1950 Battle of Hill 282...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, September 24, 1950



* Battle of Hill 282

* P-51 Mustangs

* Korean War



Near the top of the front page is a small one column heading: "US Planes Bomb, Strafe British by Mistake" First report coverage on the U.S. air strike on British troops by mistake.

Thirty-two pages, some wear at the margins with a little unrelated text loss (see), light toning ... See More  

1950 Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Sept. 27, 1950



* Second Battle of Seoul, South Korea

* United Nations capture city w/ map

* U.S. General Douglas MacArthur



The top of the front page has a headline announcing: "Seoul Mopup nearly Complete" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with 18 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

Phillies Heading To The Series...

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 2, 1950, from Detroit, Michigan. "Sislers' Big Homer Makes Roberts Hero, Too" is the headline on the Sports page along with "Yankees 1-2 Favorites Over Phillies". Also includes several photos. This is the full issue and and is in good condition. See photos for full details.

1950 World Series of baseball....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, October 7, 1950  This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 5: "See N.Y. Yankees As Winner in 4 Straight Games Over the Phillies"



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Light browning, little margin wear and close cut along right margin with some text loss.

1950 Battle of Pyongyang... Korean War...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 19, 1950



* Battle of Pyongyang - North Corea

* Corean War - United Nations victory



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "U. N. TROOPS SMASH INTO PYONGYANG; KOREAN RED GOVERNMENT FLEES NORTH; TRUMAN SPEEDS KOREAN AID REQUESTS" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage continues on page 3 with related photo.

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1950 NCAA college football games...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, sport's section only, October 29, 1950 This 12 pages section has various sporting news with many college football reports with a few related photos and scores.

Complete sport's section only, rag edition, a little creasing, generally very nice.

MORNING CALL, Nov. 2, 1950 Two line, three column head near bottom: "George Bernard Shaw Succumbs at 94; One of History's Greatest Dramatists" plus one column photo of him. Front page only.

Grover Cleveland Alexander death...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, November 5, 1950 



* Grover Cleveland Alexander death 

* Philadelphia Phillies - Chicago Cubs 



This 50+ page newspaper has a two column headline in the sport''s section: "'Old Pete' Alexander, Baseball Great, Dies" with caption: "Game Ends At 63"



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Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito' shootings...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 18, 1950



* Spree Killer Ernest 'Ernie' Ingenito shootings

* Franklin Township & Minotola, New Jersey



The front page has a two column heading: "Veteran Kills 5, Wounds 4 Seized After Jersey Chase" (see images) First report coverage on Ernest 'Ernie" Ingenito's spree killings in Franklin Township and Minotola, New Jersey. Nice to hav... See More  

Kew Gardens, Queens train disaster...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, November 23, 1950 



* Long Island Railroad (LIRR) 

* Kew Gardens, Queens train wreck 

* Richmond Hills NY (1st report) 



The front page has a three column headline: "LONG ISLAND TRAINS CRASH; 75 ARE DEAD" with subheads and related photo (see photos).

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Navy upsets Army....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, December 4, 1950



* Navy Midshipmen upsets Army Cadets

* NCAA college football



This 8 page newspaper has a one column heading on page 7: "Navy to Play Rice Next Year; Drops Ohio State"



This game is considered one the greatest upsets in college football history.



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Angelo Bertelli wins the Heisman Trophy...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 13, 1944



* Angelo Bertelli wins Heisman Trophy

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football



This 44 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 24 that include: "BERTELLI PRAISED AT CEREMONY HERE"; "Former Notre Dame Ace Gets Heisman Award at Luncheon in the Downtown A.C." with photo.



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Korean War Era issue...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, 1951-52, from New York, New York .  A complete and original issue from the heart of the Korean War, with front page news coverage of the war (war headlines).  Each issue varies, but will be similar in look and condition to the one shown in the image, but actual dates will vary.  If you need a specific date, please contact us for a price quote and availability.

