THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 28, 1955

• Mrs. Myrtle 'Myrt' Power w/ photo (70 years old)
• $64,000 Question game show contestant
• Expertise in MLB baseball category

The front page has a two column heading: "Myrt Ducks Chance At $64,000 'Homer"" with photo. (see images) See below for details. 
Complete with all 38 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes and minor wear along the spine, generally in nice condition.

Background: Mrs. Myrtle "Myrt" Power’s run on The $64,000 Question in the summer of 1955 stands as a quintessential moment in early television history, primarily due to her unexpected expertise and the cultural standard it disrupted. At 71 years old, the Georgia grandmother and housekeeper subverted mid-century gender norms by dominating the baseball category, an arena then viewed as strictly male domain. Her rarest feat was her encyclopedic recall under live broadcast pressure; to secure her $32,000 prize, she flawlessly identified the six major league players who, alongside Ty Cobb, had reached the legendary 3,000-hit milestone—a level of sports minutiae that stumped even seasoned sportswriters. Power's refusal to risk half her money for the final $64,000 prize was equally notable, making her one of the very first everyday, non-celebrity contestant icons and establishing the blueprint for the quiz show boom of the 1950s, which deliberately elevated unlikely experts into overnight national celebrities.