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Item #583677THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 9, 1963
* Frank Purdy Lahm death
* Aviation pioneer
* 1st U.S. military pilot
This 64 page newspaper has a some cutouts throughout including the front page. as see in photo.
Page 31 has one column headlines: "GEN. FRANK LAHM, AIR PIONEER, DIES"; "1906 Balloon Race Winner Was 2d Official Army Pilot" with smaller... Read full description -
Item #722306THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, July 13, 1963
* Cambridge, Maryland race riot
* Long, hot summer of 1967
The front page has a two column heading: "Maryland Troops Rule Cambridge, Repulse Marchers" Related photo on page 2. (see images)
Complete with 30+ pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small library stamp within the... Read full description -
Item #637750THE EVENING TELEGRAM, Herkimer - Ilion, New York, July 15, 1963 The front page has a two column, two line headline "Honor Medgar Evers Memory In Rainy Capitol Ceremony" which took place in Albany. "...Some of the demonstrators sat on the massive stone staircase of the Capitol, near the carving of the head of a Negro and a... Read full description -
Item #704336THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, July 18, 1963
* Camp Summerlane - Western North Carolina
* Pro integration ethical humanist Summer camp
* Rosman NC racist mountaineers attack
The front page has a heading: "Mountaineers Drive Camp Out of Hills, Into Jersey" with lead-in: "Von Hilsheimer Is... Read full description -
Item #596266LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, July 23, 1963
* Sonny Liston vs. Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
* Prelude to Muhammad Ali
Page 5 has a three column headline: "Liston Remains Champion With First Round K. O." with caption: "It Took 4 More Seconds" 1st report coverage on... Read full description -
Item #563963FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 1, 1963
* Cleveland Indians 4 home runs in a row feat
* MLB baseball
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 8: "Indians On HR Spree; Craig Nears 20th Loss"
Tells of the Cleveland Indians achieving a rare four home runs in a row by 4 players in the... Read full description -
London $5,000,000 mail train robbery...
Item #628716FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, August 9, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK third child born (death)
* Patrick Bouvier Kennedy
* London $5,000,000 mail train robbery
This 18 page newspaper has a banner headline on the front page: "Kennedy Infant Dies As Heart Fails" with small photo of JFK.
1st report coverage on premature... Read full description -
Item #548865LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, from Leominster, Massachusetts, dated August 9, 1963.
* Great Train robbery
* Buckinghamshire, England
This 10 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* Train Robbery Losses Soar to $7,005,000
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Other news of the day throughout. Binding holes along the spine, slightly browned, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #563699THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan MI August 14, 1963
* Pitcher Warren Spahn breaks strikeout record
* Milwaukee Braves
* MLB Baseball
This 50+ page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page of the sports section (inside): "Waddell's Record Broken by Spahn"
Tells of Warren Spahn breaking the MLB record for... Read full description -
Item #704344THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 15, 1963
* Canadian actress Madeleine Sherwood arrest
* Civil rights movement in Gadsden, Alabama
* Freedom walk with Martin Luther King, Jr.
Page 7 has a small heading: "Actress Sherwood Jailed in Alabama For Rights March" with report. (see image)
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Item #721610THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 29, 1963
* Washington Square Park in Greenwich Village
* Civil Rights rally - racial equality & voting rights
* Pre-March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Desegregation for African Americans - Negroes
Starting on the front page is a report pn the recent Civil... Read full description -
Item #597202SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 8, 1963
* Sammy Baugh - Red Grange & more
* Canton, Ohio dedication
The sport's section (page 8B) has small one column headings: "PRO FOOTBALL GREATS AT SCENE" and "Help Dedicate $600,000 Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio". This is 1st report... Read full description -
Item #571414THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, September 11, 1963
* Stan Musial - St. Louis Cardinals
* 1st Grandfather HR in MLB history
This 50+ page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "Musial Homer Helps Cards Win 13th of 14" with related photo and box scores.
