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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1965
- Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
- Post Herbert Lee (activist) murder
- French artist & writer Tom Ungerer
- "Civil Right Bill" illustration
The front page has a Tomi Ungerer racist illustration titled: "Civil Rights Bill"
Also a heading: "From Liberty in Miss. To Justice in D.C." with lead-in: "The Gap Between" (see images) Lengthy text continues on multiple inside pages.
Background: A striking illustration by French artist
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 30, 1965
- Yoko Ono - pre John Lennon - Beatles
- "Do It Yourself" - Dance Company
- Fluxus movement - art performances (experimental)
Page 11 has a small advertisement: "YOKO ONO and Dance Company" (see image) This was about a year prior to meeting John Lennon.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
The Village Voice was an American counterculture newspaper known for being the
THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, December 13, 1965
- Gale Sayers 6 touchdowns in a single game
- Chicago Bears - NFL football record tying performance
The top of page 4 has a three column headline: "Sayers Scores Six TDs as Bears Smash 49ers 61-20" First report coverage on Sayers' famous 6 touchdowns in one game performance.
Complete with 6 pages, small binding holes along the spine, a few small tape mends, otherwise very nice.
DETROIT FREE PRESS, December 31, 1965
- Reporting from New Year's Eve in the mid-sixties
- Sean Connery, James Bond, Jackie Kennedy, Edward W. Brooke, Gemini, Vietnam, Peanuts, Billy Graham, etc.
What was life like on New Year's Eve, 1965? This issue does a wonderful job of depicting the turning of the years during this formative time in world history.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 14 pages, good condition.
THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herimer-Ilion, New York, December 22, 1965
- Gale Sayers wins rookie of the year
- The Kansas Comet
- Chicago Bears football
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8:
- Rookie of the Year Is Bears Gale Sayers
Also another headline on the same page reads: "Butkus, Sayers Receive Billing as Super-Stars"
Other news of the day. Close cut along the spine, otherwise in good condition.
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