Aviation & Flight
Aviation & Flight
Wichita State football plane crash...
Item #567879
October 05, 1970
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, New York, October 5, 1970
* Wichita State University football team
* Martin 4-0-4 airplane crash
* Rocky Mountains
This 6 page newspaper has a small one column headline on the front page: "Death Toll Climbs"
Tells of the Wichita State University football team airplane crash.
Other news of the day. Little margin wear, otherwise ... See More
University of Marshall football...
Item #562544
November 16, 1970
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, November 16, 1970
* University of Marshall football
* Airplane crash disaster
This 6 page newspaper has a four column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Crash Wipes Out Team"
Tells of the University of Marshall football team that crashed in West Virginia via airplane.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise in nice conditio... See More
1971 Apollo 14 moon mission success...
Item #712775
February 06, 1971
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., Feb. 6, 1971
* United States Apollo Program (14)
* Manned lunar (moon) landing
* Alan Shepard & more
The front page has a headline: "All's Okay After Moon Walk" with related illustration. (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, a few binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More
1st official Space Station...
Item #582838
April 20, 1971
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 20, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
* Initial launch (1st report)
This 42 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 9: "Soviets Launch Satellite Seen as Space Station" with related artist sketch. This tells of the launch of Salyut 1 which would officially become the 1st space station with the arrival of Soy... See More
1st official Space Station...
Item #579646
April 23, 1971
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 23, 1971
* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)
This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Soviet Union Orbits Three-Man Spaceship" with subhead (see images).
This tells of Salyut 1 officially becoming the 1st space station with the arrival of Soyus 10 manned spaceship. Historic item on the race for... See More
Soyuz 11 Soviet spacecraft disaster....
Item #686062
June 30, 1971
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 outside the Earth's atmosphere.
Incomplete iss... See More
Louis Armstrong "Satchmo" Death....
Item #637286
July 06, 1971
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Kansas, July 6, 1971
* Louis Armstrong death (1st report)
* Trumpeter, composer & singer - Jazz
Page 3 has a two column heading: "Louis Armstrong, Jazz Great, Dies". (see)
Complete in 10 pages, a few binding holes along the spine, good condition.
On the death of rock icon Jim Morrison, in the Village Voice...
Item #681808
July 15, 1971
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, July 15, 1971
* Jim Morrison death
* The Doors
Near the middle of the issue (page 36) is a report on the death of the rock legend "Jim Morrison".
The report begins: "It was another one of those times, last week. In one day the papers reported the deaths of Louis Armstrong, jazz trumpeter Charlie Shavers, and rock star Jim Morrison. Only the Morr... See More
1972 Festival of Hope for crippled children...
Item #705282
August 03, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 3 1972
* Festival of Hope - for crippled children
* Two-day rock concerts at Roosevelt Raceway
* Jefferson Airplane - The James Gang
* Elephant's Memory - Bo Diddley & much more
Page 29 has a full page advertisement for the "FESTIVAL OF HOPE", a benefit music festival for crippled children. Many of the kn... See More
1972 Alice Cooper concert advertisement...
Item #705770
August 10, 1972
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 10, 1972
* Alice Cooper - School's Out tour
* American rock singer and songwriter
* Roosevelt Stadium concert advertisement
* Jefferson Airplane "Long John Silver" concert ad
Page 37 has a full page advertisement for a "ALICE COOPER" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City. (see image)
Page 39 ... See More
Last human to walk on the Moon....
Item #650448
December 13, 1972
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 13, 1972
* NASA's Apollo 17 mission success
* Astronaut Eugene Cernan
* Last human to step foot on Moon
The bottom of the front page has a five column headline: "Discovery Could Be Lunar Volcanism" Coverage on the last Apollo mission in which Eugene Cernan became the last human to step foot on the Moon. I suspect very few o... See More
The death of Roberto Clemente...
Item #637592
January 04, 1973
THE HAYS DAILY NEWS, Hays, Kansas, January 4, 1973
* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
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* Roberto Clemente's death report
* Pittsburgh Pirates
* USC Trojans win NCAA title
This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on page 10: "Roberto Clemente Week Declared In Pittsburgh"
Also a five column headline on the same page: "Trojans Get Grid Title" with related photo.
Other news an
Kennedy Space Center delays Skylab...
Item #612809
January 25, 1973
SPACEPORT NEWS, Jan. 25, 1973 This is the official newsletter of the "Kennedy Space Center" as noted in the masthead, which also includes the early "NASA" logo (see). Published bi-weekly, this newsletter is seldom found as it only circulated among NASA employees. Various news reports from the Kennedy Space Center including photos. The front page banner headline: "Sky... See More
Last U.S. soldier leaves Vietnam in 1973...
