1962 Eastern Airlines Flight 512 disaster...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Dec. 1, 1962



* Eastern Air Lines Flight 512 crash

* Douglas DC-7B airplane disaster

* John F. Kennedy International Airport



The front page has a banner headline: "Death Spares 26 on Plane" with subhead and two related photos. Another related photo on page with a list of the Dead & survivors.

Twenty-four pages, spine wear with some unrelated text loss, libra... See More  

1960 controversial interracial marriage...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. Nov. 15, 1960



* Sammy Davis Jr. & May Britt photo

* Controversial interracial marriage

* John F. Kennedy connection ?



The front page has a two column photo with small heading: "May Britt Weds Sammy Davis" See below for some history on this event.

Complete with 10 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.



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Premiere of "Beethoven" and "Thunderheart", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 3, 1992 (Calendar Section only)



*Beethoven Opening Day premiere & review

*Thunderheart Opening Day premiere & review

*Other popular movie advertisements



This issue shows a full-page movie premiere advertisement for "Beethoven" and "Thunderheart", both accompanied with reviews. Other popular movie advertisements include "The S... See More  

John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 9, 1971



* John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts

* Along the Potomac River - Washington D.C.

* Opening gala opening night - Leonard Bernstein



The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Glittering Throng Attends Kennedy Center Opening" First report coverage continues on page 51 with banner heading and four related photos.

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Dramatic report of JFK's 1963 assassination...

THE DAILY MAIL, Anderson, South Carolina, November 22, 1963 



* Terrific issue for display

* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination



I believe this to be an "extra" edition put out very quickly to announce: "KENNEDY IS SLAIN" in huge red letters on the front page with banner subhead and two related photos. (see)

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Kennedy assassination report in a Dallas newspaper...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963 



* From the city where it happened



A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.

The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes President", plus a rather large photo of &q... See More  

The much more elusive & dramatic Dallas newspaper on the assassination of Oswald...

THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD, Texas, November 25, 1963  Although we have had many of the Nov. 25 issue of the Morning News reporting the killing of Oswald, we rarely find the Times Herald newspaper and it offers the much more dramatic--and large--front page photo (now quite famous) showing  the moment Oswald was shot (the Morning News photo is of a second before the shooting).

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Dallas newspaper on the shooting of Oswald...

THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Texas, November 25, 1963  Terrific and most unusual issue, as the entire front page--save for the banner headline: "Nigh Club Man Kills Oswald" "John F. Kennedy's Body Borne to Capitol" is taken up with a huge photo showing Jack Ruby thrusting his pistol forward in the direction of Oswald and others, a split second before Oswald ... See More  

Kennedy's assassination, in a Washington, D.C. newspaper...

THE EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Washington, D.C., Nov. 22, 1963  The banner headline announces: "PRESIDENT IS KILLED BY SNIPER IN TEXAS" with two large photos, one: "President Kennedy lies slumped in the back seat of a limousine...".

Great to have this report in a newspaper from the nation's capital.

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Yankee deserters escape... along Williamsburg Road...

DAILY RICHMOND EXAMINER, , Virginia, Jan. 19, 1864  A nice newspaper from the capital of the Confederacy. The front page has: "Tenure of Cabinet Officers--Report of the Committee on the Judiciary" "which takes most of the page. Also on the front page: "City Intelligence" "Confiscation of Yankee Goods" "Captain John Kennedy" and other smaller items.... See More  

The issue not saved by collectors...

THE DALLAS TIMES HERALD, Texas, Nov. 22, 1963 



* Same day of JFK's assassination



Being an afternoon newspaper this newspaper did report the assassination of John F. Kennedy in its 2nd and 3rd editions. This is the first edition which hit the streets before the news, with the front page headlines reflected the joy of having the President visit.

The banner headline announces: "T... 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  

JFK is assassinated...

WILLIAMSPORT SUN-GAZETTE, Nov. 22, 1963 



* John F. Kennedy assassination



The banner headline reads: "Assassin Kills President Kennedy" with related subheads. The photo on the front page is the iconic one of the secret service agent crawling on the back of the limousine.

Nice to have a same-day report, as many first reports on the JFK assassination were dated November 23, bein... See More  

The very first televised Presidential debate...

THE SALINA JOURNAL, Kansas, Sept. 27, 1960 



* John F. Kennedy vs. Richard Nixon  

* Presidential debate (1st of 4) - 1st on television



The front page has a report on the very first televised Presidential debate which was between John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. The four heading reads: "Nixon And Kennedy Make TV History With A Debate" with a photo during the debate. ... See More  

Same day report on Kennedy's assassination...

THE GREENSBORO RECORD, North Carolina, Nov. 22, 1963 



* John F. Kennedy assassination



The banner headline announces: "SNIPER KILLS KENNEDY" with a few related subheads and a photo of the motorcade. Given this is a same-day report and given the immediacy of getting the issue on the street, the remainder of the issue has more "typical" news of the day.

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President Kennedy is assassinated...

THE LOS ANGELES TIMES - EXTRA, November 22, 1963 



* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination

* Nice headline w/ photo for display

* Early, same day 1st report coverage



The banner headline reads: "KENNEDY DEAD!" with subhead: "Shot in Dallas; Gov. Connally Hit". More on pages 2 & 3.

The complete first section (of 4) with pages 1-36. Minor margin wear, small archival m... See More  

Lee Harvey Oswald is shot to death...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRA, November 25, 1963 



 * Lee Harvey Oswald killed

* John F. Kennedy - JFK



The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "OSWALD SLAIN!" with: "Accused J.F.K. Killer Hit in Jail" with subhead and large photo. (see) Nice for display. More on the following pages with a nice full page pictorial of Lyndon Johnson.

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1961 Saturn I rocket launch...

THE DETROIT NEWS, October 28, 1961



* Saturn I rocket launching

* 1st heavy lift space launcher



The front page has a banner headline: "U.S. Fires Biggest Rocket" with subheads that include: "New Shot Aids Race to Moon" and more. (see) Coverage continues inside. Two library stamps just above the headline into the masthead. (see)

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JFK slain by assassin...

PRESS-TELEGRAM EXTRA, Long Beach, California, November 22, 1963  Reporting from the day of the tragedy. The front page features a banner headline: "PRESIDENT KENNEDY SLAIN ASSASSIN!" with a subhead "Texas Governor Also Cut Down in Dallas Tragedy". This issue features a single photo of President and Mrs. Kennedy as they were being greeted upon their arrival at the Internati... See More  

Telstar Satellite transmits 1st live transatlantic signal...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., July 24, 1962



* Telstar communication satellite

* Very 1st Transatlantic live television



The front page has a four column heading: "TV Links Old World and New" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the very 1st publicly live transatlantic television signal via satellite.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 30 pages, n... See More  

Dallas newspaper on the shooting of Oswald...

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John F. Kennedy assassinated...

ORLANDO EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Florida, November 22, 1963  Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the tragedy: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" with the subhead reading: "Suspect Seized After Cop Shot".

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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  

John F. Kennedy wins the Pulitzer Prize...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 7, 1957 



* John F. Kennedy wins Pulitzer Prize (1st report)



Page 4 contains a very notable yet somewhat inconspicuous report headed: "Sen. Kennedy, O'Neill Win Pulitzer Prizes". John F. Kennedy was the first member of Congress to receive a Pulitzer Prize, won for his book "Profiles In Courage". Of course in less than 4 years... See More  

Eleanor Roosevelt's death report...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas,  November 8, 1962 



* Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report) 

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife 



This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies"



Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text. Other news of the day. A few binding hole... See More