Cardinals left... Read full description -
Item #637807THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 19, 1963 This 46 page newspaper has one column headlines on page 39: "Phils Top Mets In final Contest At Polo Grounds" "Chris Short Gets 5-1 Victory Over Craig Anderson" with subheads. (see)
Tells of the very last major league baseball game held at the famous Polo... Read full description -
Item #598226THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, October 4, 1963
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* World Series (game 2)
* Major league baseball
The front page has a three headline: "Dodgers Follow Same Script, Humble Yankees Again, 4-1" with subhead and photo (see photos). Much more in the sport's section. 1st report... Read full description -
Item #637942THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, October 5, 1963
* Hurricane Flora - one of the Caribbean's wettest Hurricanes on record
* Historic devastation to Haiti and surrounding region
* Over 7,000 deaths
This 28 page newspaper has a nice six column headline on the front page: "HURRICANE KILLS 61, THREATENS FLORIDA" with subheads. (see)
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Item #628796THE NEW YORK TIMES, October 21, 1963
* Jim Brown breaks rushing yards record
* Cleveland Browns - NFL football
The sport's section (page 42) has a one column heading: "BROWNS TRIUMPH OVER EAGLES, 37-7" with subhead: "Jimmy Brown Sets Career Mark for Yards Rushing" (see) First report coverage on the game in which Jim... Read full description -
Item #704373THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 24, 1963
* The Living Theatre - experimental theater
* Avant-garde - Julian Beck - Judith Malina
* Closed for bankruptcy - tax evasion crime
The front page has a heading: "Living Theatre Goes Broke; Becks Brigged by Feds" with 2 related photos. (see images) Article... Read full description -
Item #590159THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, October 25, 1963
* Sandy Koufax 1st Cy Young
* Los Angeles Dodgers
* Major league baseball MLB
This 50 page newspaper has two column headlines in the sport's section (page 44): "Koufax Unanimous Young Award Pick", "Brilliant Dodgers Southpaw First Pitcher to Sweep Voting in... Read full description -
Item #208004TV Guide, Philadelphia, PA, October 25, 1963. A great issue for framing and displaying!
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Item #725137COLOR COMIC STRIPS section only of The Detroit Free Press, Oct. 27, 1963
* 1st appearance of "Bamm Bamm" Rubble
* "The Flintstones" color comic strip
* "Stone age" animated comedy series
This section has several color comic strips which includes a page 4 "THE FLINTSTONES" strip with... Read full description -
Item #683484SPORT'S SECTION ONLY of the New York Times, Oct. 27, 1963
* Quarterback Roger Staubach
* Heisman & Maxwell trophy year
* Navy Midshipman football win
* vs. Pitt Panthers w/ photo
The top of the front page of the sport's section has a three column heading: "NAVY DOWNS PITT" with subhead and related photo showing... Read full description -
Item #689749LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963
* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster
The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Indianapolis Explosion Kills 62, injures 385" First report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday on Ice show.
Complete with 8... Read full description -
Item #585678LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 1, 1963
* Pepsi Coliseum Indianapolis, Indiana
* Holiday on Ice show explosion disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Shattering Explosion Kills 67 in Indiana Coliseum During Show". 1st report coverage on the Indianapolis Coliseum explosion during the Holiday... Read full description -
Item #719854THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 7, 1963
* Underground filmmaker Kenneth Anger
* Occultist - believer in Aleister Crowley's "Thelema"
* "Scorpio Rising" short film movie advertisement
Page 15 has a 3 3/4 x 3 inch advertisement for a showing of the experimental films "Scorpio... Read full description -
Item #663945LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass., November 11, 1963
* Gordie Howe breaks scoring record
* Detroit Red Wings
* NHL hockey league
Page 6 has a one column heading: "Howe Scores 545th To Break Record" (see) First report coverage on Detroit Red Wings star, Gordie Howe, breaking the all time scoring record in the NHL at the time.
Complete with 12... Read full description -
Item #574839LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 18, 1963
* Surfside Hotel fire Disaster
This 10 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:
"Atlantic City Pre-Dawn Fire's Toll Uncertain" which tells of the fire disaster in Atlantic City, New Jersey in which the Surfside Hotel was destroyed.
Other news of... Read full description -
Item #549886ORLANDO EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Florida, November 22, 1963 Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the tragedy: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" with the subhead reading: "Suspect Seized After Cop Shot".
All the text on the ftpg. deals with the... Read full description -
Item #550143ORLANDO EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Florida, November 22, 1963 Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the tragedy:
"PRESIDENT SLAIN" with the subhead reading: "Suspect Seized After Cop Shot".
All the text on the ftpg. deals with the... Read full description -
Item #551423THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline which reads: "JOHN KENNEDY SLAIN" with subhead "Killing Occurs in Dallas; Vice-President Safe - Texas Governor Connally Is Also Ambush Victim". Photos shown are of President John F. Kennedy; of... Read full description -
Item #551444DAILY BREEZE, Torrance, California, November 22, 1963 Reporting from the day of the tragedy! The front page of this issue features a banner headline: "ASSASSIN'S BULLET KILLS PRESIDENT" with the subhead "Governor Of Texas Also Shot - Gunshots By Sniper Hit Kennedy in Head". A photo of the President riding in the motorcade us prior to... Read full description -
Item #649230ORLANDO EVENING STAR--EXTRA, Florida, November 22, 1963 Certainly to go down in history as one of the more memorable events of the 20th century, this newspaper has a bold banner headline proclaiming the tragedy: "PRESIDENT SLAIN" with the subhead reading: "Suspect Seized After Cop Shot".
All the text on the front page deals... Read full description -
Item #604443THE REGISTER, Santa Ana, California, Nov. 23, 1963 Complete section 1 with 12 pages. Few minor margin tears, mostly nice. -
Item #604497TUCSON DAILY CITIZEN, Arizona, Nov. 23, 1963 Contains 2 sections of what was likely a 4 or 5 section newspaper. Good condition. -
Item #550568SUNDAY NEWS, New York, New York, November 24, 1963
The front page of this issue shows a photograph of President Lyndon B. Johnson soon after the assassination of President Kennedy. The accompanying headline reads: "JOHNSON LEADS MOURNING".
