitler's speech to Reichstag
    * re. Czechoslovakia & Austria Germans


    The front page of this rotogravure section has few related photos regarding Adolph Hitler's speech to the Reichstag about Anchluss. (see)
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  • 1951 The Day The Earth Stood Still...
    Item #685979
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 21, 1951

    * The Day the Earth Stood Still
    * American Science fiction - sci-fi film
    * Opening weekend movie advertisement
    * British actor Michael Rennie as Klaatu


    Page 7 of this section has a 3 1/2 x 2 inch advertisement for the opening weekend (Friday) for the film "The Day The Earth Stood Still" which has... Read full description  
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  • Abraham Lincoln's election address found...
    Item #685976
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 12, 1936

    * Abraham Lincoln original manuscript found
    * Speech from his re-election of 1864


    Page 14 has a one column heading: "LOST MANUSCRIPT OF LINCOLN IS FOUND" with subhead and large photostat of the original manuscript of Lincoln's speech on November 10, 1864.
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  • 1930 Albert Einstein's theory of space...
    Item #685968
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 7, 1930

    * Professor Albert Einstein
    * Theory of space as matter
     
    Page 11 has a one column heading: "Prof. Einstein Has New Theory Regarding Space" (see)
    Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete 1st section only with 18 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "Sixth Sense", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #685966
    CALENDAR SECTION (F) ONLY of the Los Angeles Times, August 6, 1999

    * Best "Sixth Sense" film advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Supernatural horror-thriller - Bruce Willis


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Sixth Sense" and perhaps no better issue could be... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "Full Metal Jacket", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #685965
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1987

    * Best "Full Metal Jacket" film advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Vietnam War - Stanley Kubrick


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Full Metal Jacket" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading... Read full description  
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  • Review & premiere of "Platoon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #685963
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 19, 1986

    * Best "Platoon" film advertisement
    * Grand Opening Day movie premiere review
    * Vietnam War - Oliver Stone


    A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Platoon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of... Read full description  
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  • Premiere of "Boogie Nights", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
    Item #685956
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, November 1, 1997

    * Best "Boogie Nights" film advertisement
    * 2nd day of the original opening of this movie
    * Mark Wahlberg - Burt Reynolds & more


    A terrific issue on the 2nd day of the premiere of the motion picture hit "Boogie Nights" and perhaps no better issue could be found than... Read full description  
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  • Malcolm X is buried...
    Item #685955
    DETROIT FREE PRESS, Feb. 28, 1965  

    * Malcolm X funeral & burial
    * Fiery Negro extremist


    Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Threats Fail to Materialize As Followers Bury Malcolm" The top of page 2 has a four column heading: "Malcolm Buried, Rites Calm" with related photo. (see)
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  • Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends....
    Item #685954
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 13, 1937

    * Flint, Michigan sit-down strike ends
    * United Automobile Workers (UAW) to Labor Union
    * GM General Motors


    The top of the front page has a four column headline : "1,200 Warrants Out for Strikers as Flint Grows Calm After Riot; Troops Stand By to Keep Peace" with subheads. (see) Great to have in a... Read full description  
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  • Charles F. Mattson Tacoma, Washington kidnapping...
    Item #685941
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Dec. 28, 1936

    * Charles F. Mattson boy kidnapping
    * Tacoma, Washington wealthy family


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "RICH TACOMA BOY KIDNAPPED" with subhead. (see) Nice for display.
    Complete with 26 pages, rag edition in great condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.
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  • 1931 Chicago gangland war in full swing...
    Item #685937
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Sept. 11, 1931

    * Chicago gangland wars
    * Al 'Scarface' Capone indictment ?
    * Prohibition & great depression
    * Best title to be had - rare as such


    The top of page 2 has a one column heading concerning the gangland wars in Chicago that reads: "U.S. Grand Jury Quits; Is Unable To Indict Capone" with... Read full description  
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  • Columbus, Texas hanging tree Negro lynchings....
    Item #685936
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1935

