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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 2, 1968

* Grateful Dead concert in Electric Circus
* East village performance advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* HAIR, the musical opens on Broadway at the Biltmore

Page 34 has a 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 inch advertisement for "GRATEFUL DEAD" for there performances at the Electric Circus in East Village.
Background: In May 1968, the Grateful Dead played a brief but evocative stand at The Electric Circus, the psychedelic…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 9, 1968

* Poor People's Campaign - demonstration march
* Post Martin Luther King Jr.'s assassination
* Ralph Abernathy - A. D. King photos
* Early Jerry Garcia & Pigpen photo - Grateful Dead

A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has 3 related photos with heading: "Poor People's Campaign: Last Exit to Hope City" with lead-in: "Tents in the Capitol" Lengthy article continues inside.
Page 36 has a early photo of Jerry…

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, May 16, 1968

* Beatles admit Maharishi was a mistake
* Dr. Timothy Lear leaves Millbrook for California w/ photo
* Includes famous LSD quote: "turn on, tune in, drop out"

A great issue of this famous counter-culture newspaper as the front page has two iconic photos: one of John Lennon & Paul McCartney pointing to an inside article which states that the Beatles had made a mistake regarding the guru Maharishi, and another of Timothy Leary headed: "Ecstatic…

THE INDIANAPOLIS NEWS, May 30, 1968  

* Race Car driver Bobby Unser
* Wins Indianapolis Indy 500
* Terrific headline for display
* Best publication to be had (rare)

When it comes to having a great issue on the Indianapolis 500 I'm not sure they get much better than this.
The front page banner headline announces: "BOBBY UNSER WINS" as reported in this, the "5th Extra". Featured is a large photo of his brother Al Unser hitting the wall, and a photo of Bobby Unser.
Bobby Unser and…

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, May 30, 1968

* Steve Miller Band - American rock band
* "Children of the Future" album release

Page 37 has a nice full page advertisement for the recent release of: "Children of the Future" album by the "STEVE MILLER BAND" (see images)
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because their was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being…

THE PRATT TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 14, 1868  Page 6 carries a 3 1/2 x 8 1/2 inch advertisement "WANTED BY FBI" for James Earl Ray and the list of all of his aliasas. "James Earl Ray, a Missouri prison escapee, sought under the alias Eric Starvo Galt in connection with the gunshot slaying of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., is one of the FBI's 'Ten Most Wanted Fugitives.'..." This includes a photo of Ray.
Other news, sports and advertisements are within.
Complete in eight…

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, May 9, 1968

* James Catfish Hunter's perfect game
* Oakland Athletics A's
* MLB baseball

This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Athletics Hunter Pitches First Perfect Game"

This was actually the first perfect game thrown in the American League in 46 years.

Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Small binding holes along spine, close cut along right margin, otherwise good condition.

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