Item #680758
March 29, 1973
THE TIMES-UNION, March 29, 1973
* Last American soldier to leave Vietnam
* Master Sergeant Max Bielke photo
The front page has a nice banner headline: "After 12 Years, We Leave Vietnam" with subheads and related photo showing Master Sergeant Max Bielke leaving in a transport helicopter. Bielke is considered the last U.S. soldier to leave Saigon after the war.
Complete 1sat secti... See More
Kissinger - 1st Jewish American Secretary of State... Jim Croce 's death...
Item #703969
September 22, 1973
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, September 22, 1973
* Kissinger - 1st Jewish-American & 1st Naturalized Citizen to become U.S. Secretary of State
* Jim Croce dies in plane crash
The front page has a three-column heading: "Kissinger Confirmed In 78-7 Senate Vote", which tells of ... See More
1973 airplane crash death of Jim Croce...
Item #712403
September 27, 1973
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 27, 1973
* Jim Croce death in airplane crash w/ photo
* American folk & rock singer songwriter
* "Bad, Bad Leroy Brown" song fame
Page 43 has a heading: "Jim Croce, 1943-73" with photo. (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
... See More
1974 White House helicopter incident... Richard Petty...
Item #685236
February 18, 1974
THE NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 18, 1974
* White House helicopter incident
* U.S. Army Private Robert K. Preston
* Richard Petty wins Daytona 500 - Nascar
The front page has a four column heading: "Soldier Lands a Stolen Copter on White House Lawn" with two related photos.
The bottom of the front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Petty Wins Again" with text. ... See More
1974 Pan Am Flight 812 disaster...
Item #702870
April 23, 1974
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 23, 1974
* Pam Am Flight 812 disaster
* Boeing "Clipper Climax" airplane
* Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
The front page has a banner headline: "Jet crashes on Bali" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with 104 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.
1974 Eagles & Beach Boys concert ad...
Item #706335
July 25, 1974
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 25, 1974
* The Beach Boys - American rock band
* w/ opening act The EAGLES (early) - Glenn Frey
* Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City concert ad
Page 43 has a nice full page advertisement for a "Beach Boys - Eagles" concert at Roosevelt Stadium in Jersey City, New Jersey. (see images) Interesting that the Eagles open... See More
The death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #586111
August 27, 1974
THE COURIER JOURNAL, Louisville, Kentucky, August 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death
* Aviator - airplane
This 1st section only (1st 20 pages) of a normal 42 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Lindbergh dies of cancer" with related photos (see photos). Page 3 has a banner headline: "Famed aviator Charles Lindbergh dies of cancer at 72" with pho... See More
Death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #707435
August 27, 1974
NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death (1st report)
The ftpg. headline announces: "Lindbergh Dies of Cancer in Hawaii at the Age of 72" beneath which is a then-recent photo of him as well as another of: "Mr. Lindbergh & his Plane Before 1927 Flight to Paris." The articles carry over to pages 17-19 with more photos. Lengthy text here.
Complete w... See More
Death of Charles Lindbergh...
Item #610320
August 27, 1974
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 27, 1974
* Charles Lindbergh death (1st report)
The front page has: "Lindbergh, 72, Dies of Cancer in Hawaii" with subhead: "Made First Solo Flight Across Atlantic in 1927" with a photos of him, plus a larger photo of him from 1927 standing in front of his plane the Spirit of St. Louis (see).
Incomplete, containing 8 pages of a 20 page... See More
Upperville, Virginia TWA Flight 514 disaster...
Item #710191
December 02, 1974
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., December 2, 1974
* TWA Flight 514 disaster
* Boeing 727-231 jet airplane
* Mount Weather, Virginia
The front page has a headline that reads: "Jet Crash Kills 92 Near Washington D.C." with subhead. Related photo on page 8. (see images) First report coverage on page 2 for the TWA Flight 514, Boeing 727-231 jet airplane crash near Upperville, Virginia.... See More
1975 Sly and the Family Stone & QUEEN ads...
Item #715474
January 20, 1975
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 20, 1975
* Sly and the Family Stone Concert advertisement
* Psychedelic soul band at Radio City Music Hall
* 1st major racially integrated & mixed gender group
* QUEEN English rock band - Freddie Mercury
* Avery Fisher Hall at Lincoln Center concert ad
Page 105 has a full page ad for "Sly & the Family Stone" ... See More
America's pull-out of Vietnam, with the iconic photo...
Item #715224
April 30, 1975
CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 30, 1975
* Vietnam War ends
* Saigon falls to Reds
* Iconic helicopter photo
This issue is becoming the definitive issue on the end of the Vietnam War, with a banner headline and the iconic ftpg. photo.
The banner head: "S. Viets surrender unconditionally !" announces America's pull-out of the Vietnam War and accompanies the famous photo of Ame... See More
Flight 66 JFK Airport 1975 airplane crash....
