1945 super atomic bomb development announcement...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 25, 1945



* New super atomic bomb developed

* Post Hiroshima & Nagasaki bombings

* Leslie C. Arends' warning announcement



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "NEW ATOMIC BOMB BARED" with subhead. (see images) See below for information.

Complete with 18 pages, nice condition.



Note: On September 24, 1945, U.S. Representative Leslie ... See More  

Premieres of "Grease" & "Jaws 2", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 13, 1978 (Sections I and IV)



* Best "Grease" and "Jaws 2" advertisements

* Grand Opening Day (3 days prior) movie premieres

* Musical romantic comedy & thriller films



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Grease" & "Jaws 2", and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspa... See More  

2004 Granby, Colorado bulldozer rampage...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 5, 2004



* Granby, Colorado property rampage

* Marvin Heemeyer's bulldozer frenzy

* Armored himself in steel and concrete



Page 11 has a heading that reads: "Gunman Rampages in Plated Bulldozer" with 2 related photos. (see images) The fate of Heemeyer was still not known at the time of publication in this edition.

Complete with all sections (120+ pages... See More  

Patty Hearst involed in 1974 bank robbery...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, April 18, 1974 



* Patty Hearst joins terrorist group ?

* Famous San Francisco bank robbery

* Simbonese Liberation Army



The front page has a banner headline: "Patty common criminal, says Atty. Gen. Saxble"" with the article on page 2. (see images)

Complete with 104 pages, tabloid size, nice condition.



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1979 premiere of "ALIEN" horror film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 28, 1979



* "ALIEN" opening day film advertisement

* Science fiction extraterrestrial horror movie

* Actors Sigourney Weaver and Tom Skerritt

* "No Nukes" concert at Madison Square Garden



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the horror film "ALIEN"

Note: Alien inge... See More  

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 23, 1945



* Battle of the Bulge ending

* World War II - Belgium

* German offensive campaign

* Germans collapsing in Belgium



The front page has a banner headline: "U. S. FLIERS HIT 3,000 VEHICLES ON WEST FRONT" with subheads and related map. (see images) More on page 4. Coverage at the end of the famous Battle of the Bulge.

Complete with 34 pages, rag edi... See More  

1979 premiere of "HAIR" film advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, March 19, 1979



* "HAIR" opening day film advertisement

* Musical anti-war comedy drama movie

* Hippie counterculture - Vietnam War era

* Jamaican reggae gaining popularity

* Peter Tosh, Bob Marley and the Wailers



The back page has a full page advertisement for the opening day of the film "HAIR" (see images)... See More  

1984 Breakin' opening day movie ad in NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 8, 1984



* Breakin' - Breakdance advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* American breakdancing musical film

* During the early days of hip-hop music



Page 42 has a 8 x 4 1/2 inch (not counting the locations underneath) advertisement for the opening day of the movie "Breakin'" This was the year tha... See More  

1979 "THE WHO" MSG concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, June 11, 1979



* "THE WHO" American rock band - Roger Daltrey

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement

* "Who Are You" album tour minus Keith Moon



Page 69 has a nice full page advertisement for "THE WHO" rock concert at Madison Square Garden. (see images)

Note: The Who's 1979 concerts at Ma... See More  

1977 AC/DC gigs ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 8, 1977



* Very early C/DC rock band gig advertisements

* "Let There Be Rock" 1st American tour

* CBGB and Palladium nightclubs in Manhattan



Page 65 has a list of upcoming performances at the CBGB music club with one of acts being a very early AC/DC gig (small).

Page 52 has a 5 x 3  inch advertisement for upcoming... See More  

1973 "The Dark Side of the Moon" concert & album Ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 8, 1973



* "The Dark Side of the Moon" tour & album release

* Pink Floyd - Radio City Music Hall  concert advertisement

* British psychedelic rock group - band performance



Page 45 has a duo advertisement for a "King Karol" record store for the recent release of "The Dark Side of the Moon" a... See More  

1974 YES, George Harrison & The Kinks ads...

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



* Yes - English progressive rock band

* Madison Square Garden concert ad

* Beatles George Harrison performances

* The Kinks - Ray and Dave Davies

* "You really Got Me" song fame



Page 71 has a full page advertisement for a "YES" concert at Madison Square Garden.

