Death of Dalton Trumbo, from the city where he died...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 11, 1976 



* Dalton Trumbo death (1st report)

* Hollywood screenwriter & novelist

* Blacklisted in 1947 for communist views

* Best title to be had ?



The bottom of the front page has a two column head: "Dalton Trumbo, Filmwriter Blacklisted in 1947, Dies" with a photo of him.

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Bruce Jenner wins decathlon gold...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, August 14, 1976



* Bruce Jenner wins gold medal

* 1976 Olympics decathlon



This famous sporting title is loaded with the latest news in sports with many photos and illustrations. Page 40 has a heading: "Stones and Shorter Caused Biggest Headlines in Losing" with photo of Jenner. (see) Amazingly he never made the front page for winning the decathlon. Thi... See More  

Bruce Jenner gold medal... Olympics decathlon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 31, 1976 



* Bruce Jenner 

* Decathlon gold medal 

* Summer Olympics 



In the sport's section (page 15) has a six column headline: "Jenner Triumphs in Decathlon, Breaks World Mark" with 3 related photo. (see photos) 1st report coverage on Bruce Jenner winning the gold medal in the decathlon at the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics. This ... See More  

1976 Rick Meyerowitz illustrations...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 19, 1976



* American artist Rick Meyerowitz

* Animal House film poster art fame

* Convention Couples Sketchbook



Pages 16 & 17 contain a double page illustration with a political theme done by American artist Rick Meyerowitz. (see images)

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Death of Johnny Mercer in a L.A. paper....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 26, 1976



* John Mercer death (1st report)

* American lyricist, songwriter and singer

* Capital Records co-founder



The front page has a banner headline: "Songster Johnny Mercer Dies" with subhead and photo. Nice for display. Great to have from the capital of the entertainment industry and the city where he lived and died.

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The Grateful Dead in 1976...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 31, 1976



* Iconic "Steal Your Face" lightning skull badge - emblem

* Grateful Dead concert in Jersey City NJ (July 2, 1976)

* Roosevelt Stadium performance advertisement (postponed)

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan



Page 94 has a nice full page advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for a... See More  

1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 19, 1976



* Early KISS rock band editorial w/ photo

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album tour beginning



The top of page 89 has a heading under "RIFFS" that reads: "Kiss Explain Themselves: Masks That Reveal" with subhead and photo of the group in full makeup. This was the time near the... See More  

1976 "All the President's Men" World premiere ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 5, 1976



* "All the President's Men" film opening

* World premiere movie advertisement

* American biographical political thriller

* re. Watergate scandal - Richard Nixon

* Actors Robert Redford & Dustin Hoffman



Page 67 has a nice full page advertisement for for the World premiere of "All the Presid... See More  

THE WHO 1976 MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, March 15, 1976



*  The Who - English rock band - group

* "The Who by Numbers Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden & Boston Garden

* Roger Daltrey - Pete Townsend - Keith Moon

* Early KISS rock band

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album release



Page 85 has a full page advertisement for a... See More  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 1, 1976



* Pablo Picasso paintings & drawings

* Spanish painter, sculptor & printmaker

* Palais des Papes in Avignon, France 



The front page has a heading that reads: "127 Paintings by Picasso Stolen at French Exhibition" with subhead. (see images)

Complete 1st section only with 26 pages, light toning at the central fold, good condition.



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Saving Superman… Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster... The Village Voice…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 19, 1976





Page 14 has: "How a Real Hero Saved the Mild-Mannered Creators of Superman", which includes the illustration of a poster drawn by Neal Adams along with a separate photo of Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster. The article ta... See More  

1975 Peter Frampton MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 24, 1975

* Peter Frampton - guitarist, singer & songwriter
* Madison square Garden music concert advertisement
* "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" World premiere
* American psychological drama film - movie 

Page 105 has a nice full page advertisement for "FRAMPTON" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)
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1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour

* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime



Page 92 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for an upcoming "Black Sabbath" concert at Madiso... See More  

Marshall Applewhite in 1975... Heaven's Gate...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 20, 1975



* Early Marshall Applewhite & Bonnie Nettles

* Heaven's Gate - new religious movement - cult

* Two witnesses of Revelation ? UFO religion

* Waldport, Oregon citizens go missing - mystery



The front page has a heading in orange lettering: "The UFO Cult Mystery: Did 60 Vanish"

Page 9 has a banner headi... See More  

Patty Hearst is captured and found guilty...