Michigan Rose Bowl in 1951

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, January 2, 1951



* Rose Bowl: Michigan Wolverines vs. California Golden Bears

* Sugar Bowl: Kentucky Wilcats vs. Oklahoma Sooners

* Orange Bowl: Clemson Tigers vs. Miami Hurricanes

* Cotton Bowl: Tennessee Volunteers vs. Texas Longhorns



This 6 page newspaper has one column headlines on the back page (pg. 6) that include:



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First Commercial Air Flight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated January 11, 1951



* Avro Canada jetliner

* 1st commercial airplane flight

* Altitude record



This 52 page newspaper has somewhat discrete one column headline near the bottom of the front page:



* Flight From Chicago Made in 102 Minutes



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Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx named to the MLB Hall of Fame...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 27, 1951



* Mel Ott & Jimmie Foxx 

* Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame 



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 17:"Ott, Foxx Named to Hall of Fame By Baseball Writers' Association" "Ex-Giant Outfielder and Pilot Gets Niche at Cooperstown on 197 Votes--Former Athletics, Red Sox Slugger Draws 179" with pho... See More  

Nevada starts it's Atomic bomb tests...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, January 29, 1951  This 38 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Don Gentile Killed in Jet Crash; U.S. Ace in Europe Shot Down 19" with photo.



Also one column headlines on the front that include: "2D ATOMIC BLAST IN 24 HOURS JOLTS WIDE NEVADA AREA" "Flash Reaches 200 Miles" and more. Other news of the day th... See More  

The Four Horsemen in 1951...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 14, 1951



* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* Sugar Ray Robinson vs. Jake Lamotta



This 56 page newspaper has a one column heading at the bottom of the front page of the sport's section (page 45):"'4 Horsemen'---Today and in the 1920's" with two group photos of the famed football players from Notre Dame (see photos).



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Charles vs. Walcott boxing...

THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 8, 1951



* Ezzard Charles vs. Jersey Joe Walcott

* Heavyweight Boxing title fight



This 62 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 25:



* Ezzard Charles Wins Easily Over Walcott



Other news of day throughout. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.



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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg...

NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated March 10, 1951 The frontpage features a 3 line, 1 column head: "Ex-Sergeant Calls Sister A Member Of Bomb Spy Ring" & subheads: "Testifies She & Her Husband Got Secrets of Los Alamos Project From Him in '44" "Sent Data By Own Wife" "Says She Memorized Facts for Soviet on Visit--He Later Wrote Report on Trip Here".... See More  

Frank Costello - NYC mob boss...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, March 17, 1951



* Frank Costello - NYC gangster - mob boss

* "The Prime Minister of the Underworld"

* United States Senate Special Committee to Investigate Crime in Interstate Commerce



This 26 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Costello Defies Probers Again" with subheads (see photos). More text with ... See More  

Hollywood goes political in 1951 ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 18, 1951



* Fresh Laid Plans released

* Animated comedy short film

* Producer John Sutherland

* Political statement on farming ?



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Cartoon Film Stirs Dispute in West By Satirizing U. S. Farm Planning" (see images)

Complete 1st section only with all 92 pages, rag edition in great condition.



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Julius & Ethel Rosenberg... Charges denied...

NEW YORK TIMES, from New York, dated March 22, 1951 The frontpage features a 2 line, 2 column head: "3 On Trial as Spies Open Defense, Rosenberg Denying All Charges". Continues inside where there is a 2 column photo of the Rosenbergs arriving at the federal courthouse.



This is complete Rag issue in 64 pages measuring approximately 16.5 x 22.5 inches and is in very nice condition.&nbs... See More  

Rosenberg's sentence to death... Electric chair at Sing Sing...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts,  April 5, 1951  



* Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced

* Russian spies - Atomic bomb

* Electric chair - Sing Sing prison in New York



The banner headline announces: "BULLETIN: Two Convicted Atom Bomb Spies Are Sentenced To Death" with smaller subheads as well. This is the report of Julius & Ethel Rosenberg being sentenced ... See More  

1951 Operation Greenhouse... Nuclear bomb tests...

THE DETROIT NEWS, May 9, 1951



* Operation Greenhouse tests series

* Nuclear weapons - atomic bombs

* Enewetak Atoll - Pacific Ocean



The top of page 3 has a two column heading: "Believe U. S. Tests A-Shell" (see images) This was when these tests were first made public.

Complete with 76 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. Some small binding holes along the spine.



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