1953 Marshall, Texas airplane disaster...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 18, 1953



* Delta Air Flight 318 airplane crash

* Marshall, Texas - Douglas DC-3 disaster



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "19 DIE AS DELTA AIRLINER CRASHES DURING BLINDING THUNDERSTORM IN TEXAS" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 22 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Queen Elizabeth II - Coronation of England's longest reigning monarch...

THIRD SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, June 3, 1953 



* Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II



The front of this section has a full page color photo with banner headline: "Queen Elizabeth II Becomes Britain's Sovereign" and brief text underneath. (see) Queen Elizabeth II has now surpassed the reign of Queen Victoria, the previous longest reigning monarch in British history.... See More  

Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, NY, June 10, 1953



* Worcester, Massachusetts tornado disaster (1st report)



This 60 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "TORNADO KILLS 69 IN MASSACHUSETTS; MIDWEST TOLL IS 139" with subheads that include: "Worcester Struck" and more with related photo. (see)



Report continues on page 41 with related photo and maps. (... See More  

Most runs in a single inning - 1953 Boston Red Sox...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, June 19, 1953  This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14: "Bosox Break Seven Records In 23-2 Romp" with box scores. (see)



This was a record made by the Boston Red Sox which is still held to this day.



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.

1953 Transocean Air Lines Flight 512 disaster....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 13, 1953



* Transocean Air Lines Flight 512

* Douglas DC-6A airplane disaster



The front page has a nice banner headline: "58 ON AIRLINER MISSING IN PACIFIC" with subheads and a small related map. (see)

Complete with all 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.

Death of Senator Robert A. Taft...

CLEVELAND PLAIN DEALER, Aug. 1, 1953



* Senator Robert A. Taft death

* Conservative politician



The front page has a nice banner headline: "TAFT'S DEATH SHOCKS THE NATION" with subheads and related photo.

Roberty Taft was a senator from Ohio, so great to have this report in an Ohio newspaper. He was the eldest son of President William Howard Taft.

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1953 Iranian coup d'etat... Shah of Iran...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 17, 1953



* 1953 Iranian coup d'etat

* Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

* Shah of Iran - 28 Mordad

* Mohammad Mosaddegh



The front page has a one column  heading: "Supreme Power Held By Mossadegh; Iran's Shah Flees" (see images)

Complete with 14 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.... See More  

1st Siamese Twins Separation success....

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, September 17, 1953



* 1st Siamese twins to be separated successfully

* Medical history is made - Surgery - Surgeon

* FRONT LEAF ONLY ***



Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "Doctors Separate Siamese Twins" with related photo. (see)

This is the front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), nice for display as such.... See More  

1st Siamese Twins Separation success...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 18, 1953 



* 1st Siamese twins separated successfully 

* Medical history made - Surgery - Surgeon 



This 40 page newspaper has a two column photo at the bottom of the front page with caption: "Surgeons Separate Siamese Twins" with some text. (see)



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1953 St. Louis Browns last game... Baltimore Orioles...

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, September 28, 1953 



* St. Louis Browns last MLB game 

* Baltimore Orioles to be born 



This 48 page newspaper has a banner headline on page 26: "American League Turns Down Transfer of St. Louis Browns' Franchise to Baltimore" with subheads and related photo. (see)



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1953 World Series of baseball...

THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, October 1, 1953 



* 1953 World Series of baseball (game 1) 

* New York Yankees vs. Brooklyn Dodgers 

* 5th in a row for Yanks 



This 28 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:

"Yankees Win Again, 4-2" with inning by inning reporting and small photos of Mickey Mantle and Billy Martin. (see)



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Yankees 1953 World Series champions...

EVENING CHRONICLE, Allentown, Pennsylvania, October 6, 1953



* New York Yankees

* World Series champions

* FRONT LEAF ONLY



The two column heading announces: "Yanks Win Series, Clipping Bums, 4-3"

This is the front leaf only (pages 1 & 2), nice for display as such.

Bobby Greenlease kidnapping... found dead...

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 8, 1953



* Bobby Greenlease kidnapping - found dead

* Carl Austin Hall & Bonnie Emily Brown Heady



The top of the front page is a nice headline: "BOBBY DEAD! BODY FOUND" with subhead and photo. (see)

Complete with 76 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the masthead, generally in nice condition.... See More  

Michigan State Football... Woman play football too?

