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Abe Fortas nominated for Chief Justice... Iwo Jima returned to Japan...

Item # 724843
June 26, 1968
HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, June 26, 1968  The front page has a bold banner headline: "FORTAS CHIEF JUSTICE; And a Texan Named to Court Vacancy" with subhead and small photo. Nice coverage on Lyndon Johnson nominating Abe Fortas for Chief Justice of the United States.
Also on the front page are two side-by-side photos of the famous raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, and the Japanese raising their flag on Iwo Jima with the caption: "Japan's Rising Sun Blows In Iwo Jima Breeze" upon the return of the island to Japan.
This is the complete first section with 20 pages, margin wear, and the front & back leaves are loose at the spine.

Item from our most recent catalog - #365 - released for April, 2026

(Added to the April, 2026 Catalog (#365) after its initial release - only available on-line.)