Death of Henry Ford...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 8, 1947.



* Henry Ford death (1st report)

* Automobile pioneer - Detroit, Michigan



The front page has a two column headline: "HENRY FORD IS DEAD AT 83 IN DEARBORN" with subheads that include: "Pioneer In Autos" "Leader in Production Founded Vast Empire in Motors in 1903" and more. Lengthy coverage continues on page 32 with photo of Ford... See More  

Touro Synagogue honored....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 9, 1946



* Touro Synagogue in Newport, Rhode Island

* Declared a National Historic Site



Page 15 has one column headings that include: "NATION SETS APART TOURO SYNAGOGUE" "Shrine of Judaism at Newport, Oldest in Country, Designated as a Historic Site" "Relic Of Colonial Beauty" "Clergy of Other Faiths Join in Extolling Memorial to E... See More  

Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun's will and testament...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Dec. 30, 1945



* Adolph Hitler & Eva Braun

* Last will and testament found

* Mystery child ? - suicide plans



The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Hitler's Private Will Found; Affirms His Suicidal Plans" with subhead. (see images) Lengthy report continues inside.

Complete 1st section only with all 18 pages, rag edition in very nice cond... See More  

Death of Henry Ford...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, April 8, 1947



* Henry Ford death

* Automobile pioneer - Detroit MI

* 1st report



This 10-page newspaper has a five-column headline on the front page: "Henry Ford Dies At Dearborn, Mich." with subheads and nice photo of Ford (see photos). Great for display!



Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Little spine wear... See More  

1st ever Women's golf U.S. Open....

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, September 2, 1946



* 1st United States Women's Open Golf Championship

* Patty Berg becomes 1st ever winner



The sport's section (page 12) has a one column heading:  "Patty Berg Wins All Pro Finals" (see) First report coverage on the very 1st U.S. Women's Open which was won by Patty Berg at the Spokane Country Club course.

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FDR responsible for Pearl Harbor attack ?...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 20, 1945



* President Franklin D. Roosevelt - FDR

* Responsible for the attack on Pearl Harbor ?



The front page has a interesting banner headline: "'F.D.R. KEPT NAVY IN HAWAII'" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display. Supposedly President Roosevelt was warned about a possible attack by Japan but ignored it.

Complete with 38 pages, light to... See More  

King Ibn Saud & the Palestine situation....

THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 21, 1945



* Ibn Saud statement

* King of Saudi Arabia

* Palestine - Jews & Arabs



Page 6 has a one column heading: "IBN SAUD CAUTIONS LONDON ON ZIONISM" with subhead. (see)

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day shortly after World War II. Complete in 36 pages, rag edition, nice condition.... See More  

Thanksgiving Day, 1945... The 1945-6 "Strike Wave"...

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, Nov. 22, 1945



* Thanksgiving Day edition

* Great front-page graphic

* The 1945-6 workers strike-wave



The front page has the banner headline: "U.S. ACTS IN 2 BIG STRIKES", followed by a related article. This most prominent feature is the large, color, Thanksgiving-themed illustration of the front page. Other news of the day, sports, and advertising are found... See More  

Bill Newton's beheading made public...

THE BOSTON POST, Sept. 10, 1945



* Australian pilot Bill Newton beheading

* Made public for the first time

* Japanese atrocities - cannibalism & more



The top of page 11 has a one column heading: "AUSTRALIA REPORTS JAP HORROR" with subhead. (see images) Coverage of Japanese atrocities committed on American and Australian soldiers including a report of a Australian pilot being ... See More  

NATO Ratified... North Atlantic Alliance...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 5, 1949



* NATO military alliance signed (day of)

* North Atlantic Treaty Organization

* Atlantic Defense Treaty



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "12 NATIONS TO SIGN ATLANTIC ALLIANCE AT CAPITAL TODAY" with subheads (see images)

Complete with all 44 pages, light toning at the margins, very nice condition.

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Ofuna POW camp liberated... Doolittle executions...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 7, 1945



* U.S. prisoners freed from Ofuna Camp

* Executions of Doolittle raiders told



The top of page 5 has a one column heading: "8,000 MEN FREED OF 32,500 IN JAPAN" with subhead and 2 related photos showing a few liberated Yankees freed from Ofuna prisoner-of-war camp. This was the POW camp that held Louis Zamperini and Pappy Boyington.

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Russia joins America as a nuclear power...

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, September 24, 1949



* Semipalatinsk Test Site "The Polygon"

* Soviet atomic bomb project revealed

* Joins America as a nuclear super power



The front page has a banner headline: "A-BOMB TREATY URGED" with lead-in: "Soviet Atom Blast Starts World Clamor" and various subheads. (see images) More on page 12.

Complete with 38 pages, light ton... See More  

Frank Yerby... The Foxes of Harrow...

NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 25, 1947  Page 35 has a two column, opening day review and image for "The Foxes of Harrow", written by Frank Yerby. This movie was created from the 1st script ever purchased by Hollywood which was written by a black writer and then made into a major motion picture. The fact that it starred Rex Harrison and Mauren O'Hara makes it all the more desirable ... See More  

Bataan death march trial... Masaharu Homma...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan. 10, 1946



* General Masaharu Homma

* Bataan Death March trial

* Japanese atrocities to POWs

* Manila, Philippines



The top of page 8 has a one column heading: "HOMMA IS LINKED TO 'DEATH MARCH'" with subhead. (see images)

Complete with 42 pages, rag edition in great condition.... See More  

Signing of the Marshall Plan in 1948...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 4, 1948



* Marshall Plan signed by President Truman

* European Recovery Program (ERP)

* Post World War II economic infrastructure



The top of the front page has a three column photo headed: "The President Signing The Foreign Aid Bill" Also a one column heading: "AID BILL IS SIGNED BY TRUMAN AS REPLY TO FOES OF LIBERTY" with subheads. (see images... See More  

Atomic bombing in the Korean War ?...

THE DAILY REPORTER, Dover, Ohio, Sept. 30, 1950



* Atomic bomb to be used ?

* Korean War - Harry Truman



The front page has a nice banner headline: "MAY USE ATOM BOMB, SAYS TRUMAN" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display. Of course the atom bomb was never used but a nice curiosity here.

Twelve pages, 2 folds a little margin wear, generally in good condition.... See More  

1948 JFK Airport dedication...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, August 1, 1948



* Idlewild Airport dedication (now called John F. Kennedy JFK Airport)

* President Harry S. Truman

* Many photos



The top of the front page has a four column headline: "TRUMAN DEDICATES IDLEWILD AIRPORT; HAILS IT AS 'FRONT DOOR' FOR THE U.N.; 900 PLANES STAGE PARADE OF AIR MIGHT" with many subheads and related photo. (see photos). Much m... See More  

Federal Republic of Germany is born... Killer Howard Unruh - 2nd day report...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sep. 8, 1949



* Federal Republic of Germany is born

* Howard Unruh mass murders - day 2 update



Page one has the 2-line, 2 column heading: "Germans Open Parliament, Demand End to Dismantling", which includes a photo captioned: "Karl Arnild elected president of the Upper House." Additional coverage of this historic event is continued on page 7. ... See More  

re. 1945 Atomic bombing of Hiroshima & Nagasaki...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 25, 1945



* Hiroshima & Nagasaki atomic bombings

* Japan reveals the horrors of the historic event



The top of page 3 has a one column heading: "JAPANESE STRESS HIROSHIMA 'HORROR'" with subheads. (see images) Coverage on Japan claiming radioactivity was the main cause of the deaths. Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer denied this claim.

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King David Hotel attack in 1946...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., July 22, 1946   



* 1st Major Terrorist Attack (1st report)

* King David Hotel - Jerusalem, Israel



The bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Fifty Killed in Terrorist Bombing Of Hotel Used As Headquarters By British Palestine Government" (see) An early, same day report coverage on the King David Hotel attack, (see) the first m... See More  

Irma Grese... Belsen trial... Nazi Woman guard...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, September 27, 1945



* Female SS guard Irma Grese

* Bergen-Belsen concentration camp trial

* Jewish Holocaust  - exterminations - atrocities

* "Hyena of Auschwitz" - "The Beautiful Beast"



Page 12 has a one column heading: "BELSEN TORTURES BY WOMAN LISTED"  with subhead. (see) I suspect this is one of the few publications to report... See More  

Berlin airlift begins... Russian blockade...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1948



* Berlin blockade begins - Germany

* 1st major crisis of the Cold War

* Soviet Union - Russia blocks access



The top of the front page has a one column heading: "RUSSIANS BAR FOOD TO WESTERN BERLIN IN CURRENCY FIGHT" with subheads. (see images)

Also near the bottom of the front page has a two column heading: "Soviet Bloc Confers on Germany;... See More  

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is established...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 23, 1946 



* CIA Central Intelligence Agency is established (1st report) 

* President Harry Truman 



The top of page 14 has a two column heading: "Truman Creates a New Authority To Handle Foreign Intelligence" "Gathering and Dissemination Put Under Secretaries of State, War and Navy With a Central Director as Coordinator" First re... See More  

Jewish concentration camp atrocities....

CHICAGO DAILY TRIBUNE, November 17, 1945



* Josef Kramer, Irma Grese & others found guilty

* Belsen, Oswiecim & Dachau concentration camps

* Nazis - German atrocities told - Jewish Holocaust



The top of page 2 has a two column pictorial headed: "Found Guilty in War Crimes Trial" (see) Also on the same page is a one column heading: "BELSEN COURT CONVICTS 30 OF ATROCITI... See More  

Satchel Paige makes his 1st MLB start.....

THE NEW YORK TIMES,  August 4, 1948 



* Satchel Paige makes 1st MLB baseball start

* Negro star at 42 years old - Cleveland Indians



The sport's section (page 26) has a three column heading: "Indians Win and Lead League" with subheads: "PAIGE AS STARTER GETS FIRST VICTORY" "Gives 7 Hits Before Retiring for Pinch Hitter in 7th--Indians Top Senators, 5-3&q... See More