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716845

1942 Pryor Creek, Oklahoma tornado disaster...

Item #716845

April 28, 1942

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., April 28, 1942



* Pryor Creek, Oklahoma tornado disaster



The top of the front page has a two column headline: "MANY KILLED BY TORNADO IN OKLAHOMA" with subheads (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition.



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716825

1944 Charlie Chaplin indictments...

Item #716825

February 15, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1944



* Charlie Chaplin indictments 

* Mann Act charges

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a one column heading: "CHARLIE CHAPLIN SURRENDERS ON U.S. INDICTMENTS" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 20 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice. 



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716802

1940 Cole Bros. Circus fire disaster...

Item #716802

February 21, 1940

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, Feb. 21, 1940



* Cole Bros. Circus fire disaster

* Rochester, Fulton Co., Indiana 

* Death of several performing animals




Near the bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Pigmy Hippopotamus Boiled in His Tank As Fire Destroys 170 Circus Beasts in Cages" (see images) 

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716774

1944 Battle of Mount Cassino...

Item #716774

February 16, 1944

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Feb. 16, 1944



* Battle of Monte Cassino Abbey - Kingdom of Italy

* Allied bombing air raid of Benedictine Monastery




The front page has a one column heading: "NAZI TROOPS BLASTED OUT OF MONASTERY" with subheads. (see images) Also a two column heading: "Catholic Leaders Uphold Bombing of Monastery" with subhead. 

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716535

'Gone With The Wind' debuts in Atlanta, GA...

Item #716535

December 15, 1939

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 15, 1939 



* Gone With The Wind film premiere in Atlanta Ga (day of)

* Clark Gable - Vivien Leigh - Leslie Howard




Here is a great report on the most successful movie of all time in terms of ticket sales. Page 27 has one column headings that include: "ATLANTA RETAKEN BY GLORY OF PAST" "'Gone With the Wind' Flies Into City and Thous... See More  

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716533

Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers" in 1942...

Item #716533

May 14, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 14, 1942



* Rare mention of the "Flying Tigers"

* First American Volunteer Group (AVG)

* Republic of China Air Force vs. Japan

* Shark faced Curtiss P-40 Warhawk aircraft




Page 3 has a one column heading: "2 A. V. G. Fliers Aided In Defending Yunnan" with subhead. (see images)

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716397

1945 capture of German U-boat U-858...

Item #716397

May 15, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 15, 1945



* First German U-boat capture post surrender 

* U-858 off New Jersey coast - U.S. Navy 




The front page has a four column photo with heading: "Prowling Ended: German Submarine Surrenders To Our Navy" Also a one column heading: "1ST U-BOAT YIELDS TO US OFF JERSEY" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage continues inside w... See More  

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716361

"Alien Order" beginning internment of Japanese during World War II...

Item #716361

February 19, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, February 19, 1942



* Internment of Japanese Americans

* FDR's Executive Order 9066 (eve)

* Alien control order

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a two column heading: "Congressmen Demand All American-Born Japs Be Moved From Coastal Areas" with lead-in: "Enemy Aliens" and subhead. (see images) FDR would sign order # 9066 on this d... See More  

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716357

Raid of Cabanatuan... Japanese brutality told...

Item #716357

May 13, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 13, 1945



* Japanese brutality - horrors

* Post Bataan Death March

* Raid at Cabanatuan prison camp




Page 4 has a two column heading: "Marine Tells of Seeing Friends Beheaded in Japanese War Camp" with subhead and related photo. (see images) Eyewitness account of Japanese brutality and the Raid at Cabanatuan which freed many POWs. See images for text here.

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716352

HMS Ark Royal sinks...

Item #716352

November 14, 1941

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, Nov. 14, 1941



* HMS Ark Royal sunk by torpedo

* Royal Navy aircraft carrier

* German U-81 boat submarine attack




The front page has a single-column headline: "AIRCRAFT CARRIER ARK ROYAL SUNK BY SUBMARINE IN MEDITERRANEAN", with multiple subheads and a large photo. Nice for display. The article continues on page 4 and includes another related photo. This is... See More  

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716340

Allied propaganda newspaper dropped from planes...

