Rocky Graziano - Sugar Ray Robinson...

DETROIT NEWS, April 17, 1952 Banner head on the front page of the sports section: "I Went Head-Huntin Early, Says Sugar" & subheads, plus a one line five col. head: "Robinson Explains How He Changed KO Punch in Midair". Summary of the Rocky Graziano-Sugar Ray Robinson fight and two action photos. Rag edition.

Eddie Arcaro wins 5th Kentucky Derby...

SECTION 2 (sports) only of The Detroit News, May 4, 1952



* Eddie Arcaro wins 5th Kentucky Derby

* Hill Gail - thoroughbred horse racing race



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "Arcaro and 110,000 All Hail Hill Gail" with 3 related photos. This was Arcaro's 5th and last Kentucky Derby victory.

Complete section 2 only with 24 pages, light toning at the margin... See More  

Mickey Mantle 1st Game In Center Field....

NEW YORK TIMES, May 21, 1952 Pg. 33 has a 6 column banner head: "Yankees Turn Back White Sox for Sains Fourth Triumph" & 2 line, 1 col. subhead: " Bombers Win, 4-3, As Mantle Helps" & "Sain Limits White Sox to Six Safeties as Mickey Sparks Yankees With Four Hits" & more. Summary and the box score. In the summary is mention that Mickey was playing his 1st game in center field... See More  

Willie Mays joins the U.S. Army in 1952...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 30, 1952



* Willie Mays "The Say Hey Kid"

* New York Giants baseball player

* Joins the United States Army (Korean War)



Page 22 has a two column photo showing Willie Mays taking the oath with heading: "Willie Mays Being Inducted Into Army" with brief text. (see image) I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason ... See More  

The SS United States breaks speed record....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 7, 1952



* SS United States wins "Blue Riband"

* Fastest crossing of the Atlantic of all-time (ocean liner)



This 8-page newspaper has a two-column heading on page 4: "New U.S. Super-liner Finishes Its First Crossing to Set Up New Record". See photos for 1st report coverage on the SS United States winning the &qu... See More  

Dwight Eisenhower nominated for presidency...

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, July 12, 1952



* Dwight Eisenhower & Richard Nixon

* Republican presidential nomination



The front page has a six column headline: "'Ike' Opens New 'Crusade'; Truman Insists on 'Fair Deal' Battle" with subheads and related photos. 1st report coverage on Dwight Eisenhower and Richard Nixon's Re... See More  

Adlai Stevenson is nominated...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 26, 1952  The banner headline announces: "STEVENSON NOMINATED ! " with a front page photo of Gov. Adlai Stevenson. He would run against Dwight Eisenhower, and lose.

The complete first section (of 4) with pages 1-18, minor disbinding slits at the blank spine, nice condition.

1952 Washington D.C. UFOs...

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass, July 31, 1952



* Washington D.C. UFO Incident

* Flying Saucers ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Saucer Stories Impede USAF" (see images)

Complete with 12 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally good.

1952 Waco TX buses disaster.....

THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, August 5, 1952



* Waco TX Texas

* Greyhound buses disaster



This34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* 28 DIE AS BUSES COLLIDE IN TEXAS

* Headon Crash Turns Two Into Fiery Tray; 24 Hurt



with smaller subheads.



Tells of the head on crash of two greyhound buses in Waco, Texas.



Other news of the day throughout. L... See More  

Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, August 10, 1952 - Roto Magazine only



* Jane Wyman

* Bing Crosby



The front page of this issue shows a colored illustration of Jane Wyman as part of an advertisement for Paramount's "Just for You", starring Bing Crosby.



This issue is in good condition.

Norwalk CT Little League champions....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 30, 1952



* Norwalk CT Connecticut

* Little League baseball

* World Series champions



The sport's section (page 7) has a one column heading: "NORWALK ANNEXES LITTLE LOOP TITLE" with subhead (see) First report coverage on the little league baseball team from Norwalk, Connecticut winning the World Series championship at Williamsport, Pennsylvania. I sus... See More  

1st guilded missiles from a carrier...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 18, 1952



* USS Boxer aircraft carrier

* Grumman F6F Hellcats

* Radio controlled fighters

* Korean War



The front page has a nice banner headline: "NAVY ROBOTS BOMB REDS" with subheads and related photo. (see)

Complete with 68 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small library stamp slightly affects the headline (see), generally nice.





