Benny 'Kid' Paret boxing death...

THE DETROIT NEWS, April 3, 1962



* Benny "Kid" Paret last fight - death

* Welterweight World boxing championship

* vs. champion boxer Emile Griffith



The front page has a one column heading: "Kid Paret Succumbs to Injuries" with subhead and photo. (see images)

Complete with 40+ pages, some small binding holes along the spine, small library stamp within the masthead, smal... See More  

1967 Country Joe and the Fish...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 10, 1967



* Country Joe and the Fish - McDonald

* American psychedelic rock band

* Tompkins Square Park performance photos



The front page has a few photos regarding the "Summer of Love" activities in Manhattan including a performance by Country Joe and the Fish. Page 25 has a full page pictorial headed: "Country Jo... See More  

1966 Ravi Shankar performance ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 17, 1967



* Ravi Shankar concert advertisement

* Indian sitarist and music composer

* North Indian classical music performance

* Philharmonic Hall at Lincoln Center



Page 14 has a 7 x 5 inch advertisement for a: "RAVI SHANKAR" concert in Manhattan. (see images)

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1942 Doolittle raid of Japan.... Executions revealed...

THE CHRISTIAN SCIENCE MONITOR, Boston, April 22, 1943



* re. The famous Doolittle raid of Japan

* U.S. Army Air Force B-25B Mitchell bombers

* Realization of Japanese executions



The front page has a five column headline: "Killing of Fliers by Japanese Rouses U.S." with subhead. (see images) This was when it was first reported that the Japanese had executed some American airmen th... See More  

1966 The Beach Boys at Yankee Stadium concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1966



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* Yankee Stadium concert advertisement

* Judy Collins at Brooklyn College concert ad



The top of page 15 has a small advertisement for "The BEACH BOYS" concert at Yankee Stadium.

Another ad on the same is for a "JUDY COLLINS" concert at Brooklyn College. (see images)

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1968 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Jan.11, 1968



* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band

* Sally Kempton editorial with photo



The front page has a heading: "Zappa & the Mothers: Ugly Can Be Beautiful" with lead-in: "Anti-Idols" and photo showing Zappa with his wife. (see images) I suspect this to be an... See More  

O.J. Simpson passes 2,000 yards...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 17, 1973



* O. J. Simpson breaks season rushing record...  1st to go over 2,000  yard mark

* Buffalo Bills - NFL football



This 28 page newspaper has a six column headline on page 13: "O.J.'s Odyssey Ends at 2003" with nice photo of Simpson running off the field after the game.

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Martina Navratilova wins 1st major tennis singles...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 7, 1978



* Martina Navratilova vs. Chris Evert

* Wimbledon Championships - Women's singles

* Very first major tennis singles title



The front page has a banner headline: "Evert Loses at Wimbledon" with subhead and photo. (see images) This was her very first Major Women's singles championship.

Complete 1st section only with 30 pages, light toning at... See More  

1970 The Snake Pit (Gay Bar) police raid...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 19, 1970



* The Snake Pit - gay bar police raid

* After-hours homosexual establishment

* NYPD inspector Seymour Pine

* Woodstock revisited with photos



The front page has a two column heading: "The Boys in the Snake Pit: Games 'Straights' Play" with lead-in: "'Remember the Stonewall !'" and 2... See More  

1975 Black Sabbath concert tour ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 10, 1975



* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band

* "Sabotage" Madison Square Garden advertisement

* Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ Aerosmith concert tour

* American singer songwriter - Bob Dylan in his prime



Page 92 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for the Black Sabbath concert at Madison Square Garden (Dec... See More  

The Grateful Dead - ad for Madison Square Garden concerts... Les Paul...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 13, 1991



* Full-page ad for Grateful Dead Concerts

* Madison Square Garden

* Elvis Costello, Ziggy Marley, Little Feat - Arrow Head Ranch Concert Series

* Les Paul



Page 73 has a full-page ad for the Grateful Dead's concert series at Madison Square Garden.

Page 80 has a 1/4 page ad for a concert by Elvis Costello and The Ru... See More  

Death of Dwight D. Eisenhower...

SAN FRANCISCO EXAMINER, March 28, 1969 



* Dwight D. Eisenhower death 

* Terrific for display



The front page is mostly taken up with a large photo with banner headline: "EISENHOWER DIES" (see image) Great for display. Much more on the following pages.