Item #716340

May 21, 1944

NACHRICHTEN FUR DIE TRUPPE, Europe, May 21, 1944  A most fascinating single sheet newspaper printed front & back, which translates to "News For The Troops", published by the Psychological Warfare Division of the Allied forces and dropped by Allied aircraft over Germany from just weeks before the D-Day invasion.

This newspaper/leaflet was created to counter Goebbels' propaga... See More  

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716303

USS Kearny torpedoed in 1941...

Item #716303

October 17, 1941

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, October 17, 1941



* USS Kearny torpedoed by German U-boat

* 1st U.S. destroyer attacked during WWII




The front page has a nice headline: "NAVY OUT ON REVENGE HUNT" with subhead and photo of the warship including and statement: "NAZIS SHOT FIRST !"

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716159

1941 Joseph Goebbels "10 Commandments" vs. Jews...

Item #716159

November 14, 1941

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 14, 1941



* Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels

* Speech with "10 Commandments" against Jews

* Important step in the Jewish Holocaust disaster

* Includes "Star of David" yellow badge rules




The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "GOEBBELS SPURS ABUSE FOR JEWS" with subheads. This report contains the "Ten Commandment... See More  

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715970

Battle of the Bulge very close...

Item #715970

December 14, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 14, 1944



* Battle of Bulge to begin

* Armies lining up at border

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a five column headline: "1ST ARMY ATTACKS BELOW DUEREN; 7TH CLOSES IN ON REICH BORDER" with subheads and related map. (see) The initial beginning of the infamous battle would begin in two days.

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715958

Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

Item #715958

October 11, 1939

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 11, 1939



* re. Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "CALLS HITLER PEACE 'A RUSE'" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2.

Complete with 38 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes along the spine.



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715954

Brazil declares war on Germany in 1942....

Item #715954

August 23, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, August 23, 1942



* Brazil enters World War II - WWII



The front page has a three column heading: "Allies Get a New Partner" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, some small binding holes along the spine, generally very nice.



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715949

1942 Battle of the Eastern Solomons....

Item #715949

August 26, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 26, 1942



* Battle of the Eastern Solomons

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese




The front page has a nice banner headline: "6 MORE JAP SHIPS BOMBED" with subheads and related map. (see images) Nice for display.

Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, minor spine wear, generally nice.



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715801

1945 Battle of the Bulge ending...

Item #715801

January 23, 1945

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.

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715720

Hermann Goering captured... Albert Kesselring...

Item #715720

May 09, 1945

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.

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715690

1942 Invasion of France... WWII...

Item #715690

August 20, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 20, 1942 



* Dieppe Raid - Invasion of France

* Allied amphibious attack - tanks

* World War II - WWII




The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. ALLIED TROOPS, TANKS RAID DIEPPE 9 HOURS; MORE THAN 1,000 PLANES AID IN LAND ACTION; 182 NAZI CRAFT, 95 BRITISH HIT; KRASNODAR LOST" with various subheads and related photo. Nice for display. More on... See More  

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715689

Adolph Hitler's phony plea for peace in 1939...

Item #715689

October 07, 1939

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, October 7, 1939



* Adolph Hitler's Reichstag speech

* Asks the World for peace ? (ruse)




The front page has a nice banner headline: "WE'LL ACCEPT TRUCE--NAZIS" with subheads. (see images) Lengthy text continues on page 2 with related map. Photo on the back page.

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in very nice condition. A few small binding holes alo... See More  

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715634

U.S. "camp" newspaper on the end of World War II in Europe...

Item #715634

May 08, 1945

FAR EASTERN EXPRESS, Army Daily - EXTRA, "Special Edition", Base X as noted in the dateline. May 8, 1945 (on the back page)  



* Rare United States Armed Forces camp publication 

* Surrender of Germany - V-J day - in Philippines 




The full front page is basically graphics on the surrender of Germany and the end of the war in Europe.

