Russian spy ?... Alger Hiss...

THE DETROIT NEWS, December 9, 1948



* Alger Hiss and others exposed

* Soviet spy ring - espionage case



The front page has a six column headline: "3 EX-U. S. OFFICIALS HUNTED AS SOVIET SPY RIG AGENTS" with subheads. (see images)

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1977 Rock band "Queen" MSG ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 14, 1977



* "Queen" North America concert tour 

* "News of the World Tour" advertisement

* Madison Square Garden performances

* Ronnie Van Zant editorial by Robert Christgau

* re. Lynyrd Skynyrd rock band airplane crash



Page 93 has a 7 x 4 1/2 inch advertisement for: "QUEEN" concert at Madiso... See More  

Premiere of "Flash Gordon", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, December 5, 1980



* Best "Flash Gordon" advertisement

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere

* Science fiction action cult classic film



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture cult classic hit "Flash Gordon" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertain... See More  

Carl Lewis wins 4th gold & Michael Jordan...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Aug. 12, 1984



* Michael Jordan, pre Chicago Bulls

* U.S. men's Olympic basketball team

* Carl Lewis wins 4th gold medal

* 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles



Page 110 has a photo showing Bobby Knight after his team woin the gold medal. The article on the same page mentions Michael Jordan being the MVP in the games. Great to have in this Chicago publication prior to... See More  

Patton's Third Army crosses the Rhine...

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)

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Geneva Summit... Cold War-era meeting...

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Nov. 22, 1985



* Geneva Summit (1985) - Switzerland

* Cold War era meeting - U.S. and Soviet Union

* President Ronald Reagan & Mikhail Gorbachev

* Prelude to "Tear Down This Wall" speech ?



The top of the front page has a headline that reads: "'Constructive' Steps Toward Peace Taken, President says" with subheads and photo. (see images) Muc... See More  

Nazi persecution of the Catholic Church in Germany...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 30, 1935



* Nazis - Adolph Hitler - Third Reich

* Persecution of the Roman Catholic Church

* Arrest Nuns and monks - monasteries



The front page has a banner headline for display: "CONVENTS RAIDED BY NAZIS" with subhead. (see images)

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

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  

Coach Krzyzewski heads Duke basketball...

SUN-TIMES, Chicago, March 19, 1980



* Head coach K - Mike Krzyzewski

* Duke Blue Devils college basketball

* Named new coach at Duke University



At the back in the sport's section (page 147) is report under the small heading: "Duke picks Krzyzewski" (see image) This report begins with: "Duke generally has intelligent athletes. They better be. Especially if they want to sp... See More  

1964 comic Lenny Bruce & Malcolm X ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 2, 1964



* Lenny Bruce - stand-up comedian - satirist ad

* Conviction for obscenity comedy performance

* Cafe Au Go Go nightclub - Bleecker Street

* Malcom X "Prospects for Freedom"

* "Militant Labor Forum" in NYC ad



The bottom of the back page has a small advertisement for a "MALCOLM X" spe... See More  

Camp O'Donnell captured on Luzon Island...

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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"The Beatles" press conference in 1966 NYC...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 25, 1966



* The Beatles press conference at Warwick Hotel - NYC

* Liverpool, England rock band - counterculture music

* The Beatles' 1966 US tour - Shea Stadium

* John Lennon, Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr & George Harrison



Starting on the front page with a heading: "John, Paul, George, Ringo: Cool Duel with the Press... See More  

1937 Supreme Court decision on Social Security......

NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM, May 24, 1937



* Helvering vs. Davis re. Social Security taxing

* United States Supreme Court decision



The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "SOCIAL SECURITY ACT UPHELD" with subheads. (see images) First report coverage on the Helvering v. Davis United States Supreme Court decision.

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Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182 disaster....

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 26, 1978



* Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 182

* Boeing 727 airplane collision disaster



The front page has a banner headline: "Grim Search in Crash Rubble" with subheads, related photo and a map. (see images) Much more inside.

Complete 1st section only with 20 pages, nice condition.

Washington crew breaks Olympic record in 1936....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 13, 1936



* University of Washington Huskies

* Breaks Olympic record in rowing

* Famous upset vs. Nazi Germany fame

* Grunau (Berlin borough), Germany



The top of page 14 has a banner heading: "Grunau Rowing Course Mark Smashed by Washington ion Beating British Crew" with subheads. (see) This crew would win the gold medal by upsetting the Nazi crew just ... See More  

Review & premiere of "Friday", in a Los Angeles newspaper...

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, April 26, 1995



* Best "Friday" film advertisement (1st day)

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere review

* American buddy comedy - Ice Cube - Chris Tucker



A nice issue on the premiere of the motion picture hit "Friday" and perhaps no better issue could be found than this, the leading newspaper from the home of the entertainme... See More  

African-Americans may become Mormon priests...

THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, June 10, 1978 



* Blacks may become Mormon priests



Page 21 has a one column head: "Mormons Let Blacks In Clergy". The report notes in part: "...Mormon Church President Spencer W. Kimball said he had received a revelation from God after praying...to 'extend to every worthy member of the church all of the privileges and ble... See More  

1970 successful liver transplant...

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 17, 1970



* First human liver transplant in Canada w/ photo

* Notre Dame Hospital (Montreal) - Dr. Pierre Daloze



The top of the front page has a two column photo showing Dr. Pierre Daloze of the Note Dame Hospital in Montreal with a dog. The dog shown here had a liver transplant fourteen months ago. Dr. Daloze successfully gave a 5 month baby a liver transpl... 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.

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Haywood Patterson death sentence... Scottsboro Boys....

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 2, 1933



* Scottsboro  Boys rape case

* Haywood Patterson death sentence



The front page has a one column heading: "Scottsboro Boy Is Found Guilty" with subhead. (see images) First report coverage on Haywood Patterson sentenced to death for rape in the famous Scottsboro Boys case.

Complete with 20 pages, light toning, some margin wear, generall... See More  

Adolph Hitler Gains total power in 1934....

Al 'Scarface' Capone enters Alcatraz...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Aug. 23, 1934 



* Al "Scarface" Capone - Gangster - Mob boss 

* Alcatraz Island Prison - San Francisco Bay



Near the bottom of the front page is a one column heading: "Capone Faces Prison Labor 48 Hours a Week" (see images)

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Amelia Earhart's welcome home....

NEW YORK TIMES, June 21, 1932.



* Amelia Earhart welcome home

* NYC Ticket tape parade

* Transatlantic flight (Airplane)

* 1st woman to achieve solo



The front page has one column headings: "MRS. PUTNAM HOME; GETS CITY'S HOMAGE" "Greeted Down Bay by Swooping Planes, Cheered by Throngs and Decorated by Mayor" and more. (see images) Coverage on page 3 with related phot... See More  

1934 ballooning flight into the stratosphere...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., August 18, 1934



* Ballooning flight into the stratosphere

* Max Cosyns & student assistant feat

* Over 50,000 feet in altitude



The front page has a one column heading: "Balloon Up 72,178 Feet" (see image)

Complete with 10 pages, some tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.



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1931 Lillian Leitzel circus death...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 16, 1931



* Lillian Leitzel accident - death (1st report)

* Acrobat & strongwoman circus star

* Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey

* Trapeze artist fall



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "CIRCUS FALL FATAL TO LILLIAN LEITZEL" with subheads and photo. (see images) First report coverage on the death of Lillian Leitzel, circus star.

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