Premiere weekend of "Raiders of the Lost Ark"...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 17, 1981  The front page of the CALENDAR section has: "'LOST ARK' A RESOUNDING TRIUMPH AT BOX OFFICE", which continues on an inside page which also has a 4 3/4" by 13 1/4" advertisement for the premiere weekend of this Academy Award Winning film. It is nice to have this report in a Los Angeles newspaper.

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1981 Ozzy Osbourne's debut concert tour...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 15-21, 1981



* Ozzy Osbourne heavy metal concert advertisement

* Performance at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale NY

* "Blizzard of Oz" tour - debut as a solo artist



Page 87 has a 4 1/2 x 3 inch advertisement for "OZZY OSBOURNE" concert at the Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale, New York. (see images) This tour was Osbo... See More  

Early 1981 Duran Duran performance advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Aug. 12-18, 1981



* English pop rock band Duran Duran (very early)

* Part of the second British invasion

* Simon Le Bon - Roger Taylor & more

* "Hungry Like the Wolf" song fame

* First NYC performance - Ritz nightclub



Page 74 has a advertisement for upcoming performances at the Ritz nightclub with one of the perfo... See More  

1981 "The Kinks" English rock band MSG concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 9-15, 1981



* The Kinks - English rock band

* Part of the British invasion in America

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "You Really Got Me" song fame - MSG



Page 73 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "THE KINKS" concert at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan. (see images)

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1981 "FOREIGNER" Manhattan concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1981



* Foreigner - American rock band advertisement

* Mick Jones - Lou Gramm - Dennis Elliott

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert 



Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "FOREIGNER w/ Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see image)

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Ronald Reagan embraced by Black Conservatives...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 4, 1981 (Magazine Section only)



* The New Black Conservatives

* Cuba trains up next generation of Marxist



This front page has an image of Nathan Wright Jr, Gloria Toote and Arthur Fletcher with the caption: "THE NEW BLACK CONSERVATIVES". Page 20 begins a 4 page article stating in part, "the Republicans are in a tremendous position to make inroads a... See More  

The assassination of Anwar Sadat...

DAILY UNION, Junction City, Kansas, October 6, 1981



* Anwar Sadat assassination



The front page has a four column headline: "Sadat Assassinated in Cairo" with subhead and related photo. This is 1st report coverage on the assassination of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat.



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Air Florida Flight 90 disaster... Potomac River....

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Jan. 14, 1982



* Air Florida Flight 90 disaster

* 14th Street Bridge - Potomac River

* Boeing 737-222 airplane crash



The front page has a headline: "Jet rams D.C. bridge; fear 65 are killed" with subhead and two related photos. First report coverage continues inside with more photos.

Complete with all 128 pages, tabloid size, light foxing along the left margin... See More  

Black Buck raid 1... Falklands War...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 1, 1982



* "Black Buck 1" raid

* RAF Avro Vulcan bomber

* Stanley - Falklands Islands War



The front page has a banner headline: "British Jets Attack Falklands" with subhead and related photo. (see) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with all 36 pages, nice condition.

1982 Plyer v. Doe... Illegal immigrant children....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 16, 1982



* Plyler v. Doe U.S. Supreme Court case

* Illegal immigrant children school funding



The front page has a two column heading: "Right To Free Schooling of Illegal Aliens Upheld" (see)

Complete 1st section only with 28 pages, nice condition.

Jimmy Hoffa officially declared dead...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 31, 1982



* Jimmy Hoffa is declared dead

* American Labor Union leader

* International Brotherhood of Teamsters



Page 20 has a somewhat discrete report headed: "Hoffa Kin Now Can Ask That He Be Declared Legally Dead" (see)

Jimmy Hoffa disappeared July 30, 1975 & was officially declared dead July 30, 1982. He was an American labor union leader who served... See More  

1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings... George Banks...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 26, 1982



* 1982 Wilkes-Barre shootings

* George Banks spree killings



Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Gunman Kills 13 in a Pennsylvania Rampage" with related photo. (see) First report coverage continues inside with another related photo.

Complete 1st section only with all 32 pages, nice condition.



