The Grateful Dead & Chambers Brothers in 1969....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 2, 1969



* Grateful Dead gig at Cafe Au Go Go night club

* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan

* The Chamber Brother - psychedelic soul band

* Concert performance at Hunter College advertisement



Page 34 has a 8 1/2 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for "CHAMBERS BROTHERS" for there performances at Hunter... See More  

Paul McCartney Is Dead urban legend lecture ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 6, 1969



* Roby Yonge lecture ad - American radio DJ

* Paul is dead folktale saga - McCartney

* Urban legend - conspiracy theory - Beatles



Page 28 has a 4 x 2 inch advertisement for: "IS PAUL McCARTNEY DEAD OR ALIVE??" lecture by Roby Yonge. (see image)

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was real... See More  

Charles Manson Murders in 1969...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 3, 1969 



* Charles Manson murders 

* Susan Atkins 

* Sharon Tate 



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Hippie Clan Is Suspect in Killing Sharon Tate"



Early reporting on the arrests in the famous Hollywood area murders



Other news of the day throughout. Some small binding holes alo... See More  

Charles Manson Murders...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 5, 1969  This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "'Black Magic' Code of Clan: Hippie-Types""Black magic"... "He believes that he, and all human beings, are God"..."There is no crime, there is no sin:... "the women were the key to everything" Three friends of Charles ... See More  

Study of UFOs ends... Project Blue Book... "Tiny Tim" weds...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., December 18, 1969



* Project Blue Book ends

* Study of UFOs - U.S. Air Force

* Tiny Tim weds Miss Vicki



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "And, No Flying Saucers" First report coverage on termination of Project Blue Book, the systematic study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs) conducted by the United States Air Force.

The t... See More  

College football title argument in 1970...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, January 2, 1970  This 38 page newspaper has a four column photo at the bottom of the front page with heading: "Football Reigns Supreme on TV".



Page 39 has a nice banner headline: "Texas Conquers Notre Dame, 21-17" and more with photos..



Also, page 40 has a banner headline: " Penn State Turns Back Missouri, 10-3&... See More  

Super Bowl IV... Two issue set...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 10 & 12, 1970



These newspapers are 8 & 10 pages and have reporting on Super Bowl IV between the Kansas City Chiefs and Minnesota Vikings.



The January 10th issue has a two line headline on the back page that reads:



* Minnesota Vikings Big Favorites Over K.C. Chiefs



which has pre-game reporting.



The January 12th issue has two colum... See More  

1970 Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 22, 1970



* Comedians Richard Pryor & Bill Cosby

* Very early Fleetwood Mac - rock band



Page 36 has a 3 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch ad for performances by: "SLY & The Family Stone; The Grand Funk Railroad; Fleetwood Mac & Richard Pryor" at Madison Square Garden.  This is very early for Fleetwood Mac (undercard) and... See More  

1970 successful liver transplant...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 17, 1970



* First human liver transplant in Canada w/ photo

* Notre Dame Hospital (Montreal) - Dr. Pierre Daloze



The top of the front page has a two column photo showing Dr. Pierre Daloze of the Note Dame Hospital in Montreal with a dog. The dog shown here had a liver transplant fourteen months ago. Dr. Daloze successfully gave a 5 month baby a liver transpl... See More  

1970 PINK FLOYD concert ad... Panther 21 protest...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 26, 1970



* Pink Floyd Fillmore East concerts advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance

* 1st NYC Appearances - David Gilmour - Roger Waters

* Black Panther 21 full page protest march notice (see)



Page 33 has a 10 x 2 1/2 advertisement for the "PINK FLOYD" concerts at the Fillmore East. (see images) Th... See More  

Ernie Banks' 500th homer...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, May 13, 1970



* Ernie Banks - Chicago Cubs

* Major League Baseball MLB

* 500th home run



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 7: "Ernie Banks Belts His 500th Homer As Cubs Win" 1st report coverage on Ernie Banks becoming the ninth player in Major League Baseball to hit 500 home runs in their career.

