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

LOS ANGELES TIMES, December 15, 1995



* Best "Heat" & "Jumanji" film advertisements

* Grand Opening Day movie premiere reviews

* American crime - Robert De Niro

* Al Pacino - Val Kilmer

* Fantasy adventure - Robin Williams



A terrific issue on the premiere of the motion picture hits "Heat" & "Jumanji" and perhaps no better issue could be foun... See More  

First of this title we have offered...

THE INDEPENDENT, Honolulu, H.I. (Hawaiian Islands), June 6, 1901  



* Very rare publication

* Sandwich Islands



This is the first of this issue we have offered in our 47 years. A typical newspaper of the day with a great wealth of ads and various news reports of the day.

Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, a faint publisher's stamp near the top, good condition.... See More  

Mongaup Pond NY airplane disaster....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, June 11, 1934



* Mongaup Pond, Catskill Mountains

* Curtiss T-32 Condor II airplane crash



The front page has a banner headline: "HUNT AIR LINER IN CATSKILLS" with subheads. Early reporting here. related photo on the back page.

Complete 32 pages, this is the rare rag edition that was produced on very high quality newsprint, with a high percentage of cotton &a... See More  

John Wayne Gacy murders... serial killer clown...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 29, 1980



* John Wayne Gacy trial

* Defense rested its case

* Serial "killer clown"

* Best title to be had ?



Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. The top of page 7 has a heading: "Gacy 'cold, ruthless' inside, court is told" (see) Probably only reported in a Chicago publication, very rare... See More  

John Wayne Gacy murders... serial killer clown...

CHICAGO SUN-TIMES, Feb. 8, 1980



* John Wayne Gacy trial

* Serial "killer clown"

* Best title to be had ?



Here is a issue re. the discovery of John Wayne Gacy's crimes in a Chicago suburb. Page 4 has a heading: "A mother collapses while testifying at trial" with related illustration. (see) Also on the same is a banner heading: "The Gacy case: 2 strategies, 2 tr... See More  

Richard Ramirez "Night Stalker" death sentence…

THE HAYS DAILY NEWS. Kansas, Nov. 8, 1989



* Serial killer & rapist Richard Ramirez

* Los Angeles area home invasion predator

* "Night Stalker" sentenced to death



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Ramirez, sentenced to death, says Lucifer will avenge him" (see)

Complete with 26 pages, address label within the masthead, nice condition.... See More  

1946 Goodland, Kansas C-47 crash...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 20, 1946 



* Goodland, Kansas 

* C-47 military transport crash 

* Airplane - aviation disaster 



The front page has a small one column heading: "13 Are Killed in Air Crash" (see) First report coverage on the United States Air Force C-47 military transport airplane crash near Goodland, Kansas

Complete with 16 pages, light toning at t... See More  

Georgy Malenkov quits as Soviet premier...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Feb. 8, 1955



* Georgy Malenkov quits

* Nikolai Bulganin takes over

* Premier of the Soviet Union



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MALENKOV QUITS !" with lead-in: "Bulganin New Premier" with 2 related photos. Nice for display.

Complete with 42 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generall... See More  

Hélène Boucher killed in airplane accident...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, December 1, 1934



* Helen Boucher killed

* French aviatrix - pilot

* Airplane crash accident



The bottom of the back page has a two column photo headed: "French Woman Air Record Holder Killed"

Page 8 has a small and discrete one column heading: "French Aviatrix Killed in Crash; Held Altitude Mark" (see)

Complete with 28 pages, rag edition in nice ... See More  

1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... WWII....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 22, 1943



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising ends in failure

* German occupied Poland - Nazi atrocities

* Jewish resistance - Jews



The top of page 4 has one column headings: "JEWS' LAST STAND FELLED 1,000 NAZIS" "Battle in Warsaw Ghetto Was Aided by Armed Squads of Polish Guerrillas" "More Slaughter Starts" and more. (see) See images for text ... See More  

Art Longsjo qualifies for the Olympics...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. Feb. 3, 1955



* Art Longsjo qualifies for Olympics

* Olympian Speed Skater & Cyclist



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Art Longsjo, 23, Fitchburg, Wins Speed-Skating Berth On 1956 U. S. Olympic Team" with photo of Longsjo. (see) Probably only reported in this Fitchburg publication, the city where he lived. Very rare as such.