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Whitey Ford streak ends...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, October 5, 1952



* Whitey Ford scoreless World Series streak ends

* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants (game 1)

* MLB baseball



This 40+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside):



* Ford Victory 10th in Series



Tells of game i of the 1962 World Series in which Whitey Ford pitched for the win bu... See More  

IKE Wins.....

THE DENVER POST, November 5, 1952



* Dwight Eisenhower - Ike

* Elected President of U.S.



The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering above the masthead: "IKE WINS" with: "It's a G. O. P. Landslide" with subheads and color photo. (see)

Incomplete issue containing the front and back leafs of the 1st section only (4 pages total), nice for display as such... See More  

Bill Holden...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, November 23, 1952  The front of this issue contains a photo of Bill Holden accompanying article entitled "Where Do You Go?". Additional stories and advertisements are within.



This is complete in 20 pages, close trimmed at the top, otherwise is in nice condition.

The Great Smog of 1952...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, December 8, 1952



* The great smog of 1952

* London, England

* Many casualties



This 56 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17: "LONDON FOG TIE-UP LAST FOR 3D DAY" and "Blanket Shows No Sign of Lifting--Milk Supply Hit, Wave of Robberies Break Out". Tells of the great London smog of 1952 which resulted in many casualties.



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Airplane disaster at Moses Lake, Washington... GI's killed on Christmas flight...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, December 21, 1952 



* Moses Lake, Washington 

* C-124 Globemaster airplane disaster 

* "Operation Sleigh Ride"



This 40+ page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "83 GI'S DIE IN WORST AIR DISASTER" with subheads that include: "Only 32 On Big Globemaster Escape Death" and m... See More  

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Massachusetts, January 8, 1953



* Hydrogen bomb revealed

* President Harry Truman

* Russia - Cold war



This 24 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:



* 'Death Dust' Weapon Theorized as Possible



Other news of the day throughout. Little spine wear, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Jewish Physician Arrested... Infamous anti-Semetic "Doctor's Plot"...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, January 13, 1953 



* "Doctor's Plot" in Soviet Union - Arrests

* Antisemitism - Joseph Stalin

* Viktor Abakumov



The front page has a one column heading: "Soviet Jews Seized in 'Death Plot''" with subhead. (see) The "Doctors' Plot" is considered to be the most dramatic episode of antisemitism in the Soviet Union u... See More  

The Eisenhower Family "1st family" Photo...

THE MORNING CALL, Allentown, PA  January 20, 1953 (single page only)  This is a single page from the title and date shown containing a large color double-photo, the top showing the new 1st Family showing the President and Mrs. Dwight D. Eisenhower, their daughter-in-law, and their three grandchildren. The bottom photo shows an early 1950's full-front view of the White House. The capt... See More  

MORNING CALL, Allentown, Pa. January 20, 1953 Two line, six column head: "Eisenhower Ends Democratic Rule By Becoming Nation's 34th President" Subhead: "Weather Outlook For Inauguration: Cloudy and Warm" plus related photos. Front page only!

Longest basketball game...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, New York, February 22, 1953  This 100+ page newspaper has a small one column headline on page 3 of the sport's section (inside): "Six Extra Periods Played".  This tells of the longest college basketball game played between Niagara and Siena.



Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition, a few small clippings cut put in unrelated pages including the front... See More  

Weeping for Stalin..

<span style="" font-weight:="">Allentown, Pennsylvania, </span><span style="">March 6, 1953<br /> <br /> </span>Six column head &quot;Weeping Reds View Stalin&quot; with subhead &quot;Kremlin Gives No Hint About His Successor&quot; plus a two column photo of Joseph Stalin. This is the front page only and is in good condition. See photos for full details.

Joseph Stalin's Death...

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1953 "Doom Town" atomic bomb test...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 20, 1953



* Atomic bomb tests - Cold War w/ Russia 

* Operation Upshot-Knothole - nuclear weapons

* "Doom Town" photos of destruction - "Annie"



The front page has a banner heading: "Atom Bomb Can Do This to Your Home; Camera Shows Awesome Sight as Blast Destroys Home in 2 1-3 Seconds" with subhead and related pictorial. (see i... See More