Gen. George C. Marshall... "Goofy" plays hockey...

PARADE MAGAZINE (THE DETROIT FREE PRESS), Detroit, Michigan, November 11, 1945  The front colored cover features a photo of General George C. Marshall, General of the Army. Within the issue is an article about him with additional photos. "Ice Hockey a la Goofy" includes seven illustrations from Walt Disney's "Hockey Homicide. Additional articles "Sing Lay Dum - Victory Is ... See More  

Alexander Calder wins sculpture award....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1952



* Alexander Calder wins prize for sculpture

* mobile sculpture fame



This 38 page newspaper has small one column headings on page 19:  "U.S. Sculptor Honored", "Alexander Calder Wins President's Special Prize in Venice Show", etc. which tells of Alexander Calder winning the grand prize for sculpture, Venice Biennale, Venice, Ital... See More  

Billy Mitchell found guilty...

THE DAY, New London, Connecticut, December 18, 1925 



* Billy Mitchell found guilty (court martial) 

* Father of the United States Air Force 



This 24 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Mitchell Guilty on Every Count; Suspended From Army for 5 Years; President Must Approve Finding" with subheads and photo of Mitchell. (see)



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1st official Space Station...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 23, 1971



* Salyut 1 space station (1st ever)



This 60 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Soviet Union Orbits Three-Man Spaceship" with subhead (see images).



This tells of Salyut 1 officially becoming the 1st space station with the arrival of Soyus 10 manned spaceship. Historic item on the race for... See More  

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  

Arnold Palmer... Cleveland Open winner....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, July 2, 1963



* Arnold Palmer

* Wins Cleveland Open



This 30+ page newspaper has a three column headline on page D-1 (inside) that reads: "Palmer Routs Playoff Rivals", with a photo of Arnold Palmer during play at the Cleveland Open golf championship. See photos for text.



Other news of the day. A few small binding holes along the spine, two sma... See More  

Tupelo, Mississippi Tornado of 1936...

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Nuclear Cold War...

CINCINNATI TIMES-STAR, Ohio, November 16, 1957



* U.S. Russia Cold War

* Space warfare (rockets)



This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page:

"U.S. MISSILES TO RING RUSSIA" with subhead: "AF Works on Space Bombs to Blast Rockets" and related map (see photos).



Other news of the day including various advertising. Complete with 18 pages, 14 3/4 by... See More  

Babe Ruth returns to New York Yankees...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg Sentinel, Massachusetts, June 2, 1925



* Babe Ruth returns to the lineup

* New York Yankees

* Back from ulcer surgery ?



This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Babe Ruth,Back In Game; Fails At Home Run..." See photo for text on Babe Ruth's comeback after months recovering from surgery.



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"Wrongway" Corrigan honored in New York City...

THE BETHLEHEM GLOBE-TIMES, Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, Aug. 6, 1938



* Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan

* Bizarre flight



The ftpg. has a photo of Douglas "Wrong Way" Corrigan being welcomed at New York's City Hall by Mayor LaGuardia. There is also an article "Corrigan Looks Over Mail For Engagements" "Flier Slowed Up a Bit by Chest Injury - X-Ray Pictures Tak... See More  

Prelude to the Third Reich... Nazis...

NEW YORK TRIBUNE, January 15, 1920



* Reichstag Building riot

* Prelude to Nazi Germany ?



This 20 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Forty-Two Killed, 105 Wounded, in Berlin Uprising; Martial Law Now in Effect Throughout Germany" with subheads (see photos). This tells of a riot in front of the Reichstag Building. See photos for some text here. Was this th... See More  

Jake Lingle assassination...

ALBANY EVENING NEWS, New York, June 10, 1930 



* Jake Lingle assassination 

* Chicago reporter  

* Al Capone - Gangsters 



This 28 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CHICAGO HUNT SEEKS KILLER OF REPORTER", "$40,000 Award Is Offered for Assailant of Paper Employee" and more (see photos). This tells of the gangl... See More  

1st ever contact with the Moon.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 25, 1946



* 1st contact with the Moon

* Unites States Army Radar

* Belmar, New Jersey



This 40 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page that include: "CONTACT WITH MOON ACHIEVED BY RADAR IN TEST BY THE ARMY", "Signal Sent From Laboratory in Jersey Is Reflected Back 2.4. Seconds Later", "Vast Possibilities Seen" and mo... See More  

Rocket super airplane in 1932....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 22, 1932



* Super airplane design study

* Gasoline rockets

* Stratosphere flight



This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 17 that include: "TALK OF SUPERPLANE OF 1,000-MILE SPEED", "California Institute Experts Study Plan of 'Automatic Gasoline-Burning Rocket Engine'", "TO RANGE IN STRATOSPHERE" and more. See ... See More  

Johannes Winkler... Liquid rocket flight....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1932



* Liquid fueled rocket

* Johannes Winkler

* Altitude record attempt



This 26 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 4: "Inventor to Seek New Altitude With His Liquid Fuel Rocket"



See photo for test here. Other news of the day throughout. Rag edition in very nice condition.



