1966 Andy Warhol, Up-Tight notice

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The Whitney Museum 1966 grand opening photos...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 6, 1966



* The Whitney Museum of American Art

* Modern & contemporary art - Manhattan

* Grand opening w/ Andy Warhol & more - photos



The front page has a full page pictorial with small heading: "The Whitney Museum" and brief text. More related photos on a page 12 with heading "It Happened on Madison Avenue&... See More  

1966 Timothy Leary & Andy Warhol...

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 & Nico... See More  

1966 Timothy Leary and LSD acid trips...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 15, 1966



* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer

* "Illumination Of The Buddha" w/ photos

* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre



Page 28 has two photos during the "Illumination Of The Buddha" with two scenes on stage at the Village Gate. (see images) Also a heading: "The Fragmented Man: Lo... See More  

1966 Marisol sculptures on display... Timothy Leary...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 21, 1966



* Marisol Escobar - Venezuelan-American sculptor

* Exhibition of sculptures at the Sidney Janis Gallery

* Timothy Leary appearance at Town Hall advertisement



Page 13 has a full page pictorial with heading: "The Many Faces of Marisol" and brief text. (see images)

Page 23 has a advertisement for a Dr. Timothy ... See More  

1966 Bob Dylan concert advertisement...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966



* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement

* American folk singer & songwriter World tour

* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island

* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident



Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden Arena in West Hempstead on Long Islan... See More  

1966 Julius sip-in... serving homosexuals...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 5, 1966



* Julius sip-in - Mattachine Society fight

* Serving homosexuals at bars - restaurants

* Dick Leitsch and Craig Rodwell w/ photo



The top of page 15 has a heading: "Three Homosexuals In Search of a Drink" with lead-in: "Civil Liberties" and photo of the three men involved. (see images) Great to have in ... See More  

1966 Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1966



* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa

* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band (early)

* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer

* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre



The front page has a photo of Frank Zappa with a page 32 editorial on the first New York appearance of The Mothers Of Inventio... See More  

1966 American flag burning as art ?...

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 14, 1966



* American flag burning in theater performance

* Puerto Rican artist Jose Rodriquez-Soltero

* Timothy Leary appearance ad - Andy Warhol



Page 7 has a heading: "American Flag Burned In Theatre Spectacle" with lead-in: "Closing Threatened" and 2 related photos. (see images)

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The Rolling Stones come to town in 1966.....

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 7, 1966



* The Rolling Stones - English rock band

* Editorial on their arrival in New York City

* British invasion - Mick Jagger - Brian Jones

* "Aftermath" album American tour

* Joan Baez editorial when she was 25 yrs. old



Starting on page 14 is a editorial on The Rolling Stones with heading: "Shango Mick Jagger... See More  

1966 Chuck Berry & The Byrds concert ads...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 24, 1966



* Chuck Berry "King of Rock and Roll"

* American singer, songwriter & guitarist

* Carnegie Hall concert advertisement

* The Byrds - rock band upcoming performances ad



Page 20 has a small advertisement for a "Chuck Berry & The Four Tops" concert at Carnegie Hall. Berry is known as the "Father of... See More  

1966 The Beach Boys at Yankee Stadium concert ad...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, March 3, 1966



* The Beach Boys - American rock band

* Yankee Stadium concert advertisement

* Judy Collins at Brooklyn College concert ad



The top of page 15 has a small advertisement for "The BEACH BOYS" concert at Yankee Stadium.

Another ad on the same is for a "JUDY COLLINS" concert at Brooklyn College. (see images)

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1966 stand-up comedian Lenny Bruce death...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Aug. 4, 1966



* Lenny Bruce drug overdose death (1st report)

* Stand-up comedian - satirist - obscene comedy



The front page has a brief first report with one column heading: "Lennie Bruce Found Dead" (see image) I assume this to be a early, breaking news report giving the brief text here.

Complete with 58 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condi... See More  

1966 Timothy Leary 3 psychedelic celebrations...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 15, 1966 



* Dr. Timothy Leary - American psychologist

* Three LSD psychedelic drugs celebrations

* Greenwich Village Theater advertisement

* Lysergic acid diethylamide - lysergide



A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as page 21 features an advertisement for tickets to: "In Person, Dr. Timothy Leary, A Series Of Three Psychedel... See More  

1966 death of Lal Bahadur Shastri...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Jan. 11, 1966



* Lal Bahadur Shastri death (1st report)

* Second Prime Minister of India

* End of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965



The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Prime Minister of India, 61, Dies of Heart Attack" with subhead and two related photos. (see images)

Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, nice condition... See More  

The trial of two writers helps to begin the end of Communist rule...

