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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 26, 1956 

* 148 year old "Mahmud Eyvazov" ?
* Republic of Azerbaijan farmer 

The front page has a one column photo with heading: "Farms At 148" with text. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, light toning at the margins, a little spine wear, generally in very nice condition.

Background: Mahmud Eyvazov holds a unique historical significance as a... Read full description  

EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, March 22, 1917

* World War I - WWI
* Prelude to America entering
* Nice headline for display

The front page has a nice banner headline in red lettering: "NEUTRALS OFFER TO MEDIATE" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. This was a about two weeks before the United States entered the war.
Surprisingly this issue is in... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, March 21, 1991

* Michael Jackson "King of Pop" 
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Signs most lucrative music contract w/ SONY
 
The bottom of the front page gas a two column heading: "Michael Jackson Agrees to Huge Contract With Sony" with subhead and photo. (see images) Coverage continues inside. 
Great to have from the home of the... Read full description  

CALENDAR SECTION only of the Los Angeles Times, Nov. 14, 1982

* Michael Jackson "King of Pop" 
* American singer, songwriter & dancer
* Epic and MCA Records dispute
* Deep emotional connection w/ E.T.
* 2 weeks prior to "Thriller" album release
 
The Sunday "Calendar" sections of the Los Angeles Times in the early 1980s served as the definitive cultural barometer for... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 28, 1961

* Sandy Koufax 3rd no-hitter
* Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher
* MLB - Major League Baseball

The front page has a one column heading: "Koufax In Third No-Hitter" with subhead. The sport's section (page 42) has a nice banner heading: "Koufax Hurls Third No-Hitter to Tie Modern Mark" with subheads, photo and... Read full description  

SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Aug. 8, 1982 

* Hall of Famer Jim Rice
* Boston Red Sox baseball
* Interaction w/ 4 year boy 

The back page has a photo showing Boston Red Sox Hall of Fame baseball player Jim Rice carrying a little boy off off the field with brief text. (see images) See below for details.
Complete with all 114 pages, tabloid size,... Read full description  

LOS ANGELES TIMES, Sept. 29, 1989

* Ferdinand Marcos death (1st report)
* Exiled president of the Philippines 
* Corrupt dictator under martial law

The front page has a two column heading: "Marcos Dies in Bitter Exile in Honolulu at 72" with subhead and photo. (see images)
Complete with all sections (150+ pages), great condition.

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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 24-30, 1980

* The Kinks - English rock band
* Part of the British invasion in America
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* "One for the Road" album tour 
* "You Really Got Me" song fame 

Page 71 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1966

* Dr. Timothy Leary ad
* Psychedelic celebration #2
* Andy Warhol's Plastic Inevitable
* The Velvet Underground & Nico

Page 17 has a 4 x 3 1/2 inch ad for a "DR. TIMOTHY LEARY" lecture at Village Theater.
Page 18 has a small advertisement for: "Andy Warhol's The Velvet Underground &... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 12, 1976

* 1st "Queen" North America concert tour 
* "A Night at the Opera" "Bohemian Rhapsody"
* Beacon Theatre - New York City advertisement

Page 79 has a full page advertisement: "... Invite You To A Night At The Opera With QUEEN..." This one of the very 1st Queen concerts in North... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, April 23, 1979

* Movie director George Romero
* Zombies in horror films pioneer
* "Dawn of the Dead" release  

Starting on the front page is a editorial on George Romero and his release of "Dawn of the Dead" with heading:  "Knight of the Living Dead" with photo of Romero (notice the red... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Sept. 30-Oct. 6, 1981

* Foreigner - American rock band advertisement
* Mick Jones - Lou Gramm - Dennis Elliott
* Madison Square Garden - MSG concert 

Page 63 has a nice full page advertisement for a upcoming performance by "FOREIGNER w/ Billy Squier" concert at Madison Square Garden. (see... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 10, 1964

* Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu
* Zanzibar Revolution- Tanzania
* Manhattan Center speech advertisement

