Ending of prohibition in Michigan... liquor returning...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, April 28, 1933



* Prohibition ending in Michigan

* Beer - liquor soon to return soon

* Governor Comstock signs beer bill



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "State Gets Beer as Comstock Signs; sales in Detroit Likely Within Week" with subheads and large photo of the signing. (see images) 

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Al Capone's trial would result in eight years in the federal penitentiary...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, October 15, 1931 



* Al 'Scarface' Capone - gangster - mob boss

* Famous tax evasion trial - Gambling losses ?



The front page has a one column heading: "CAPONE HEAVY BETTING LOSER, BOOKIES SHOW" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning, a little margin wear, generally in good condition.



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1988 Stevie Ray Vaughan NYC nightclub ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 13, 1988



* Stevie Ray Vaughan and Double Trouble

* Blues rock music - guitarist and singer 

* New Year's Ever concert at the Ritz nightclub



Page 97 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "Stevie Ray Vaughan" performance at the RITZ nightclub in Manhattan. (see image) Vaughan would be ... See More  

Sylvia Likens murder editorial...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 13, 1978



* Sylvia Likens child abuse and murder editorial w/ photos



Starting on the front page is a editorial on the 1965 torture and murder of 16 year old Sylvia Likens with heading: "The Sexual Aesthetic of Murder" with photo. (see images) This editorial continues on multiple inside pages with a few more related p... See More  

1982 premiere of "Porky's" comedy film...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 23, 1982



* "Porky's" film advertisement

* Grand opening day movie premiere

* High School teenagers sex comedy



Page 44 has a nice advertisement for the opening day of the film "PORKY'S" (see images)

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Martin Luther King Jr. in a movie role ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 20, 1961



* Martin Luther King Jr.

* To act in a movie - film ?

* "Advise & Consent" role ?



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Dr. King to Play Georgia Senator In Movie of 'Advise and Consent'" with subhead and photo of King. (see images)

Complete with all 68 pages, light foxing along the central fold, genera... See More  

1940 Robert Wadlow death... Alton, Illinois giant...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, July 16, 1940 



* Robert Pershing Wadlow death 

* Alton, Illinois Giant (1st report) 

* Tallest man ever in the World 



Page 12 has a one column heading: "Youthful Giant, Wadlow, To Be Buried At Alton" (see image)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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Poland's Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize....

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 6, 1983



* Lech Walesa wins Nobel Peace Prize

* Poland's Solidarity movement leader

* Future president of the Polish people 



The top of page 5 has a heading: "Walesa wins Peace Prize; regime irate" with photo. (see images) A little more on a few more inside pages.  

complete with 144 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.



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1976 KISS rock band Concert Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 19, 1976



* Early KISS rock band editorial w/ photo

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* "Destroyer" album tour beginning



The top of page 89 has a heading under "RIFFS" that reads: "Kiss Explain Themselves: Masks That Reveal" with subhead and photo of the group in full makeup. This was the time near the... See More  

Jesse Owens wins Olympic tryouts...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, sport's section only, July 12, 1936 



* Jesse Owens 100-meter & broad jump

* Olympic games in Berlin Germany tryouts

* To be in front of Adolph Hitler & Third Reich



The front of this section has a five column headline: "Owens Beats Metcalfe in 100-Meter Dash Finals" with subheads and related photo. (see) The Olympics would begin just a few ... See More  

1975 KISS concert tour ad (cancelled)...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 8, 1975



* Early KISS - American hard rock band

* "Alive!" tour performance advertisement

* Ace Frehley - Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley

* Memorial Field at Mount Vernon (CANCELLED) 



Page 141 has a 1/2 page advertisement for the upcoming "The Summer's End Festival" at Memorial Field with the headliner... See More  

Very early 1974 KISS performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 14, 1974



* Very early KISS - American hard rock band

* Very first 1st national tour (KISS Tour)

* Gene Simmons' blood spitting debut (very 1st)

* Peter Criss - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Academy of Music concert advertisement



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1976 KISS rock band concerts Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 20, 1976