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Early guided rockets possibility ?...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 26, 1932



* Guided rockets prediction

* Space travel - Moon

* Dr. H.H. Sheldon



This 26 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 15 that include:  "PREDICTS 'HITCHING' ROCKETS TO STARS", "Dr. Sheldon Says 'Electric Eye,' Focused on Them, Could Guide Pilotless Craft in Space" and more (see photos). Tells of Dr. H.H. She... See More  

1st ever radio rescue at sea...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, January 24, 1909 



* 1st ever radio rescue at sea (historic) 

* RMS Republic & the SS Florida collision 

* Early 1ST REPORT (same day)



This 8 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "STEAMER REPUBLIC RAMMED IN FOG", "Lives of 800 Passengers and Crew Endangered, But all Removed in Safety--Last ... See More  

WWII Rocket-bomb weapon intro...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 29, 1942



* Rocket-bomb invention

* Soviet Air Force



This 34 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5:

"Powerful Rocket Bomb, Reds' New Air Weapon" which tells of the newly invented rocket powered weapon used by the Soviet Air Force against the Nazis during World War II. see photo for text here.



Other news of the day throughout with mu... See More  

Hawker Typhoon fighter-bomber...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 27, 1941



* Hawker Typhoon introduced (Tiffy)

* Fighter bomber airplane

* RAF - Royal Air Force



This 100+ page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 5: "Better Fighting Airplane Is Announced by Britain" which tells of the introduction of the British single-seat fighter-bomber, the Hawker Typhoon. See photo for brief text here.



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Early rockets... Dr. Darwin O. Lyon....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 4,1931



* Early rockets flight

* Dr. Darwin O. Lyon



This 100+ page newspaper has one column headlines on page E3 (inside) that include: "HAS ROCKET READY TO SEND UP 70 MILES", "Dr. Darwin Lyon to Fire It From Italian Mountain Early This Month", "Denies Aiming At Moon", and more (see photos for text here).



Other news of the day thro... See More  

Transatlantic rocket planes...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 16, 1931



* Early rocket power

* Transatlantic airplane travel?



This 38 page newspaper has small one column heading on page 37:  "Predicts 3,000-Mile Speed", "Engineer Visualizes Rocket-Driven Transatlantic Planes" which tells of the possibility of rocket powered airplanes flying over the Atlantic Ocean.



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Early space station possibility? in 1945...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 30, 1945



* Space station?

* Space travel - Moon

* Hermann Oberth



This 30 page newspaper has a editorial on page 16 with a one column heading:  "THAT GERMAN SKY ISLAND". Tells of the idea of a possible space station with mirrors which was. The first successful space station would not occur until 1971.



Other news of the day throughout. Light browni... See More  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1937.



* Marchese Guglielmo Marconi death

* Radiotelegraph inventor



This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page:



* MARCONI MOURNED BY ENTIRE WORLD

* Body Lies in State in Royal Academy in Rome--50,000 Pay Tributes to Inventor

* FUNERAL CEREMONY TODAY

* Important Radio Experiments on the Yacht Elettra Were Halted by Death



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Rocket to the Moon quickly...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1933



* Rocketing to the Moon cost - Human trip

* Mahatma Gandhi arrested



This 38 page newspaper has a small one column heading on page 7:

"Gives Trip-To-Moon 'Cost'" (see photos for text).



Other news of the day throughout including front page reporting on the arrest of Gandhi . This issue has light browning, minor margin wear, but is othe... See More  

Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION. Massachusetts, July 19, 1935



* Louis 'Two Gun' Alterie death

* Chicago Gangsters

* "Woman in Red" - John Dillinger



This 30 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 14:  "CHICAGO GUNMAN IS SHOT DOWN OUTSIDE HOTEL", "Former O'Banion Lieutenant Dies Without Making Statement; Assassins' Bullets Miss His Wife".



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