Comple... See More  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, March 20, 1939



* Heqakheperre Shoshenq II discovered

* 22nd Dynasty Egyptian Pharaoh

* Tanis, Egypt - Pierre Montet



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "FIND RICH TOMB OF PHARAOH WHO RULED IN 950 B. C." with subhead and small photo. (see) History shows this was Shoshenq II.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete with all 26 pag... See More  

Death of the controversial Senator Joseph McCarthy...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 3, 1957



* Joseph McCarthy death

* U.S. Senator (Wisconsin)



The front page has a nice headline: "SEN. M'CARTHY DEAD AT 47" with subheads and photo. (see) He was noted for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the United States federal government and elsewhere. Ultimately, his tactics ... See More  

Jesse Owens & 1936 Olympic team welcome home....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 4, 1936



* Jesse Owens & Olympic team welcome home

* Broadway, Manhattan ticker-tape parade

* Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia presents

* 1936 Berlin, Germany Summer Olympics



The top of page 21 has a one column heading: "OLYMPIC STARS GET WELCOME OF CITY" with subheads that include: "121 From the American Team, Headed by Owens, Parade Through Cheer... See More  

1939 Albert Einstein & the Creation of the Universe....

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, March 14, 1939



* Physicist Albert Einstein

* Creation of the Universe

* Theory of Relativity



The front page has a one column heading: "EINSTEIN REPORTS SOLVING RIDDLE OF GRAVITATION" with subhead. (See)

Complete with 28 pages, light toning, some wear and binding holes along the spine, otherwise good.... See More  

1944 Battle of Aachen, Germany...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 12, 1944



* Battle of Aachen, Germany

* World War II - WWII urban fighting

* 1st city on German soil to be captured



The front page has a nice banner headline: "AACHEN BLASTED AFTER DEFYING UNTIMATUM; GERMANS REPORTED FLEEING THE BURNING CITY" with subheads and related map. (see) Nice for display.

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in very nice conditi... See More  

1962 Air France Flight 007 disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. June 4, 1962



* Air France Flight 007 disaster

* Orly Airport, Paris airplane crash

* Atlanta, Georgia tourists



The front page has a four column heading: "Probers Seek Cause Of Jetliner Crash In Which 130 Met Flaming Death" with lead-in: "Paris Tragedy Worst Single-Plane Disaster In History" with related photo. (see)

Complete with 16 pages, li... See More  

1943 Warsaw Ghetto uprising... Jews...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 7, 1943



* Warsaw Ghetto Uprising

* German occupied Poland

* Jewish resistance - Jews



The top of page 7 has a one column heading: "Battle Is Reported In Warsaw's Ghetto" with subhead. (see) Coverage on the Warsaw Ghetto uprising in German occupied Poland.  I suspect news such as this was kept secret by the Nazis as long as it could be hidden, ... See More  

Superman comic strip from the first year of publication...

BOSTON EVENING TRANSCRIPT, Sept. 12, 1939 



* Superman B&W (comic strip)

* 1st year of publication

* Joe Siegel & Joe Shuster



The feature is a first year printing of the "Superman" daily comic strip, which began in limited newspapers (through the McClure Newspaper Syndicate) on January 16, 1939. 

A separate Sunday strip was added on November 5, 1939.  The d... See More  

Controversial Titanic survivor dies in 1940...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 21, 1940



* William Ernest Carter death (1st report)

* Controversial male RMS Titanic survivor



The top of page 25 has a one column heading: "WILLIAM E. CARTER, TITANIC  SURVIVOR" with subheads. (see) Mr. Carter got caught up in the finger pointing associated with being a male Titanic survivor and was forced to defend not only himself but J. Bruce Isma... See More  

1936 Chipley, Florida tornado disaster...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 20, 1936



* Chipley, Washington County, Florida

* Tornado disaster - Fort Payne, Alabama



The front page has a one column heading: "TORNADOES KILL 17, INJURE 40 IN SOUTH" with subheads. (see)

Complete with 40 pages, rag edition in nice condition.

Walt Disney's movie "Pinocchio"... First review... nice illustration...

NEW YORK TIMES, Feb. 8, 1940 



* Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio"

* Introduced to the World



Page 18 has the first review of the new animated movie from the Disney Studios, "Pinocchio". This was their second animated movie following on the heels of the wildly successful "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

The very favorable review begins: "If Wes... See More  

NYY Pitcher Lefty Gomez 1st career win in 1930...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 6, 1930



* Pitcher Vernon 'Lefty' Gomez

* Very 1st MLB baseball victory

* New York Yankees vs. Chicago White Sox



The sport's section (page 35) has a four column heading: "Yanks, Behind Gomez, Beat White Sox" with subheads, photo of Gomez and box scores. (see) First report coverage on Lefty Gomez's very 1st MLB victory. This was before his ni... See More  

The Great Depression in NYC...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, section 11 only, December 1, 1935



* The Great Depression

* Several case examples (100)



The front page of this section has a banner headline: "NEW YORK'S 100 NEEDIEST CASES" with related illustration. Lengthy text with 100 cases continues on pages 2, 3 & 4 with 2 more related prints. Nice for display.

Other topics throughout. Complete section 11 only wi... See More  

Ray Conger beats Pavoo Nurmi in mile run...

SECTION 11 (sports) only of the New York Times, Feb. 10, 1929



* Ray Conger defeats Pavoo Nurmi "Flying Finn"

* Wanamaker Mile run race - Millroade Games



The front page of this section has a one column heading: "CONGER BEATS NURMI IN MILE AT GARDEN" with subheads. (see)

Complete section 8 only with 10 pages, a little irregular along the spine, good condition.



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