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715591

1942 Stanley Johnston & Battle of the Coral Sea...

Item #715591

June 14, 1942

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 14, 1942



* Life on board United States Navy carrier described

* Chicago Tribune journalist Stanley Johnston

* USS Lexington & the Battle of the Coral Sea

* Imperial Japanese Navy secret coding - codes




Read below for a short biography of Journalist Stanley Johnston who worked for this very publication. This issue contains the 2nd installment out of 15 he wr... See More  

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715387

1945 President Harry Truman speech...

Item #715387

April 26, 1945

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 26, 1945 



* President Harry Truman 

* World Security Parley 

* European war nears the end
 



The front page has a nice banner headline: "'NEW WORLD' IS TRUMAN S. F. PLEA" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.... See More  

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715301

Frank Sinkwich wins 1942 Heisman Trophy...

Item #715301

December 09, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, December 8 & 9, 1942



* Frank Sinkwich wins Heisman Trophy

* Georgia Bulldogs college football




(Oct. 8, 1942 issue ) The top of page 26 has a six column heading: "Sinkwich, Here to Accept Honors, Says He's Just Lucky" with related cartoonish illustration.

(Oct. 9, 1942 issue) Near the bottom of page 39 has a three column heading: "Sinkwich Say... See More  

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715258

Jewish Holocaust... public reality... Nazi atrocities...

Item #715258

December 17, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 17, 1943



* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public

* Nazi-occupied exterminations - Gassing tests

* New Britain Campaign begins w/ U.S. troops ashore




The front page has a nice banner headline: "U. S. TROOPS INVADE NEW BRITAIN, WIN FOOTHOLD"  with subheads that include: "Americans Ashore" and more.

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715228

Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione...

Item #715228

April 03, 1940

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, April 3, 1940



* Murder Inc. hitman Harry Maione

* District Attorney William O'Dwyer




The front page has a two column heading: "Maione of Murder, Inc., Offers To Talk; O'Dwyer Won't Listen" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 44 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally nice.



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715200

Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board - Day 2 report...

Item #715200

January 24, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1944



* President Roosevelt establishes War Refugee Board

* Day 2 report of his Executive Order




Page 15 has a 1 column heading: "PRESIDENT'S MOVE PRAISED BY ZIONIST", with subhead: "Dr. Israel Goldstein Says War Refugee Board Will Aid in Saving Jews in Europe".

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715196

Jewish massacre in 1941 Kharkiv, Ukraine...

Item #715196

December 26, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, December 26, 1943 



* Drobytsky Yar - Kharkiv, Ukraine ravine massacre

* Einsatzgruppen - Nazi Germany death squads

* Jewish Holocaust becoming reality to the public 

* Nazi-occupied Russian Jews exterminations 




The top of page 19 has a one column heading: "GERMAN MASSACRE OF 15,000 DETAILED" with subhead: "Survivor Tells of Christmas Kill... See More  

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715187

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

Item #715187

September 29, 1939

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 29, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening week advertisement

* Judy Garland and more

* World War II beginning




Page 21 has a advertisement in early film history. See images for a 4 x 4 inch ad for the opening week of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This film opened in Taunton just 2 days earlier.

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715183

The death of Benito Mussolini...

Item #715183

April 30, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 30, 1945 



* Benito Mussolini assassinated (1st report)

* National Fascist Party - Duce of Fascism

* World War II Italy




The front page has a three column heading: "MUSSOLINI KILLED" with subhead and photo showing Mussolini laying dead on the ground. (see images) More on page 6.

Complete with all 32 pages, rag edition in great condition. ... See More  

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715178

Nazi death camp revealed in 1945...

Item #715178

April 27, 1945

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, April 27, 1945 



* Ohrdruf (Buchenwald) Nazi death concentration camp

* Horrors being revealed for 1st time

* Demonstration of a whipping table shown photo

* World War II - WWII Germany




The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Torture Demonstration" and brief text. (see images) The photo shows Generals Eisenhower and Patton be... See More  

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715162

Battle of Arawe... New Britain campaign...