Item #713858
June 25, 1975
THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., June 25, 1975
* Eastern Air Lines Flight 66 crash
* Boeing 727 jet airplane
* John F. Kennedy International Airport
The front page has a banner headline: "109 Perish in Fiery Jet Crash Near New York's JFK Airport" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Much more on page 4. First report coverage on the Eastern Air Lines Fli... See More
1976 Ronnie Van Zant, Genesis & Nils Lofgren...
Item #712826
March 29, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 29, 1976
* Pre singer Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* GENESIS w/ Phil Collins Beacon Theatre advertisement
* Nils Lofgren - American musician concert & album ad
Beginning on page 83 is a editorial on Ronnie Van Zant and his group Lynyrd Skynyrd with photo ... See More
1976 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...
Item #705765
April 12, 1976
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 12, 1976
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* "Gimme Back My Bullets" album tour
* Beacon Theatre - Manhattan concert advertisement
Page 89 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts at the Beacon Theatre in Manhat... See More
1st landing on Mars... Viking 1...
Item #670153
July 20, 1976
THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 20, 1976
* Viking 1 landing on Mars - Nasa (day of)
* 1st spacecraft to land on the planet
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Viking Poised for Landing And Mars Pictures Today" with subhead. Coverage continues inside with 2 related photos. Viking 1 was the first spacecraft to successfully land on Mars and perform its mission. This would b... See More
1976 song of the year: "Bohemian Rhapsody" by QUEEN...
Item #712869
January 01, 1977
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 1, 1977
* Bohemian Rhapsody voted song the year (1976)
* QUEEN British rock band with Freddie Mercury
* "A Night at the Opera" studio album
The top of page 7 of section II has a four column heading: "'Rhapsody" on Top of Singles Heap" with photo of Freddie Mercury. (see images) Nice to have from the capital of the entertainment industry... See More
Dolly Sinatra killed in 1977....
Item #692304
January 07, 1977
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Jan. 7, 1977
* Iconic singer & Actor Frank Sinatra
* Dolly Sinatra killed in airplane crash
The front page has a banner headline: "Sinatra's Mother on Lost Jet" with subhead and related photo. (see) Great to have from the home of the entertainment industry, rare as such.
Complete with all sections (100+ pages), nice condition.
wikipedia notes: On Jan... See More
Opening review for the movie "Star Wars" (1977)..
Item #700304
June 13, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 13, 1977
* Star Wars - Episode IV - A New Hope
* George Lucas - epic space opera film
* American film critic Molly Haskell review
* Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker
* Early movie advertisement
The top of the front page has a action photo of Luke Skywalker with heading: "Star Wars; Review by Molly Haskell"
Pages 40 & 41 has the opening review... See More
1977 Lynyrd Skynyrd concert advertisement...
Item #707982
June 20, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 20, 1977
* Lynyrd Skynyrd - American Southern rock band
* Pre Ronnie Van Zant airplane crash disaster
* Upcoming area concerts advertisement
* "Street Survivors Tour" - Nassau Coliseum
Page 55 has a nice full page advertisement for upcoming "LYNYRD SKYNYRD" concerts including one at the Nassau Coliseum... See More
1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...
Item #714515
November 14, 1977
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977
* "Queen" North America concert tour
* "News of the World Tour" advertisement
* Madison Square Garden performances
* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau
* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash
Page 93 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for: "QUEEN" concert at Madiso... See More
1977 George Lucas' "Star Wars" advertisement......
Item #690154
December 23, 1977
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Friday, Dec. 23, 1977
* George Lucas' amazingly successful, original Star Wars
* Epic space-opera movie - film - pop-culture phenomenon
* Extremely rare Christmas holiday season advertisement
Inside the "View" section is a full page advertisement for George Lucas' "Star Wars" for the Christmas holiday season the same year this movie made it&#... See More
1978 Ted Bundy's FSU sorority house murders...
Item #710097
January 16, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, Jan. 16, 1978
* Ted Bundy - American serial killer
* Women - young girls rapist - murderer
* Florida State University sorority house attack
Page 9 has a three column heading: "2 coeds strangled to death, 3 others injured in Florida" with lead-in: "Sorority house terror" and photo of one of his victims. Also a larger photo of a sorority sister peaking o... See More
Sally Ride to be 1st Woman in space ?...
Item #710110
January 17, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Jan. 17, 1978
* Stanford University student Sally Ride
* Selected to be a possible future astronaut
* First American Woman to fly in space fame
* Future NASA space program icon w/ photo
The bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "3 Central Coast scientists on astronaut list" with a photo of a young Sally Ride, a student at Stanford Univ... See More
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 disaster....
Item #714436
September 26, 1978
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978
* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182
* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster
The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.
Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.
Mary Vincent's 1978 violent attack told...
