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.



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Co... See More  

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  

Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, June 21, 1960



* Floyd Patterson regains heavyweight boxing title (1st to do so)

* Ingemar Johansson



This 32 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Patterson Knocks Out Ingo In 5th Round, Regains Title" with photo. (see)



More on page 24 (sport's section).



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Psycho pre-opening day Advertisement....

THE DETROIT NEWS, July 26, 1960



* Pre-opening day of original "Psycho" movie ad

* Alfred Hitchcock

* Anthony Perkins - Vera Miles



This newspaper has a significant & historic advertisement for the movie "Psycho" on page 5-B. This advertisement is for the opening the movie which made it's premiere 2 days later in Detroit. Also a related photo is on the same page.... See More  

Joseph Kittinger record parachute jump....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg,  Massachusetts, August 17, 1960



* Joseph Kittinger parachute jump

* Excelsior III (1st report)



This 32 page newspaper has a two column photo of "Air Force Capt. Joseph Kittinger stands beside the open balloon gondola" with small caption: "Makes Record Leap".



Other news, sports and advertisements of  the day throughout. Ve... See More  

Sputnik 5... Soviet space dogs...

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Russell, Kansas, August 22, 1960



* Sputnik 5 - Soviet space dogs

* 1st successful round trip (alive)

* Belka and Strelka



This 6 page newspaper has a two column headline at the bottom of the front page: "Strelka, Relka Hold Press Conference". This tells of the very 1st space flight to bring back animals still alive. (historic)



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Buffalo Bills first win ever....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, September 24, 1960



* Buffalo Bills very 1st win

* National Football League NFL



This 22 page newspaper has a small one column heading at the bottom of page 15: "Buffalo Turns On Patriots, 13-0" which tells of the very first win for the newly acquired Buffalo Bill football team. Unfortunate for such a small report but it is what it is.



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Ted Williams announces retirement...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 26, 1960 



* Ted William retires 

* Boston Red Sox 

* MLB Baseball 



The sport's section (page 10) has a one column heading: "Ted Williams Officially Quits Baseball" See images for text here. 1st report coverage on the announcement of Ted Williams that he will retire at seasons' end which was only 2 days away... See More  

Ted Williams last game with Home Run...

THE PARSONS SUN, Parsons, Kansas, September 29, 1960  This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 14 (sport's page): "Williams Retires On a High Note" with caption: "Homer Last Time at Bat" with nice related photo and career stats. Tells of the last game played by the great Ted Williams in which he hit a home run in his final career at bat. Other news of the d... See More  

JFK- Nixon Presidential debate in 1960....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 6, 1960



* John F. Kennedy (JFK) - Richard Nixon

* Presidential debate upcoming



This 30 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Crowds Cheer 'Jack', 'Dick'"

This tells of the upcoming 2nd of the four JFK & Nixon presidential debates which were the first debates to be held on National te... See More  

JFK- Nixon Presidential debate in 1960...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 8, 1960



* John F. Kennedy JFK

* Richard Nixon

* Presidential debate



This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Candidates Bristle In Second Debate".



Tells of the 2nd of the four JFK & Nixon presidential debates which were the first debates to be held on National television.



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Kennedy - Nixon debates....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, October 13, 1960 This 30 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Nixon, Kennedy To Clash In Third Debate Tonight".  Other news, sports and advertisement of the day are contained within the issue.



Minor margin wear, otherwise in good condition.

The beginning of the embargo against Cuba...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., October 20, 1960 



* United States embargo against Cuba beginning



What has since become an extremely significant event in  United States foreign relations, the embargo against Cuba with a three column heading on the front page: "U. S. Meeting Difficulties In Crackdown on Cuba". (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day Comp... See More  

Kennedy vs. Nixon...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 6, 1960



*  Dramatic coverage 2 days before the 1960 election

*  Kennedy vs. Nixon



The front page has: "KENNEDY TOURS CITY AREA, RENEWS PLEDGE FOR PEACE; NIXON SETS 4-HOUR TV TALK", "KENNEDY APPEARS TO LEAD IN STATE; RELIGION A FACTOR", with additional related articles. Coverage then continues on the front page of section 4... See More  

Boynton vs. Virginia Supreme Court Segregation Case...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 6, 1960



* Boynton v. Virginia SCOTUS decision

* Racial segregation at bus terminals illegal

* Blacks allowed to use accommodations there



The front page has: "Bus Terminal Segregation Curbed by Supreme Court", with is followed by considerable details about the (Bruce) Boynton vs. Virginia SCOTUS case , and continues on an inside page. See images ... See More  

Crash of United Airlines flight 826...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 16, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826 (EARLY REPORT)

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor)



This 22 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Fear 124 Dead As 2 Planes Collide In N.Y. Snowstorm". this tells of the horrific crash in which an 11 year old boy was the so... See More  

Airplane collision over Staten Island...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 19, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826 (early report)

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor)



This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Probers Seeking Cause of Crash". Tells of the horrific crash in which an 11 year old boy was the sole survivor. He later di... See More  

Muhammad Ali's 2nd pro fight...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 28, 1960



* Muhammad Ali - Cassius Clay

* 2nd professional boxing match

* Very rare report when still unknown



In the sport's section (page 34) under a one column heading: "BOWDRY DEFEATS PASTRANO IN BOUT" is a brief and inconspicuous report reading: "In a preliminary, the Olympic light-heavyweight champion, Cassius Clay of Louisville, scored a... See More