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"The Order" white supremacist kills Alan Berg...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 23, 1984



* Jewish radio talk show host assassination

* Murdered by gunman Bruce Pierce

* Racist leader Robert Jay Mathews

* The Order - white supremacist group

* Neo-Nazi terrorist organization



The top of page 13 has a two column heading: "Talk-Show Hosts View Role in Light of Slaying" with photo of Larry King. (see images)

Complete with all 32 pages, ... See More  

Historic Civil Rights Bill passes the Senate in 1964...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., June 20, 1964 



* American Civil Rights Act of 1964

* Passes United States Senate



The top front page has a six column headline  announcing a historic moment in the Civil Rights battle: "Civil Rights Bill Is Passed After Long Battle in Senate" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Nice for display. First report coverage on the S... See More  

Hermann Goering captured... Albert Kesselring...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., May 9, 1945 



* Hermann Goering

* Albert Kesselring

* Field Marshal Keitel



The front page has a one column heading: "Capture Nazi War Leaders" with subhead: "Goering, Kesselring are Taken By Seventh Army Group" Also a one column photo of Goering with brief text.

And another one column photo of Wilhelm Keitel with brief text. (see... See More  

Josef Kramer "Beast of Belsen" execution......

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1945



* Josef Kramer execution by hanging

* "The Beast of Belsen" concentration camp

* William Halsey welcome home celebration



Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading that reads: "Kramer and 10 Others Hanged For Belsen-Oswiecim Atrocities" (see images) Also a two column headline at the top of the front page: "Halse... See More  

STYX "Grand Illusion" tour & Village People...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 27, 1978



* STYX American rock band

* "The Grand Illusion" album tour

* Palladium nightclub concert ad (Sold Out)

* Village People - American disco group

* "Macho Man" album release advertisement



Page 53 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming "STYX" concerts at the Palladium nightclub in... See More  

1978 Edward "Skull" Murphy & "KANSAS" Concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 8, 1978



* Edward "Skull' Murphy - Stonewall Inn bouncer

* LGBTQ - gays rights - pride activist w/ Photos

* KANSAS American rock band - Steve Walsh

* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert advertisement



The front page has a heading: "SKULL MURPHY The Gay Double Agent" with photo. This is a editorial that continues... See More  

1970 Vietnam War protest in Washington D.C...

SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass. May 10, 1970



* Anti-Vietnam War demonstration w/ photos

* Kent State shootings & Cambodia invasion protest



The front page has a four column heading: "60,000 Mass In Washington" with subhead and aerial photo of the crowd with the "Peace" sign overlapping it. (see images) More inside.

Complete with 70+ pages, tiny binding holes al... See More  

Apollo 10 Moon orbit flight...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C., May 19, 1969



* Apollo 10 flight around the Moon

* Dress rehearsal for the Moon landing

* Astronaut John Young splashdown



The front page has a banner headline: "Three Astronauts on Way Toward Moon" with subheads. (see images) More inside. This flight was considered a dress rehearsal for the first Moon landing about two months later. The July M... See More  

Louis Meyer wins Indianapolis 500...

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George Willig climbs World Trade Center in 1977...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, May 27, 1977



* George Willig - "The Human Fly" "The Spiderman"

* Mountain-climber scales the World Trade Center



The top of the front page has two related photos showing George Willig climbing the World Trade Center with one column heading: "'It's There,' So Daredevil Scales 110-Story Tower" (see images) Coverage continues on page ... See More  

Death of Pope Pius XI...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 10, 1939



* Pope Pius XI death (1st report)

* Vatican City, Rome, Italy



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "POPE PIUS IS DEAD AT THE AGE OF 81; CARDINALS AT BEDSIDE IN THE VATICAN AS END COMES IN SUDDEN SINKING SPELL" with many subheads and photo of Pius XI. Loads of text continues inside with a few more related photos.

Complete in 4... See More  

1977 Plato's Retreat swingers' club...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Nov. 28, 1977



* Plato's Retreat swingers club w/ photos

* World's most infamous sex club



The front page has a heading: "Sex with the Proper Swinger" which continues on multiple inside pages including 2 related photos. See images for small portion of the text.

I suspect this to be an extremely rare item becaus... See More  

1934 mock trial vs. Adolph Hitler at MSG...

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, March 8, 1934



* Mock trial of Adolph Hitler

* Anti Nazis - Hitlerism rally

* Madison Square Garden - MSG

* American Jewish Congress - Jews



The top of page 3 has a nice banner heading: "Garden 'Jury,' 19,999 to 1, Fins Hitler Guilty of 'Crime Against World"" with subheads and related pictorial. (see images) This was more than 4 years prio... See More