Other news, sports and a... See More  

1970 Woodstock the album release ad... James Taylor...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 21, 1970



* Woodstock: Music from the Original Soundtrack and More

* Counterculture music festival album release advertisement

* James Taylor - American singer - songwriter - guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concert performance advertisement



Page 33 has a nice full page advertisement for the recent release of: "Woodstock: Mu... See More  

Game of the Century - FIFA World Cup (soccer)...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Kansas, June 18, 1970



* Italy 4-3 over West Germany

* FIFA World Cup soccer

* Game of the Century



The sport's section (page 2) has a one column heading: "Soccer Cup" First report coverage on the semi-final games of the 1970 FIFA World Cup. The Italy vs. West Germany match is known in the soccer World as the 'Game of the Century'. With soccer being a... See More  

Willie Mays 3,000th hit...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, July 19, 1970 



* Willie Mays 3,000th hit 

* San Francisco Giants 

* MLB baseball 



This 80 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 42: "Willie Gets 3,000th Hit" with box scores and action photo of Mays. (see)



Tells of Willie Mays hitting his 3,000th career hit.



Other news of the day throughout. Minor sp... See More  

Charles Manson murder trial in 1970....

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, August 6, 1970



* Charles Manson murder trial

* Actress Sharon Tate

* Court room antics



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 2: "Manson 'Girls' Employ New Tactic For Mistrial".



See photos for text.



Other news of the day throughout. Some tiny binding holes along the spine, otherwise in good condition.... See More  

Sterling Hall bombing...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, August 25, 1970



* Sterling Hall bombing

* University of Wisconsin-Madison



Page 2 has a two column heading: "Wisconsin University Bombing Kills Researcher" 1st report coverage on the Sterling Hall bombing at the University of Wisconsin.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 10 pages, small binding holes along the spine,... See More  

1970 Occultist tour advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 1, 1970



* Marc Reymont's performance advertisement

* Occultism - witches spells - witchcraft - tarot

* Clairvoyance - voodoo - telepathy - hypnotism

* Orrie de Nooyer Auditorium - Hackensack NJ



Page 34 has a 7 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "Marc Reymont's Occultism in the 70's" tour. (see images)

I susp... See More  

Wichita State football plane crash...

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  

Death of Charles De Gaulle, in a Paris newspaper...

FRANCE-SOIR, Paris, France, Nov. 11, 1970 





* Charles de Gaulle death (1st report)

* Best title to be had ?



The front page is black-bordered and features a large & bold banner headline: "LA MORTE DE DE GAULLE" [The Death of De Gaulle]. Charles DeGaulle was a French general and statesman. He was the leader of Free France (1940–44) and the head of the provisional gov... See More  

1970 Club Cinq-Sept fire disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 22, 1970



* Club Cinq-Sept fire disaster

* France dance hall nightclub

* Saint-Laurent-du-Pont, Isère



The top of the front page has a four column photo with heading: "142 Are Killed by Fire in Locked Dance Hall in France" with subhead. (see)

First section only with 48 pages, archival mending along the spine, tape mend along right margin, generally ... See More  

1970 Fairport Convention nightclub advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 24, 1970



* Fairport Convention - English folk rock band

* Bitter End nightclub performances ad



Page 30 has a 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for "Fairport Convention" performances at The Bitter End night club in Greenwich Village"

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save... See More  

Fighter Sonny Liston found dead...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, January 6, 1971



*Fighter Sonny Liston found dead



Page 5 column 4 has an article on the life and death of Sonny Liston (see images).

Complete with 6 pages, small library stamp within masthead, a few small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

ABA All-Star Game - Dan Issel...

THE SPORTING NEWS, January 23, 1971, from St. Louis, MO. This sporting newspaper is about 48  pages in length and is in terrific condition and has never been bound. This particular issue features ABA ALL-STAR GAME - GOLDEN BOY DAN ISSEL on the front with text about him on the inside pages. This issue is loaded with sports news & photos of the day with several advertisements featuri... See More  

1971 Apollo 14 moon mission success...

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  

The My Lai Massacre & William Calley...

THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 23 , 1971



* Mai Lai Massacre - South Vietnamese civilians

* Officer William Calley & the United States Army



The top of the front page has two column photo showing William Calley with his attorney. Also a two column heading: "Army Blamed For My Lai" Coverage includes Calley trying to put the blame of the massacre on the United States Arm... See More