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710743

1956 Redondo Junction train sccident...

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January 23, 1956

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Jan. 23, 1956



* Redondo Junction train accident

* Santa Fe Railroad in Los Angeles

* Surf Line railway crash - disaster



The front page has a banner headline: "2 Killed, 90 Hurt In Train Mishap" with subheads. (see) Nice for display. Related photo on page 7.

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718992

Kendal Railway Tragedy... 1957 Jamaica...

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September 03, 1957

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 3, 1957



* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica

* Train derailment railroad crash disaster

* Roman Catholic Church members



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "175 DEAD, 400 HURT IN JAMAICA WRECK" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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565193

Bayonne NJ train wreck in 1958....

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September 16, 1958

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 16 & 17, 1958



* Elizabeth New Jersey NJ (1st & 2nd reports)

* Bayonne train wreck on draw bridge

* Railroad



The Sept. 16th issue has a nice four column headline on the front page:



* OFFICIALS SAY TOLL IN NEW JERSEY TRAIN DISASTER IS NEAR 40



with subheads and related photo. (see)



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574836

Steelton, PA train derailment disaster... Jackie Kennedy birthday...

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July 29, 1962

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, July 29, 1962



* Steelton, Pennsylvania

* Pennsylvania Railroad train disaster



This 44 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Sports Train Wrecked; 25 Killed, Scores Hurt" with subheads. This tells of the derailment of a Pennsylvania Railroad special train along the Susquehanna River at Steelton, PA near Harrisburg.

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563204

Steelton, Pennsylvania railroad accident...

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July 30, 1962

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 30, 1962



* Steelton, Pennsylvania train disaster

* Railroad derailment



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Track Misalignment Believed Cause Of Train Wreck In Which 19 Died". Tells of the train wreck disaster at Steelton PA.



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703562

1970 Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby...

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January 22, 1970

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 22, 1970



* Comedians Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby

* Very early Fleetwood Mac - rock band



Page 36 has a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch ad for performances by: "SLY & The Family Stone; The Grand Funk Railroad; Fleetwood Mac & Richard Pryor" at Madison Square Garden.  This is very early for Fleetwood Mac (undercard) and... See More  

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561791

Hurricane Agnes...

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June 20, 1972

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, June 20, 1972



* Hurricane Agnes



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Hurricane Agnes leaves death path". Tells of Hurricane Anges causing havoc after hitting Florida.



Other news of the day. Some small binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.



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561548

Hurricane Agnes...

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June 24, 1972

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 24, 1972



* Hurricane Agnes



This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Flood misery soaks northeast" with caption: "Worst in region's history"



Tells of the remnants of Hurricane Agnes causing havoc in the Northeast portion of United States.



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704839

1972 Grand Funk Railroad MSG concert advertisement...

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November 16, 1972

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 16, 1972



* Grand Funk (Railroad) concert advertisement

* American rock band - Madison Square Garden



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a "GRAND FUNK" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.

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