Negro boys reform school fire disaster....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 6, 1959 



* Little Rock AR Arkansas

* Negro reform school fire disaster (1st report)



The front page has one column headings: "FIRE KILLS 21 BOYS IN REFORM SCHOOL", "47 Negroes Escape Locked Dormitory in Arkansas".  This is 1st report coverage on the fire disaster at the State Training School for Delinquent Negro Boys.



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Beavercreek, Ohio Girl Scouts train-car disaster....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 19, 1959



* Beavercreek, Ohio

* Girl Scouts train-car disaster



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Train, Car Crash--10 Die" with caption: "8 Girl Scouts Victims In Ohio Mishap" which tells of the freight train, station wagon collision in which 8 girl scouts and 2 adults were killed in B... See More  

Art Wall, Jr. wins 1959 Masters golf tournament

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, April 6, 1959



* Art Wall, Jr. wins Masters Tournament

* Augusta National Golf Club - Georgia



The sport's section (page 13) has a four column headline: "Wall Wheels in 66 to Take Masters Tourney by Stroke Over Middlecoff" with subhead, photo and scores. First report coverage on Art Wall, Jr. winning the 1959 Masters Golf Tournament in Augus... See More  

Mack Parker lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 26, 1959  This 50+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FATE OF NEGRO SEIZED AT MISS. SAID UNKNOWN" "Believed Slain, However; 10 Masked Lynchers Sought by Posse".



Tells of the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.



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Poplarville, MS lynching...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959 



* Poplarville, Mississippi

* Negro lynching - murder



This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and

"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack Parker in Poplarville, Mississippi.... See More  

Space monkeys Able and Miss Baker...

PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 28, 1959  This 8 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Two Monkeys Return Alive From Missile Space Rides" with subhead.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A few small binding holes along spine, library stamp in masthead, otherwise in good condition.



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1959 Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania gas truck explosion...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 2, 1959 



* Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania 

* Gas truck explosion disaster 



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Tanker Blast In Pa. Kills 11 Onlookers" with caption: "Fiery Ball Hits Victims 30 Feet Away"



Tells of the gas tanker truck explosion disaster at Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania.



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Spree Killer Charles Starkweather execution day...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS., June 25, 1959



* Charles Starkweather execution (day of)

* Girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate spree murders



The front page has a one column heading: "Nebraska Killer Dies in Chair" with subhead and small photo of Starkweather. (see images)

Complete with 48 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, generally in nice condi... See More  

Meldrim, Georgia gas explosion disaster... Hawaii votes to join Union...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 29, 1959



* Meldrim, Georgia

* Train gas tanker explosion

* Trestle disaster

* Hawaii votes



The front page has a five column headline: "17 DIE, SCORES HURT IN RAIL CAR BLAST" with subheads.  This is 1st report coverage.



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Admiral William Halsey death in 1959...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 17, 1959



* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

* World War II Pacific commander

* Soap Box Derby - Akron, Ohio



This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Adm. 'Bull' Halsey, 76, Dies of Heart Attack" with subhead and photo (see photos). Tells of the death of World War II Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.

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1st powered flight of the X-15...

THE SPRINGIFLED UNION, Massachusetts, September 18, 1959



* North American X-15 rocket plane

* 1st powered flight - Scott Crossfield



This 48 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "X15 Reaches 1400 MPH In First Powered Flight" with related photo. Tells of the 1`st powered flight of the North American X-15, piloted by Scott Crossfield. This news ro... See More  

Los Angeles Dodgers win World Series....

CENTRE DAILY TIMES, State College, Pennsylvania, October 9, 1959



* Los Angeles Dodgers become World Series champions



The sport's section (page 15) has a nice six column headline: "Bums Wear World Crown" with subhead and more.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 20 pages, a little spine wear, otherwise nice.... See More  

1959 Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 crash...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 31, 1959



* Piedmont Airlines Flight 349

* Crozet VA Virginia

* Douglas DC-3



This 6 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Search for Airliner In Virginia Mountains," which tells of the Piedmont Airlines Flight 349 airplane crash disaster near Crozet, Virginia. An early report as the plane was yet to found.



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Ernie Banks wins 2nd MVP...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 5, 1959



* Ernie Banks wins 2nd MVP award

* Chicago Cubs

* MLB baseball



This 56 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 47 that include: "Ernie Banks Wins MVP Award Again" and more with photo of Banks. (see) Tells of Chicago Cubs star Ernie Banks winning his 2nd consecutive most valuable player award (MVP).



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Kilauea eruption in 1959...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, November 16, 1959  This 20 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Fiery Lava Said No Threat As Hawaii Volcano Erupts" with subhead and photo of the lava flow. (see)



Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, otherwise in good condition.

Malpasset Dam Burst in 1959 France...

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John F. Kennedy enters presidential race.....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 2, 1960



* JFK - John F. Kennedy enters race



The front page has a early, same day "breaking news" report under bulletin on JFK formally joining the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. Nice to have in a Massachusetts paper.

8 pages, loose along the spine, some margin wear and chipping, with a little unrelated text loss... See More  

Flight 20 airplane crash disaster....

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 19, 1960  This 8 page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page: "50 Killed As Fog-Lost Airliner Smashes Into Hilltop In Virginia" with subhead: "Fire Consumes Jet Prop Craft"



This tells of Capital Airlines Flight 20 airplane crash disaster at Holdcroft, Virginia near Charles City.



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Oakland Raiders are born... pro football....

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, January 31, 1960



* Oakland Raiders are created

* AFL-NFL football



The front page of the sport's section (inside) has a one column heading: "AFL Puts 8th Team In Oakland". See image for text. 1st report coverage on the American Football League awarding Oakland with a football franchise.



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Walt Chamberlain Crowned Champion...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, February 10, 1960, from Herkimer-Ilion New York. Pagewide headline on the Sports Section "Wilt Chamberlain Newly Crowned Champion of NBA" with a subhead "Needed Only 57 Games to Top 72-Game Mark". "Fabulous, pheonomenual, fantastic - call the 7-foot-2 rookie anything you like - Chamberlain has scored more points in a single season than the old crown-w... See More  

Bakersfield CA train-oil truck disaster...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 2, 1960  This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:"17 Persons Die In Fiery Crash" with caption: "Train, Oil Rig Collide"



This tells of the crash  and explosion of the Streamline train San Francisco Chief and a giant oil truck in Bakersfield, California.



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Ezell Blair Jr - the Greensboro Four...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1960  Present are two articles (and a photo) related to Ezell Blair Jr., civil rights activist who is best known as a member (leader?) of the Greensboro Four - a group of African American college students who, on February 1, 1960, sat down at a segregated Woolworth's lunch counter in downtown Greensboro, North Carolina challenging the store's policy ... See More  

Princess Margaret wedding in 1960...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 6, 1960 



* Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon 

* Antony Armstrong-Jones wedding 



This 40+ page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "1st PICTURES OF MEG'S WEDDING" with subheads and related photo. (see)



More inside and on the back page.



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Chile Earthquake of 1960...

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1960 U.S. Open golf... Arnold Palmer...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Massachusetts, June 19, 1960 



* U.S. Open golf championship 

* Arnold Palmer famous comeback  win (1st report) 

* Amateur Jack Nicklaus finishes second 



This 60+ page newspaper has a very nice banner headline on the front page of the sport's section: "ARNOLD PALMER ROARS TO OPEN CROWN" with subheads that include: "Golfing ... See More