Item #710346
November 01, 1978
SAN JOSE MERCURY, California, Nov. 1, 1978
* Artist Mary Vincent's violent attack
* Arms mutilation with hatchet - ax
* Lawrence Singleton indictment
The top of page 22 has a five column heading: "Girl tells of rapes, ax mutilation" with photos of the victim and suspect. (see images) This crime was committed about a month earlier.
Complete 1st section only with all 28 pages,... See More
1978 Navajo Indians flooding rescue...
Item #713541
March 08, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 8, 1979
* Navajo Indians Nation - Native Americans tribe
* Storms flooding - airlift relief and rescue - hogans
The top of the front page has a four column photo showing a older Navajo Woman being airlifted to safety in a helicopter. Also a two column heading: "Copter Cavalry Rides to Rescue of Navajos" with lead-in: "Hunger In The Hogans" (see i... See More
1979 Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....
Item #712026
May 31, 1979
CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, May 31, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster investigation
* In a Chicago publication (RARE)
The front page has a banner headline: "Charges DC-10 flaws known to FAA in '73" The top of page 4 has a heading: "More problems found in DC-10s; some safe" (see images) Until 9/11, it was the deadlies... See More
1979 Flight 191 O'Hare airplane disaster....
Item #708892
June 01, 1979
CHICAGO SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, June 1, 1979
* American Airlines Flight 191 takeoff crash
* O'Hare airport disaster investigation
* In a Chicago publication (RARE)
The front page has a heading: "Engine fails, DC-10 returns" More on page 5 with two related photos. Until 9/11, it was the deadliest air disaster to occur on U.S. soil.
Complete with all 136 pages, tabloid size, v... See More
Thurman Munson killed... NY Yankees...
Item #665361
August 03, 1979
THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, August 3, 1979
* Catcher Thurman Munson killed
* New York Yankees baseball
* Jet airplane crash disaster
The top of page 5 has a banner headline: "Yankee catcher Thurman Munson dies in plane crash"First report coverage on the airplane crash that killed New York Yankees' star catcher, Thurman Munson.
Complete with all 8 pages, a few binding ho... See More
Thurman Munson killed... New York Yankees...
Item #703502
August 03, 1979
LOS ANGELES TIMES, August 3, 1979
* Cather Thurman Munson
* New York Yankees baseball
* Jet airplane crash disaster
The top of the front page has a one column photo with tiny heading: "Killed" with brief text. Actual report is in the sport's section which is missing here.
First section only with pages 1-32, missing the sport's section. Great condition.... See More
Premiere of "Airplane", in a Los Angeles newspaper...
Item #707317
July 04, 1980
LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 4, 1980
* Best "Airplane" film advertisement
* Grand opening weekend movie premiere
* Satirical parody - Leslie Nielsen
* Great ad for "The Shining" too
A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Airplane" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainment industr... See More
1980 "Flash Gordon" opening day film review...
Item #708933
December 02, 1980
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 3-9, 1980
* "Flash Gordon" film review & ad
* Grand opening day movie premiere
* Space opera - superhero film
Page 63 has an opening day review for the film "Flash Gordon" with related photo and illustration. (see images) The following page has a ad for the film.
I suspect this to be an extremely r... See More
The first space shuttle launch is a success...
Item #675835
April 15, 1981
THE WASHINGTON POST, April 15, 1981
* Historic 1st Space Shuttle success (Columbia)
The front page banner headline announces: "Astronauts Fly Shuttle to Perfect Landing" with subhead: "Craft's Maiden Flight Meets All Expectations" and 3 related photos.
A new era in space exploration has begun, and nice to have in this iconic newspaper from the nation's... See More
Air Florida Flight 90 disaster... Potomac River...
Item #601836
January 14, 1982
THE KANSAN, Kansas City, Kansas, January 14, 1982
* Air Florida Flight 90
* Potomac River
* 14th Street Bridge
The front page has a three column headline: "Officials begin wreckage probe" with related map. This is 1st report coverage on Air Florida Flight 90 airplane disaster in Washington D.C.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, n... See More
Air Florida Flight 90 disaster... Potomac River....
Item #694408
January 14, 1982
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Jan. 14, 1982
* Air Florida Flight 90 disaster
* 14th Street Bridge - Potomac River
* Boeing 737-222 airplane crash
The front page has a headline: "Jet rams D.C. bridge; fear 65 are killed" with subhead and two related photos. First report coverage continues inside with more photos.
Complete with all 128 pages, tabloid size, light foxing along the left margin... See More
1982 "Divine" drag queen performance ad...
Item #705908
May 04, 1982
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 4, 1982
* "DIVINE" - Harris Glenn Milstead
* Character actor, singer and drag queen
* The Fun House nightclub advertisement
Page 118 has a 7 x 3 inch advertisement for a performance by "DIVINE" at the Fun House in New York City. (see image)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was re... See More
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