Item #715162

December 19, 1943

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 19, 1943



* Battle of Arawe - Operation Director

* New Britain campaign - Australia

* Territory of Papua and New Guinea

* United States Marine Corps - U.S. Marines




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ALLIES MAKE NEW GAINS AT ARAWE, AND FELL 10 MORE ENEMY PLANES" with subheads and photo of U.S. Marines landing ashore. (see images)

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715154

1942 USS Lexington (CV-16) launching...

Item #715154

September 27, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 27, 1942



* USS Lexington (CV-16) launching

* Essex-class aircraft carrier "The Blue Ghost"

* World War II - United States Navy

* Battle of the Philippine Sea and Leyte Gulf fame




The front page has a three column photo with heading: "Namesake Of The Lost Lexington Is Launched" with brief text. The top of page 45 has a one column heading: "... See More  

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715086

1943 Operation Galvanic.. Tawara & Makin Islands...

Item #715086

November 22, 1943

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Nov. 22, 1943



* Operation Galvanic - World War II

* Battles of Tawara and Makin Islands

* Gilbert Islands - Pacific Theatre - WWII

* United States Marines Corps. Betio landing




The front page has a nice banner headline in bold lettering that announces: "BIG CENTRAL PACIFIC DRIVE IS UNDER WAY!" with subheads and related map. Nice for display. Aerial view ... See More  

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714976

1941 Bicknell, Indiana coal mine explosion.....

Item #714976

May 24, 1941

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 24, 1941



* Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana

* Panhandle coal mine explosion disaster




The top of the back page has a one column heading: "14 MINERS KILLED IN INDIANA BLAST" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the coal mine explosion disaster at Bicknell, Indiana.

Complete with 34 pages, light toning at the margins, generally very nice.... See More  

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714964

1939 Wizard of Oz debut... opening day...

Item #714964

September 26, 1939

TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Mass., Sept. 26, 1939



* "The Wizard of Oz" premiere

* Opening day advertisement (eve)

* Judy Garland and more




Page 19 has an iconic advertisement in early film history. See images for a 8 x 4 inch ad for the premiere of "The Wizard of Oz" in Taunton, Massachusetts. (see images) This was the day before the opening for this famous movie.

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714953

1942 Battle of Toungoo, Burma...

Item #714953

March 28, 1942

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1942



* Battle of Toungoo - Myanmar - Burma

* Battle of Yunnan-Burma Road - campaign

* World War II - Second Sino-Japanese War




The top of the front page has a four column headline: "CHINESE RETAKE TOUNGOO AIRDROME; REINFORCED, BUT FACE RISING PRESSURE" with subheads and related map. (see images)

Complete with all 30 pages, rage edition in nice condi... See More  

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714949

1942 Battle Of Midway victory...

Item #714949

June 12, 1942

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, June 12, 1942



* Battle Of Midway eyewitness account  - Carriers

* United States Navy vs. Imperial Japanese Navy

* The sea battle that changed the course of WWII




The top of page 6 has a one column heading: "HOW U. S. FLYERS RIPPED JAPS IN MIDWAY BATTLE" with subheads and a few small photos including one of Walter C. Sweeney Jr. (see) Coverage on the r... See More  

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714945

Roosevelt defines four freedoms...

Item #714945

January 06, 1941

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, January 6, 1941

 

* Franklin D. Roosevelt's Four Freedoms defined

* State of the Union Address



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "ROOSEVELT URGES CONGRESS TO PROVIDE ARMS FOR ALL NATIONS FIGHTING TYRANNY" with subheads. (see images) Text of Roosevelt's message starts on the front page and continues inside with relate

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714719

George S. Patton's siege on Metz, France...

Item #714719

November 10, 1944

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 10, 1944



* Battle of Metz, France - Pincer siege

* General George S. Patton leads

* United States Army Central - Third

* Luftwaffe fight Ace Walter Novotny killed




The top of the front page has a five column headline: "PATTON FORGES PINCERS ON METZ" with subheads and related map. (see) Page 7 has a brief and inconspicuous report headed: "Nazi Air... See More  

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714692

FFDR's historic 1941 "Shoot On Sight" order...