Page 17 has a 9 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for a appearance and lecture by Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu on the Zanzibar Revolution. (see images)
Background: The meeting at the... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967

* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors
* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement

Page 29 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for upcoming performances at The Scene... Read full description  

ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH, May 13, 1936 

* Hindenburg - LZ-129 zeppelin - airship
* Very 1st flight to America - returning home 
* Lakehurst, New Jersey disaster fame

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "ZEPPELIN PASSES OVER IRELAND ON HOMEWARD TRIP" with subheads. (see images)

Complete with all 40+... Read full description  

THE DETROIT NEWS, June 12, 1964 

* Sister Lakes, Michigan 
* The Dewey Lake Monster 
* Bigfoot - Sasquatch - Cryptid  
* "Monster Town, U.S.A."

The front page has a four column heading: "'Monster' Scare Idles Pickers" with lead-in: "Workers Afraid To Go Into Fields" with subheads and related photo. (see images) Coverage continues inside with related... Read full description  

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 17, 1939 

* Synthesis of Vitamin K achieved 
* Coagulation Control - blood clotting

The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Find Synthetic Vitamin K, Potent Against Bleeding" with subhead. (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning and a little wear at the margins, generally nice.

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THIRD SECTION (sports) only of the Knickerbocker Press , Albany, New York, June 4, 1933

* William Muldoon death (1st report)
* Greco-Roman Wrestling Champion
* "The Solid Man"

The top of page 3 of this section has a banner heading: "WILLIAM MULDOON LONG KNOWN AS 'SOLID MAN' OF SPORT" with subheads and related cartoon.
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NEW YORK POST, October 1, 1940

* Albert Einstein becomes United States Citizen
* Theory of Relativity fame - physics

The top od page 3 has a three column heading: "Einstein Takes Oath of Citizenship" with subhead. (see images)
Twenty pages, piece torn away along the top margin of the front page and replaced with archival mending, minor margin wear,... Read full description  

THE DAY, New London, Conn. Aug. 27, 1930 

* Jack 'Legs' Diamond hunted
* New York City gangster

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Diamond and Hotel Man Now Sought in N.Y. Gang Mystery; Hold Three Men and Women" with subhead. (see images) Though the NYPD was looking for Diamond in the city, he was actually out in the Atlantic Ocean... Read full description  

THE EVENING TRIBUNE, San Diego, May 4, 1901

* Great fire of 1901
* Jacksonville, Florida 

The top of the front page has a one column heading: "AWFUL HAVOC OF FIRE" with subheads. (see) Surprisingly this issue is in good condition being from the "wood pulp" era. Very hard to find issues that are not totally fragile from this era in... Read full description  

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 29, 1942

* Internment of Axis-Americans beginning
* World War II - WWII - Japanese citizens

Page 12 has a one column heading: "WEST COAST MOVES TO OUST JAPANESE" with subhead. (see images)
Complete with all 40 pages, rag edition in very nice condition.

Background: The convergence of events on January 28, 1942,... Read full description  

DAILY WORKER, New York, Feb. 16, 1956

* Civil Rights Movement 
* Securing the right to vote
* NAACP leader Roy Wilkins

This publication, The Worker, represents the official voice and ideological "mouthpiece" of the Communist Party USA (CPUSA) during one of the most volatile periods of the Cold War.
The front page has a headline that reads: "Civil Rights... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 20, 1972

* Black Sabbath - English heavy metal rock band
* Nassau Coliseum concert advertisement
* Singer Ozzy Osbourne - Tony Iommi w/ photo
* The J.Geils Band and Blue Oyster Cult

Page 37 has a 9 x 4 inch advertisement for  "BLACK SABBATH" concert at Nassau Coliseum in Uniondale,... Read full description  

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Oct. 25, 1945 

* Creation of the United Nations - UN
* Collective security for global stability
* Post World War II universal human rights
* Institutionalized Humanitarianism

The front page has a one column heading: "Allies' World League Comes Into Existence" (see images) 
Complete with all 40 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small address stamp within... Read full description