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Item #699335THE PLAIN DEALER, Cleveland, Ohio, Nov. 25, 1963 The banner headlines announce: "MURDER SEALS OSWALD'S LIPS" "Sad Throngs View Kennedy Casket" with the dramatic photo of Jack Ruby murdering Lee H. Oswald, plus a photo of Jack Ruby. Many related subheads as well.
The complete first section with 12 pages, very nice... Read full description -
Item #677150CHICAGO DAILY NEWS, Nov. 25, 1963 The top half of the front page has the iconic photo showing Jack Ruby shooting Lee Harvey Oswald at the Dallas City Hall. The headlines are: "The Final Trip Begins" and: "The Oswald Killer".
Page 3 has a wealth of related photos.
The complete first section with pages 1-20, very nice... Read full description -
Item #707311SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICE, Nov. 26, 1963
* John F. Kennedy funeral
* Famed photo of JFK Jr. saluting as casket passes by
* Jackie receives the flag
The front page has a nice photo showing John Jr. saluting with headlines: "President's Funeral -- Pledge by Johnson" and "A Solemn Procession Through Washington As the... Read full description -
Item #706952THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 28, 1963
* John F. Kennedy JFK assassination
* Assassin Lee Harvey Oswald
Starting on the front page are a few editorials regarding the recent assassination of John F. Kennedy. Text continues inside. Being a weekly publication, this is actually the first issue published after the... Read full description -
Item #668071THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. November 30, 1963
* Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831
* Douglas DC-8 airplane crash disaster
The the top of the front page has a headline: "118 DIE IN CANADA CRASH" with subheads. (see) First report coverage on the Trans-Canada Air Lines Flight 831 crash disaster.
Other news, sports and... Read full description -
Item #704662THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 5, 1963
* Australian guitarist John Williams
* Classical & progressive rock music
* Town Hall concert advertisement
Page 8 has a 3 1/2 x 1 1/2 inch advertisement for a "John Williams" concert at the local Town Hall. (see image)
I suspect this to be an... Read full description -
Item #693892THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, December 9, 1963
* Pan Am Flight 214 - Elkton MD
* Boeing 707-121 airplane disaster
The top of the front page has a banner headline: "82 Killed in Crash of Pam Am Jet" (see) Nice for display.
Incomplete issue containing 18 of the 26 pages, a few small binding... Read full description -
Item #637738THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 10, 1963 The front page has the reporting of "Sinatra's Son Still Missing; 6 Seized" which also contains a small photo of Frank Sinatra, Jr. and of the place he was kidnapped from. There is an additional article "Young Frankie's Voice is Echo of Famed Dad".
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Item #217865THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, December 11, 1963.
* Frank Sinatra Jr. Kidnapping
This 44 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Sinatra's Plea: 'Any Deal' for Son" with subheads that include: "Good Break Hinted by FBI Agent", "But Kidnappers, Youth Still Missing". He would be found on this same... Read full description -
Item #218334THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, December 12, 1963.
* Frank Sinatra Jr. freed from kidnapping
This 50+ page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Frank, Jr.: 'I Was Scared'" with a few related photos. More inside. Other news of the day throughout with interesting advertisements. Small... Read full description -
Item #704663THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 12, 1963
* Harlem, New York City slum area rent strike
* Tenants protest bad conditions - Jesse Gray
* American Civil Rights Movement - Negroes
Page 3 has a heading: "Harlem Leader Lashes City, Asks More Slum Strikes" with lead-in: "Housing & Civil... Read full description -
Item #715425THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 26, 1963
* Washington Square Village sold
* New York University buys
* Moondog - Louis Thomas Hardin
* Blind composer, Musician, performer
* Greenwich Village performance advertisement
The front page has a heading: "NYU IS Top Landowner, Buys Washington Sq.... Read full description -
Item #616671FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, December 30, 1963
* Chicago Bears vs. New York Giants
* NFL football championship title game
This 18 page newspaper has a three column headline on page10: "Chicago Bandits Steal Crown, Intercept Five Tittle Passes" with caption: "Bears Win NFL Championship--"
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Item #584803THE DETROIT FREE PRESS - PARADE, Detroit, Michigan, January 5, 1964 The front of this issue contains a photo of President Lyndon B. Johnson with an exclusive interview "President Johnson Talks About His Mother & His Father" which includes additional photos. An article entitled "Can We abolish Hate?" is about Lee... Read full description -
Item #724628COLOR COMIC STRIPS section only of The Detroit Free Press, January 5, 1964
* "The Flintstones" color comic strip
* "Stone age" animated comedy series
This section has several color comic strips which includes a page 5 "THE FLINTSTONES" strip. (see images)
Complete color comic section with 8 pages, minor... Read full description
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