Present is the entire first section (of 4) with pages 1-20, good condition.... See More  

1974 Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 9, 1974



* Edgar Winter Group with Rick Derringer

* American multi-instumentalist (Edgar Winter)

* Madison Square Garden concert advertisement



Pages 54 & 55 has a nice double page advertisement for "THE EDGAR WINTER GROUP with RICK DERRINGER" (see images)

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Death of IKE - Dwight D. Eisenhower...

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Death of Marvin Gaye in a Los Angeles newspaper... Jerusalem attacked...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, April 2, 1984 



* Marvin Gaye's death report

* Soul and R&B singer & songwriter

* "Prince of Motown"

* His father held as killer

* Jerusalem is attacked by terrorists



The middle of the front page has a two column head announcing the death of Marvin Gaye, one of the greats of music who helped shape the sound of Motown in the 1960's: "... See More  

Arthur Ashe's death report - dies of AIDS...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, February 7, 1993 (2-sections)



* Arthur Ashe's death report

* dies of AIDS...

* Only African-American to win both Wimbledon and the U.S. Open (at the time of his death)



Both the front page and the 1st page of the Sports Section tell of the death of Arthur Ashe.

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1972 Cheech & Chong album release...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 22, 1972



* Cheech & Chong comedy duo

* "Big Bambu" album release

* Drug and counterculture movement



Page 51 has a full page advertisement for the release of "Big Bambu" comedy album by Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong. (see images)

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1976 movie "Carrie" opening review...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 6, 1976



* Grand Opening movie premiere review

* "CARRIE" supernatural Horror film

* Actress Sissy Spacek as Carrie White



The top of page 59 has a photo of Sissy Spacek with heading "Queen the Prom" (see images) This was a review of the film shortly after it's opening by James Wolcott. The Back page has a... See More  

Death of famed actor Gene Kelly...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 3, 1996 



* Gene Kelly death (1st report)

*  Film & stage actor singer - dancer

* "Singin' in the Rain" movie fame

* Best publication to be had ?



The ftpg. features a nice boxed section with 3 photos of Gene Kelly headed: "Gene Kelly, 1912 - 1996", and a column head: "Gene Kelly Dies; Legendary Dancer Was 83". The arti... See More  

Death of famed actor Marlon Brando...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 3, 2004 



* Marlon Brando death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie - film actor

* "On The Waterfront" "The Godfather"

* Best publication to be had ?



The top of the ftpg. has a 2 column head: "A Hollywood Iconoclast Who Transformed the Art of Acting" "Marlon Brando - 1924-2004" with 3 photos of him. The article carries over to... See More  

Death of famed actress Fay Wray...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 10, 2004



* Fay Wray death (1st report)

* Hollywood movie actress

* "King Kong" film fame

* Best publication to be had ?



The bottom of the ftpg. has a small announcement: "Actress Fay Wray Dies at 96" with a photo of her, with the lengthy article on B10 with heading: "Fay Wray, 96; Actress, Object of Ape's Desire in 'King Kong' &... See More  

Death of famed actor Jack Lemmon...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 29, 2001 



* Jack Lemmon death (1st report)

* Hollywood Movie - film actor

* "The Odd Couple" - Felix Ungar

* "Grumpy Old Men" - Walter Matthau

* Best publication to be had ?



The bottom half of the front page has a boxed report headed: "Jack Lemmon, Everyman Star, Dies" with two photos of him. The article carries over to take all ... See More  

Death of actor Carroll O'Connor...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, June 22, 2001



* Carroll O'Connor death (1st report)

* TV television actor & director

* "All in the Family" Archie Bunker

* Best publication to be had ?



The bottom half of the front page has a boxed report headed: "TV Icon Carroll O'Connor Dies" with subhead: "The Actor Played Lovable Bigot Archie Bunker for 13 Years in Two Series&quo... See More  

World premiere ad for "Midnight Cowboy"...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York (weekly), May 29, 1969



* "Midnight Cowboy" World premiere advertisement

* Academy Awards winning drama movie - film review

* Actors Dustin Hoffman and Jon Voight



Page 49 has a full page advertisement for: "Midnight Cowboy" for it's World premiere at the Coronet Theater in Manhattan. wikipedia notes: The film opened at ... See More  

Small newspaper from an Alaska mining town...

ALASKA FORUM, Rampart, Alaska, July 4, 1901 



* Yukon-Koyukuk

* Klondike gold rush era

* Very rare publication



This is the volume 1, number 41 issue of a newspaper from this mining town which lasted only until 1906. Gregory (Union List of American Newspapers) notes that only the Alaska Historical Society has scattered issues of this title and they do not have this date.

Various local ... See More