Wilt Chamberlain's record-setting 20,884th point...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 15, 1966  Page 45 carries a four-column headline "Chamberlain Gets 20,884th Point for a Record" with column headline "N.B. MARK FALLS AS 76ERS TRIUMPH" and subhead "Chamberlain Scores 41 as Pistons Bow by 149-123". "Wilt Chamberlain broke the National Basketball Associate career scoring record tonight... Chamberlain scored 41 poi... See More  

Bill Russell, 1st black coach in the NBA... Boston Celtics...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, April 19, 1966



* Bill Russell - Boston Celtics

* Becomes 1st black coach in the NBA



The sport's section (page 8) has a three column heading: "'Pleased, Proud, Happy' Russell Leads Celtics In Second Playoff Tilt" First report coverage on Bill Russell being named the new coach of the Boston Celtics. Nice to have from a town close to Bos... See More  

Willie Mays... Future Hall of Famer surpasses Mel Ott...

THE SPORTING NEWS, St. Louis, Missouri, May 21, 1966



* Willie Mays' 512th round-tripper breaks tie w/ Mel Ott



The frontpage has an image of Willie Mays with the headline: "WILLIE MAYS A Champion is Born". Page 3 has an image of Mays connecting with his 512th home run and an accompanying article. Nice to have this coverage of the future member of the Baseball Hall of Fame i... See More  

God is Dead Debate...

NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1966  Page E-7 has the noteworthy article: "'God is Dead' Debate Widens", written by John Cogley, which tells of the "God is Dead Movement" espoused by theologian, Dr. Thomas Altizer, of Emory University. Included is a cartoon reprinted from Christianity Today. It is interesting to note this article was printed a few month's prior to ... See More  

Terence Young, James Bond director...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan.16, 1966 (2nd section only)  On pg. 9 of this section is a 5 column headline: "Breaking Away From His Bondage to Bond". Terence Young, James Bond director, discusses his reasons for disliking Bond movies but also defends the movies against their harshest critics claim that, "... Bond is a fascist".  Additionally, pg. 1 of the section contains a... See More  

Harper Lee court case... "To Kill A Mockingbird" under fire...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, January 16, 1966 (1st section only)



* Harper Lee, author of To Kill A Mockingbird joins court case

* Kasturba Gandhi tries to win leadership roll in India



Page 82 contains the heading: "Harper Lee Twits School Board in Virginia for Ban on Her Novel", followed by an explanation on how she humiliated the school board saying, "To hear the novel is immora... See More  

Richard Speck - mass murderer....

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, from Fitchburg, Massachusetts, dated July 15, 1966



* Richard Speck - Chicago, Illinois murders

* Student nurses



This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Police Await Details From Stunned Girl," with caption: "Clues Meager In Mass Slaying." The coverage tells of the famous mass murder of 8 student nurses in Chicago, IL. A ... See More  

Christmas Eve in small-town 1966...

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, December 24, 1966 



* Christmas Eve, 1966

* Ads, news of the day, and more



What was it like to live in small-town America on Christmas Eve in 1966? Enjoy the sampling of ads, articles, and cartoons revealing the contextual mindset of those living during the tumultuous time in both American and world history.



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Remington Arms Company marks 150th Anniversary...

THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer-Ilion, New York, June 11, 1966  This is a Souvenir Edition for the Remington 150th Anniversary. The banner headline reads "Remington Arms Co. Marks 150 Years of Growth" and includes a large photo of the plant. There are numerous articles throughout this issue on the pioneers and the company itself as well as articles pertaining to Mark Twain and Genera... See More  

Supreme Court Decision...

Beginning of the "Miranda Rights" law...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, June 14, 1966 



* Miranda rights onset

* Supreme Court decides the Miranda vs. Arizona case

* Landmark decision



The top of the front page reports on a game-changing ruling for law enforcement, as the Supreme Court responds to the case of "Miranda vs. Arizona". The headline reads:



"Law Aides Critical Of Confession Edict"



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