* KISS - American heavy metal rock band

* Rock and Roll Over American tour

* Gene Simmons - Paul Stanley - Ace Frehley

* Northeast U.S. concerts advertisement



Page 71 has a great advertisement for upcoming "KISS" concert performances in the Northeast United States. (see images) This particular ad has a nice ... See More  

"Operation Homecoming" begins... Vietnam War POWs...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C. Feb. 13, 1973



* Vietnam War POWs freed in North Vietnam

* "Operation Homecoming" begins - 1st group 

* Viet Cong prison camps release - "Hanoi Taxi"

* Clark Air Base arrival - Philippines w/ photos 



The front page has a banner headline: "142 Freed POWs reach Clark" with subheads and two related photos. (see image... See More  

1965 Northeastern U.S. & NYC blackout...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM Nov. 10, 1965



* Widespread blackout in Northeastern U.S. & Canada



The front page has a banner headline for display: "POWER ON !; Gigantic Blackout Ends After 12 Hours" and more with related photo. (see images) Much more more on the following pages.

Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, light toning and some wear along the central fold, otherwise ... See More  

1928 Charles Birger execution....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 20, 1928



* Gangster Charles Birger hanging - execution

* Prohibition era bootlegger - charged w/ murder



Page 25 has a smaller one column heading: "Last Illinois Hanging Sends Birger To Doom" with subhead. (see) First report coverage the execution of Charles Birger for the murder of Mayor Joseph Adams. Always nice to have notable events in history reported... See More  

The 1987 stock market crash...

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Death of musician Frank Zappa...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 6, 1993 



* Frank Zappa death (1st report)

* American musician - activist - filmmaker

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band



The front page has a one column heading: "Frank Zappa, Iconoclast of Rock, Dies at 52" The article carries over to page 22 and includes a photo of him.

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Serial killer & rapist Albert Fish trial begins...

THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, March 13, 1935



* Albert H. Fish trial - creepy acts

* Serial killer, child rapist and cannibal

* "The Boogey Man" - "Gray Man"

* "Brooklyn Vampire" - "Werewolf of Wysteria"



The top of page 4 has a one column heading: "FISH TRIAL OPENS; TO PLEAD INSANITY" with subhead. (see images) 

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1957 Detoit Lions championship season...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 21, 1957



* Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore colts game

* NFL football - championship season

* Best publication to be had ? (rare)



The front page has a banner headline: "Lions Win Thriller, 31-27" with another heading above the masthead: "How the Lions Did It" and photos of Bobby Lane & Hopalong Cassidy" More in the sport's section wi... See More  

France becomes 4th atomic power in 1960...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Feb. 13, 1960



* France atomic bomb test (1st)

* "Gerboise Bleue" in Algeria 

* Nuclear weapons program 



The top of the front page has a six column headline: "France Explodes Atom Bomb, Boosts Status As World Power" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 8 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spijne wear, generally in... See More  

1929 St. Valentine's Day massacre suspects...

THE KINGSPORT TIMES, Tennessee, March 5, 1929



* St. Valentine's Day massacre investigation probe

* Fred "Killer" Burke & Joe Lolordo named suspects



The front page has a one column heading: "THREE NAMED AS MASSACRE GUN HANDLERS" with subhead. (see images) 

Complete with 6 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.



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1960 Southern segregation protests & arrests...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 16, 1960



* Civil Rights activism - protests

* Southern segregation marches 

* Lunch counter sit-ins and more 

 * Negroes arrested w/ A.D. King



The front page has a one column heading: "500 Negroes Arrested In Race March" (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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Eric Sevaraid rescued in 1943 Burma...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 28, 1943



* Eric Sevareid - news journalist & author

* Saved in Burma jungle - Naga headhunters

* World War II - WWII - John Paton Davies Jr.



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "HEADHUNTERS SAVE AIRMEN IN BURMA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 24 pages, rag edition in nice condition.



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1948 Hideki Tojo sentenced to hang....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 12, 1948



* Hideki Tojo sentenced to death by hanging

* World War II Japanese criminals



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "TOJO CONDEMNED BY COURT TO HANG; 24 OTHERS GUILTY" with subheads. First report coverage continues inside with photo of Tojo. (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, rag edition in great condition. 



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