NCAA Football... Rookies of the Big Ten...

THE DETROIT NEWS (Pictorial Magazine section only), Detroit, MI, November 8, 1953  The front cover has a great photo titled, "Rookies of the Big Ten", with additional coverage on page eight and nine.  The image shows close-up shots of Evan Slonac, Jim Neal, Don Dahoney, and Tom Yewic - players from Michigan State in its first season in the Big Ten. Inside coverage also has arti... See More  

Jimmy Hoffa in 1953...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 24, 1953



* Jimmy Hoffa & re. Flint strike

* Teamster's labor union leader



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "Charge Hoffa Ruined 9 Firms, Started Own" with subheads. This is somewhat early for Hoffa and probably only found in a Detroit publication. Rare as such.

Complete with 52 pages, light toning at the margins, some small bindi... See More  

Dinah Shore...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, December 13, 1953  The front of this issue contains a photo of Dinah Shore with an accompanying article "She Thanked the fiddle Player... That's just one reason people say Dinah Shore is the nicest performer on TV" which includes additional photos. Additional stories and advertisements are within.



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Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 28, 1953 



* Detroit Lions vs. Cleveland Browns 

* NFL football championship title game  



This 16 page newspaper has a one column headline on page 8: "First Doran Catch Of Touchdown Pass Is Worth $33,912.45" 1st report coverage on the NFL football championship game between the Detroit Lions and the Clevela... See More  

From the beginning years of the computer era...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 8, 1954 



* Early IBM computer invention trials

* International Business Machines Corp.



The front page has a one column heading:  "Electronic Brain Now A Linguist" with lead-in: "Translates" (see images) An interesting article hearkening to the very beginning of the computer era.

Complete with all 32 pages, light toning at the margi... See More  

GM Motors expansion.....

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Terry Brennan named Norte Dame coach....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 2, 1954



* Terry Brennan named head coach

* Notre Dame Fighting Irish

* NCAA college football



This 28 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 22: "Brennan Youngest Head Coach of Major Eleven" and "New Notre Dame Mentor Only 25, Had Phenomenal High-School Mark" with related photo. This tells of Terry Bre... See More  

6 found guilty...

THE DETROIT NEWS, from Detroit, Michigan, dated February 16, 1954.



* 6 Found Guilty

* Michigan Communist



The large, bold banner headline reads "6 REDS GUILTY!" with a sub column headline of "Jury Takes 6 Hours to Decide" in this Michigan Communist leaders trial.



This is a complete 44 page issue does have a small archival mend to the front page upper left spine, other... See More  

General Hoyt S. Vanderberg's death...

William "Pudge" Heffelfinger.... Yale University football star's death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield,  Massachusetts, April 3, 1954



* William "Pudge" Heffelfinger death

* Yale University football star

* General Hoyt S. Vanderberg succumbs to cancer



The front page has one column headings: "HEFFELFINGER, FAMOUS YALE ATHLETE, DEAD", "Football Player of 1880s Said One of Eli's Greatest Linemen". This is 1... See More  

USS Bennington explosion disaster in 1954...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 26, 1954 



* USS Bennington aircraft carrier

* Explosion disaster 



This 30 page newspaper has a nice two line banner headline on the front page: "100 Seamen Die, 220 Injured In Fire Aboard Aircraft Carrier Bennington" with subhead. (see)



Tells of the explosion disaster on board the USS Bennington in Narragansett Bay.



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1954 Rocky Marciano vs. Ezzard Charles...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 18, 1954



* Rocky Marciano wins

* Heavyweight boxing title

* Ezzard Charles



The top of page 8 has a two column heading: "Rocky Hints Of Return Bout After Savage Scrap Win, Charles Snarls At Decision" (see)

Complete with all 16 pages, some spine wear, otherwise nice.

Pitcher Bob Turley... Cancer's new find...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, July 11, 1954  The front of this issue contains a photo of Orioles pitcher Bob Turley with an accompanying article "Is Bob Turley the Bob Feller?" and includes additional photos.



Another article is entitled "Cancer detection: Is this the best weapon yet?" "Using the patient's blood as a 'thermometer,' ... See More