Martin Luther King Jr. is arrested...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 28, 1962 

 

* Albany Georgia civil rights rally - prayer

* Martin Luther King Jr. arrest and put in jail  (day of)



Page 6 has a two column heading: "Negro Strategists Map Plans In Racial Assault" (see) King and his associates would be arrested shortly after this publication was released.

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Steelton, Pennsylvania railroad accident...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 30, 1962



* Steelton, Pennsylvania train disaster

* Railroad derailment



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Track Misalignment Believed Cause Of Train Wreck In Which 19 Died". Tells of the train wreck disaster at Steelton PA.



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First time 2 spacecrafts in space at same time...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 13, 1962 



* 2 spacecrafts in orbit for 1st time 

* Vostok III and IV 

* Russian Cosmonauts 



The front page has a banner headline: "Twin Cosmonauts Still Circling Earth" and two related photos. First report coverage on the very first time 2 manned spacecrafts were in orbit at the same time.

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Peter Fetcher Berlin Wall murder....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 21, 1962



* Peter Fechter murder

* Berlin Wall - Germany



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Brandt To Ask West Aid Berliners At Wall".



Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned)



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1962 Flying Tiger 923 airplane crash...

THE DETROIT NEWS, September 24, 1962



* Flying Tiger Line - cargo airline

* Flight 923 airplane crash - North Atlantic



The front page has a nice banner headline: "RESCUE 49 OFF PLANE, SIGHT OTHERS ON RAFT" with subheads, related photo & map. (see) First report coverage on the Flying Tiger Line Flight 923 airplane disaster in the North Atlantic.

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Canada enters the space race...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 29, 1962



* 1st satellite put into space by Canada

* Alouette 1 launch (1ST REPORT)



The front page has a one column heading: "Canadians' 1st Satellite Put in Orbit" with a subheads. (see)

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1962 World Series of baseball...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 5, 1962



* 1962 World Series of baseball (game 1)

* New York Yankees vs. San Francisco Giants

* Whitey Ford



This 48 page newspaper has three column headline on the front page:



* Ford and Boyer Star as Yanks Rap Giants in Series Opener, 6-2



with subhead and related photos. (see) Much more on pages 40 & 41 with headlines and... See More  

Cuban missile crisis... blockade...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL, October 26, 1962



* Cuban missile crisis

* Cold War - Soviet Union

* John F. Kennedy

* Financial aspect



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "Menacing Missiles; Strategists Mull Risks Of Actions to Remove Rockets Now in Cuba" with subheads and more.

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Soviet Union backs down in the Cuban Missile Crisis...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, Mass., Nov. 1, 1962 



* Cuban missile crisis nearing the end

* Cold War - Soviet Union



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Castro Claims He Was 'Sold Out'" (see)

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Ted Kennedy wins Senate seat...

THE PARSONS SUN. Kansas, November 6 & 7, 1962



* Edward 'Ted' Kennedy wins senate seat election



The November 7th issue has a four column headline on the front page: "Demos Hold Congress, GOP Gains in States".



This was Kennedy's first election win and was for the Massachusetts' senate seat left by his brother who was then president of the United States.



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THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 14, 1962 Ftpg. 3 line, 1 col. head: "Film Ducks Race Issue, Star Says" re. Diahann Carroll talks about a film that cast an Asian actress to star in the movie version of the Broadway musical "No Strings" which had a love affair between a white man & a black woman. Talk about the lack of roles for black actresses too. One col. photo of Carroll above the heads. Binding holes at... See More  

1962 Hugh Hefner's Playboy bunnies in training...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 29, 1962



* Hugh Hefner - Playboy Club - magazine fame

* Bunnies - bunny rabbit cocktail waitresses in training



The front page has a heading: "Dreams of a Playboy: Bunnies on the Rabbit Run" with 2 related photos. (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages. 

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Myrna Bain... conservative Negro Woman...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 6, 1962



* Political activist Myrna Bain

* Negro Woman conservative

* Integration in schools



The front page has a heading: "Legal Integration Does Not Make Negro 'Visible' Man" with lead-in: "The Negro Conservative". (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.

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1962 "Lawrence of Arabia" film opening day ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 13, 1962



* Lawrence of Arabia opening day premiere

* Epic biographical adventure drama film

* Peter O'Toole & Alec Guinness movie ad



Page 12 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for the opening day of "Lawrence of Arabia" in New York City.

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1962 Norman Mailer's open letter to JFK...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 20, 1962



* American Novelist & more Norman Mailer

* Open letter to John F. Kennedy - JFK



The front page has a heading: "An Open Letter to JFK From Norman Mailer" which continues on a inside page is signed in type: Norman Mailer

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1963 Barbra Streisand nightclub advertisement....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 24, 1963



* Early Barbra Streisand - singer & actress

* When she was only 21 years old

* The Blue Angel nightclub performance

* Comedian Lenny Bruce advertisement



Page 26 under "cafes & coffee house" is a advertisement for a "Barbra Streisand" performance at The Blue Angel nightclub with opening act ... See More  

Jean Piccard... ballooning...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 29, 1963



* Jean Piccard death (1st report)

* Stratosphere ballooning flight fame



The front page has a one column heading: "JEAN PICCARD, FAMED SPACE PIONEER, DEAD" with subhead and photo. (see)

Complete with all 28 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

1963 Jules Feiffer "BOOM" cartoon...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 7, 1963



* Jules Feiffer - American satirist - cartoonist

* "Boom" re. Nuclear atomic H-bomb weapon



Pages 15 through 18 is a four full page cartoon titled: "BOOM" which is a savage take on the H-bomb. (see images)

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Kansas City Chiefs team formed...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, February 9, 1963



* Kansas City Chiefs are born

* New NFL football team

* Dallas Texans move to Missouri



This 22 page newspaper has a two column headline on page B-3:



* AFL Texans Going to KC?



Other news of the day. Light browning with minor spine wear, otherwise in nice condition.



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Syncom 1... 1st communications satellite...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, February 15, 1963



* Syncom 1

* 1st communications satellite

* Failure



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Lost Satellite Being Sought By Trackers". This was the 1st attempt at sending a communications satellite into space.



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The death of country singer Patsy Cline...

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Victor Feguer - last person executed in Iowa...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, March 15, 1963



* Last person to be executed in Iowa

* Last to receive death penalty in the U.S. for approx. 40 years



Page 3 has the 3-line single-column heading: "Michigan Killer Dies on Gallows", with a photo and coverage of the execution of Victor Harry Feguer, who became the last person executed for a Federal Crime for nearly 40 years and is... See More  

End of the 114 day New York newspaper strike... Looking forty years into the future...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 1, 1963 The front page of this issue reports "New York Happy as Papers Return" announcing the end of the 114-day newspaper strike of New York newspapers. An accompanying photo shows the headlines of the four major papers announcing their return.

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USS Thresher Nuclear Submarine disaster....

THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, April 12, 1963



* USS Thresher (SSN-593) disaster

* United States Navy

* Nuclear powered submarine



The top of the front page has a three column heading: "Navy Pursues Sad And Hopeless Task" Coverage on the sinking of the USS Thresher, Nuclear Submarine.

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1963 Flying Wallendas circus death....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, April 19, 1963



* Rietta Wallenda death

* The Flying Wallendas

* Circus performance disaster



This 40+ page newspaper has a nice seven column headline on the front page: "Another Wallenda Falls To Death in Circus Act" with subheads and small photo. This tells of the death of Rietta Wallenda, when she fell while performing on a sway pole in... See More