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1982 DEVO concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 19, 1982



* DEVO - American new wave punk rock band

* Palladium Theatre concert advertisement

* "Whip It" - synth-pop song fame



Page 71 has a nice advertisement for a upcoming "DEVO" performance at the Palladium Theatre. (see images)

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Sugar Ray...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, November 22, 1982



Certainly the premier newspaper/magazine for the sporting world, its 40+ pages are simply filled with the latest news in American sports, including a front page photo which was the highlight of the week. The top names and events of all American sports eventually found their way in the pages of The Sporting News.



* Sugar Ray



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Collecting newspapers... reference book...

"SUPERSTITION AND THE PRESS", by Curtis D. MacDougall (1983)  paperback, 616 pgs.  It includes chapters on horoscopes, astrologers, prophecy, doomsday, fortune telling, spiritualism, ghosts, poltergeists & exorcism, and much more.

Meyer Lansky's death....

THE KANSAN, Kansas City, January 16, 1983



* 'Mob Accountant' Meyer Lansky's death

* National Crime Syndicate



Page 3 has a one column heading:



"Meyer Lansky, mob finance whiz, dead"



1st report coverage on the death of famous organized crime figure, Meyer Lansky.



Other news of the day. Complete 24 pages, good condition.... See More  

Special edition celebrating the birthday of USA Today's founder...

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Death of Muddy Waters...

DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 1, 1983



* Muddy Waters death

* American blues singer



The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Waters, Balanchine die" The back page of section F has a small one column heading: "Blues music king Muddy Waters dies" (see)

Complete with all sections (60+ pages), nice condition.... See More  

1983 Barbra Streisand's "Yentl" film opening day review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 29, 1983



* "Yentl" starring Barbra Streisand

* Grand Opening Day movie review w/ ad

* Romantic musical drama film



Page 55 has a opening review of the film "YENTL" starring Barbra Streisand with heading: "Yentl Schmentl-Sing Barbra" and related photo.

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Collecting newspapers... reference book...

"THE THOMSON EMPIRE - The First Fifty Years", by Susan Goldenberg (1984).  260 pgs., with dust jacket.

1984 Cyndi Lauper, Simple Minds & more advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 10, 1984



* Cyndi Lauper - singer - songwriter

* "Girls Just Want to Have Fun" song fame

* Midnight Oil - Australian rock band

* Thompson Twins - British pop band

* Simple Minds - Scottish rock band

* "Breakfast Club" movie theme song fame



Page 91 has a nice full page ad for various upcoming performa... See More  

Ronald Reagan attends...

Richard Petty's 200th & final win... NASCAR...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 5, 1984



* Richard Petty's 200th win

* Firecracker 400 - Daytona

* NASCAR



The front page of the sport's section has a one column heading: "President Sees Petty Win 200th"  First report coverage continues inside this section with a two column photo of Richard Petty being congratulated by President Ronald Reagan (see photos). This was Richard Pet... See More  

Vanessa Williams loses Miss America crown....

USA TODAY, July 24, 1984



* Miss America Vanessa Williams quits

* First black Woman to win crown

* Penthouse magazine nude photos scandal



The front page has a heading: "Vanessa: Why I Quit" with subhead and two related photos. (see images) Much more inside.

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Carl Lewis wins 2nd gold medal in 1984...

USA TODAY, Aug. 7, 1984



* Carl Lewis wins 2nd of 4 gold medals

* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles



The front page has a headline that reads: "Lewis gets gold--but short of record" with photo of Lewis and more.  Lewis was trying to Match Jesse Owens four gold medals he won in 1936 Berlin. Lewis would achieve this in the following days,. Much more on the 1984 Summer Olympics ... See More  

Walter Payton breaks NFL rushing record...

CHICAGO TRIBUNE, October 9, 1984



* Walter Payton

* Chicago Bears

* NFL football



The bottom of the front page of the sport's section has a photo with text: "The Bears Walter Payton gets a congratulatory hug from Saints defensive back Russell Gary after Payton broke Jim Brown's NFL career rushing record Sunday". Payton broke Brown's record just two days earlier. And gre... See More