PHOENIX GAZETTE, Sept. 18, 1975 and the ARIZONA REPUBLIC, Phoenix, March 21, 1976



* Patty Hearst, convicted bank robber, captured 

* Newspaper heiress, socialite, actress & kidnap victim

* Simbonese Liberation Army SLA - Sentencing



A nice pair of issues almost 3 years apart with headlines: "PATTY HEARST CAPTURED!" and: "PATTY HEARST GUILTY" respectively. Front... See More  

1975 "Great American Music Fair" festival ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, August 4, 1975



* "Great American Music Fair" festival advertisement

* Syracuse, New York - Beach Boys - Doobie Brothers

* America - Jefferson Starship and more



Page 85 has a nice full page advertisement for the upcoming "GREAT AMERICAN MUSIC FAIR" at the New York State fairgrounds in Syracuse. (see images)

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Inside the disco boom... JAWS ad with brief review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 21, 1975  Among the articles is: "Inside the Disco Boom" which takes nearly 4 pages with 10 photos. Also within is a review of the movie "Jaws", with an additional photo and a brief (1-paragraph) review.

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Nolan Ryan pitches 4th no-hitter in 1975...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, June 2, 1975



* Hall of Fame pitcher Nolan Ryan 

* California Angels - MLB baseball

* 4th no-hitter pitched with photo 



The top of the back page has a banner heading: "Ryan Hurls 4th no-hitter!" with subhead, photo of Ryan and box scores. (see images) Notice the printing flaw across the heading. 

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1975 "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" editorial...

MAGAZINE SECTION only of the Chicago Tribune, June 1, 1975



* "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood" TV series program

* Judith Wagner editorial w/ photos - preschool children



Pages 20 & 21 has an editorial by Judith Wagner on TV personality Fred Rogers with heading: "A kids' kind of grownup" with three related photos, one being in color. This was during the height of ... See More  

1975 "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" premiere...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 28, 1975



* "Monty Python and the Holy Grail" advertisement

* Grand opening day premiere in United States

* Medieval British comedy group film- movie

* Graham Chapman - John Cleese - Terry Gilliam



Page 80 has 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for the American premiere of "Monty Python and the Holy Grail"... See More  

1975 Elvis Presley editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 7, 1975



* American singer & actor Elvis Presley

* "King of Rock and Roll" editorial w/ photos



Page 63 has a heading: "Elvis Presley, Philosopher King" with photo. (see images) Editorial continues on the following pages with four more related photos.

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1975 Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial & QUEEN ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1975



* Ronnie Van Zant & Lynyrd Skynyrd editorial

* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury

* Avery Fisher (Philharmonic) Hall concert ad



Pages 100 & 101 has editorial headed: "Lynyrd Skynryd's Closet Crackers" with photo of Ronnie Van Zant. (see images)

Page 103 has a advertisement for a early perfo... See More  

1975 Jayne County... glam punk rock... Craig Russell...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 6, 1975



* Jayne (Wayne) County at the Coventry ad

* First openly transgender rock music singer

* Glam proto-punk foul mouthed songwriter

* Craig Russell (Canadian actor) female impersonator

* Trude Heller's Club performance advertisement



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World premiere ad for "The Godfather Part II"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village (weekly), New York, Dec. 16, 1974



* "The Godfather Part II" World premiere advertisement

* American epic crime film - Sicilian mafia - Cosa Nostra

* Francis Ford Coppola movie - Actor Al Pacino & more



Page 88 has a nice advertisement for "The Godfather Part II" for it's World premiere in Manhattan. This ad is for that very fi... See More  

1974 Elton John concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 2, 1974



* Early Elton John concert advertisement

* British singer - songwriter - pianist

* Madison Square Garden - New York City

* LAST ONE IN INVENTORY ***



Page 115 has a advertisement for early "Elton John" concerts at Madison Square Garden. (see images) This was one of his first concert tours. John Lennon surprise... See More