Item #714692

September 12, 1941

SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE, Extra, September 12, 1941



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* United States Navy to protect our waters

* "Shoot on sight" order made




The front page has a great banner headline in large, bold lettering: "U. S. SHOOTING WAR ORDERED BY F.D.R.!" with subhead. (see images) Terrific for display. More on page 10.

Complete 1st section only with ... See More  

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714664

1945 "Sun Gun" ?... Nazi Germany scientists...

Item #714664

June 29, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1945



* Sun Gun - heliobeam - death ray - orbital weapon

* Realization of Nazis' scientists looking into it

* Continued World War II events vs. Japan




Beginning on the front page is a bizarre report with a two column heading: "Nazis' Scientists Planned Sun 'Gun' 5,100 Miles Up" and continuing on page 5. (see images)

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714531

Italy enters World War II in 1940....

Item #714531

June 10, 1940

HERALD EXPRESS, Los Angeles, 5th WAR EXTRA, June 10, 1940



* Italy enters World War II - WWII (1st report)

* Benito Mussolini's announcement



The front page has a nice banner headline above the masthead in large lettering: "DUCE DECLARES WAR" with lead-in: "Italians Invade South Europe". (see images) Nice for display.

Complete 1st section only with all 16 pages, good... See More  

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714518

Laura Ingalls sentenced as Nazi spy....

Item #714518

February 20, 1942

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, February 20, 1942



* Laura Ingalls (aviator)

* Sentenced for treason

* Nazi - German spy




The front page is a one column heading: "LAURA  INGALLS GETS 8 MONTHS TO 2 YEARS" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Much coverage on World War II. Complete with all 40+ pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, nice condition.... See More  

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714508

Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...

Item #714508

March 10, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 10, 1945



* First & Third United States Army

* Operation Lumberjack - Rhine River

* Battle of Remagen - Ludendorff Bridge




The front page has a banner headline: "AMERICANS GAIN MILE ON EAST SIDE OF RHINE" with subheads. (see images)

Much more on World War II events. Complete 1st section only with all 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

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714496

1945 USS Bunker Hill... Japanese kamikaze attacks....

Item #714496

June 28, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 28, 1945



* USS Bunker Hill - Essex-class aircraft carrier

* Invasion of Okinawa - Kamikazes attack




The front page has a four column headline: "LOSS OF 392 ON U.S. CARRIER REVEALED" with subheads that include: "Big Flat-Top Saved In Suicide Attacks" and more with related photo. (see) Reporting continues on page 5 with more photos. First report cov... See More  

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714474

Camp O'Donnell captured on Luzon Island...

Item #714474

January 24, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 24, 1945



* Camp O'Donnell captured by U.S. Army

* Post Bataan Death March - Luzon Island

* Japanese brutality - horrors fame

* Rescue of allied prisoners underway

* Battle of the Bulge ending




The front page has a two column heading: "Camp for Bataan's Victims Captured by U. S. Troops" Related map on page 8. (see images)

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714339

First mention of Bugs Bunny in the NYT...

Item #714339

July 22, 1945

THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 22, 1945



* Bugs Bunny 1st mention in this famous newspaper

* Looney Tunes - Merrie Melodies




This is a significant issue for any Bugs Bunny or Looney Tunes collector, as this is the very first mention of him in the prestigious New York Times. The mention appears on page 3 of the second section (page x3) with heading: "BUGS BUNNY, CARROT CRUNCHING COMIC" (se... See More  

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714234

1942 World premiere of Walt Disney's "Bambi"...

Item #714234

August 14, 1942

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, August 14, 1942



* World premiere of Walt Disney's animated film "Bambi"



In the midst of World War II, page 8 contains a review of the world premiere of the latest Walt Disney feature-length animated film, "Bambi". Bambi was released to theaters by RKO Radio Pictures on August 13, 1942. The fifth animated feature in the Disney animated features... See More  

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