    * Columbus, Texas "Hanging Tree"
    * 2 Negroes lynched - lynching mob


    The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "TEXAS PROSECUTOR CONDONES LYNCHING" with subheads that include: "Calls Hanging of Two Negroes at Columbus 'Expression of People's Will'" and... Read full description  
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  • Seabiscuit and his "little biscuits"... Jockey George Woolf...
    Item #685924
    LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 10, 2003  Just a few weeks prior to the premier of the blockbuster film, "Seabiscuit", the Los Angeles Times had a full banner headline on page B2: "'Seabiscuit' May Put Restaurant in the Money", with subheading: "The Derby, founded by jockey George Woolf, who rode... Read full description  
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  • Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap...
    Item #685923
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 13, 1936

    * Seabiscuit wins World's Fair Handicap
    * Bay Meadows Racetrack - San Mateo
    * Thoroughbred racehorse racing


    Page 7 of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "SEABISCUIT, 11-10, CLIPS TRACK MARK" with subheads and racing summary. (see) First report coverage on famous... Read full description  
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  • Arnold Palmer wins 1962 British Open....
    Item #685915
    FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 14, 1962 

    * Arnold Palmer - golfer 
    * British Open championship
     

    The top of page 8 has a two column photo showing Palmer with his wife and holding the Claret Jug with brief text. (see) First report on Arnold Palmer winning the 1962 British Open at the Royal Troon Golf Club in Scotland.
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  • Red Grange scores vs. Ohio State...
    Item #685866
    THE SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the The Detroit Free Press, Nov. 25, 1923

    * Red Grange "The Galloping Ghost"
    * University of Illinois Fighting Illini
    * Year of the National Championship
    * Ohio State Buckeyes - college football


    The front page of the sport's section has a five column heading
    "ILLINOIS BEATS OHIO AND STICKS IN TIE... Read full description  
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  • 1933 Georges Lemaître's big bang theory...
    Item #685864
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 12, 1933

    * Georges Lemaître's big bang theory
    * Expansion of the universe
    * Cosmic Rays - physics


    Near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Le Maitre Sees in Cosmic Ray First Energy; May Reconcile Compton-Millikan Theories" (see)
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  • 1940 Adlertag "Operation Eagle Attack"...
    Item #685860
    CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Aug. 14, 1940

    * Adlertag "Operation Eagle Attack"
    * Nazi Germany Luftwaffe operation
    * British Royal Air Force victory
    * During the Battle of Britain


    The front page has a nice banner headline: "ALL BRITAIN RAIDED BY NAZIS" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related map is on the back page.
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  • Los Angeles Rams win NFL football title over Cleveland Browns...
    Item #685761
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 24, 1951

    * Los Angeles Rams vs. Cleveland Browns
    * NFL football championship title game


    The top of page 12 has a banner headline: "Rams Win, 24-17, to End Browns' Pro Reign" with subheads, 3 related photos and stats. (see) First report coverage on the NFL football... Read full description  
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  • Gertrube Stein returns... American novelist...
    Item #685759
    THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 25, 1934

    * Gertrude Stein returns to United States
    * American novelist, poet & playwright


    The top of page 25 has a two column heading: "Gertrude Stein Arrives and Baffles Reporters by Making Herself Clear" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on American writer, Gertrude Stein,... Read full description  
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  • Charles Van Doran's Quiz Show scandal...
    Item #685757
    THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, February 12, 1957

    * Charles Van Doran during his winnings
    * "Twenty One" quiz show scandal


    The front page has a two column heading: "Quiz-Whiz Van Doren Chalks Up $128,000" with lead-in: "Wins $16,000 More" and photo of Van Doren. (see)
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  • 1930 Sherman, Texas Negro lynching...  riot...
    Item #685754
    THE OMAHA MORNING BEE, Nebraska, May 10, 1930 

    * Sherman, Texas riot of 1930 
    * George Hughes - Negro lynching


    The front page has a one column heading: "MOB ATTACKS, FIRES BUILDING, BURNS SUSPECT" with subheads. (see) Coverage on the Sherman, Texas riot and the lynching of Negro George Hughes.
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  • Willie Mays... Future Hall of Famer surpasses Mel Ott...
    Item #685750
    THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1966

    * Willie Mays' 512th round-tripper breaks tie w/ Mel Ott

    The frontpage has an image of Willie Mays with the headline: "WILLIE MAYS A Champion is Born". Page 3 has an image of Mays connecting with his 512th home run and an accompanying article. Nice to have... Read full description  
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