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Item #686969THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 4, 1965
* Informant Gary Thomas Rowe
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder
* Ku Klux Klan crimes
* re. Civil Rights March at Selma
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "All-White Jury Is Chosen to Try First Liuzzo Slaying Defendant" with photo of Rowe and defendant. (see)
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Item #695283THE NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1965
* Post Selma to Montgomery march
* Martin Luther King Jr. & Civil Rights
* re. Viola Liuzzo murder - memorial service
The front page has a six column headline: "Wallace to Blame, Top Ala. Aide Says" with subheads. Also a two column heading: "200 Protest Slaying in March at Selma" with photo. (see) More... Read full description -
Item #689269FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., March 26, 1965
* Selma to Montgomery AL Alabama
* Martin Luther King Jr.
* Viola Liuzzo murder
The front page has a three column heading: "4 Held In Ala. Murder" with lead-in: "KKK Men Charged With Woman's Death-" (see) This was the 3rd and final try which ended in success.
Complete with all 22... Read full description -
Item #724341FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 27, 1965
* Malcolm X assassination plot
* Elijah Muhammad - Muslims
* Search for the murderers
The front page has a three column photo with small heading: "Muslim Leader Nearly Hidden" and brief text. (see images)
Complete with all 12 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally... Read full description -
Item #724636FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 25, 1965
* Malcolm X assassination plot
* Elijah Muhammad - Muslims
* Search for the murderers
The front page has a one column heading: "Break Due In Slaying Of Malcolm" (see images)
Complete with all 26 pages, minor margin wear, nice condition.
background: On February 21, 1965, Malcolm X was... Read full description -
Item #567469LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 4, 1964
* Mississippi civil rights arrests
* James Chaney & more
* Philadelphia, Mississippi
This 8 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Federal Agents Hold 16 in Rights Slaying". Of course these arrests would never amount to anything as everyone was... Read full description -
Item #595157THE PARSONS SUN, Kansas, August 5, 1964
* Mississippi civil rights workers bodies found
* James Chaney
* Philadelphia, Mississippi
This 16 page newspaper has a one column heading on the front page: "Bodies Found In Mississippi". See images for text here.
Other news of the day throughout. A few small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #710216THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 28, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FBI's Force in Miss. Bolstered by Johnson" with subheads. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their bodies... Read full description -
Item #709944THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 27, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "FBI ARRESTS THREE IN THREAT TO KILL MISS. RIGHTS PAIR" with subheads. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their... Read full description -
Item #709607THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., June 26, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
The top of the front page has a four column headline: "75 SAILORS JOIN MISSISSIPPI HUNT" with subheads and related photo. (see images) This was a notable civil rights-related murder. Their... Read full description -
Item #711570THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 24, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS
* Burnt station wagon found in swamp
The front page has a banner headline: "CHARRED CAR OF BIAS FOES FOUND; LBJ SENDS DULLES" with subheads and photo of the car. (see images) Nice for display. This... Read full description -
Item #711072THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, June 23, 1964
* Mississippi Civil Rights workers disappear
* James Chaney - Philadelphia MS (1st report)
The front page has a one column heading: "3 Disappear In Dixie Rights Push" (see images) First report coverage on the 3 Civil Rights workers that went missing at Philadelphia, Mississippi. This was a... Read full description -
Item #672290LOS ANGELES TIMES, EXTRA, Nov. 25, 1963
* Harvey Oswald assassination
* John F. Kennedy murder - Jack Ruby
The front page has a great banner headline announcing: "OSWALD SLAIN!" with: "Accused J.F.K. Killer Hit in Jail" with subhead and large photo. Nice for display.
More on the following pages with a nice full page... Read full description -
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 #725361THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* President John F. Kennedy JFK assassination
* From the city where he was assassinated
* Slightly 2nd rate with minor margin wear
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold... Read full description -
Item #559408THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963 A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead:... Read full description -
Item #721749THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963
* From the city where it happened
A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two line bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead:... Read full description -
Item #649296THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS, Nov. 23, 1963 A quite rare & extremely desirable newspaper with a first report on John F. Kennedy's assassination, from the city where it happened.
The two-line, bold banner headline proclaims: "KENNEDY SLAIN ON DALLAS STREET" with subhead: "Johnson Becomes... Read full description -
Item #602952(2) Here is a terrific pair of issues Nov. 23 & 25, 1963) on the assassination of John F. Kennedy from the city where it happened. Both issues are THE DALLAS MORNING NEWS from Texas.
Note: While we do offer each of these issues as stand-alone items, purchasing them as a set will enable you to take advantage of a discounted... Read full description -
Item #695741ULUS ADIMIZ ANDIMIZDIR, Nov. 23, 1963
* President John. F. Kennedy
* JFK assassination - murder
A newspaper from Turkey reporting the assassination of John F. Kennedy. The name of the newspaper translates, roughly: "Our Nation Name Is Our Oath". It is entirely in the Turkish language.
Folio size, presumed complete... Read full description -
Item #724010THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Aug. 22, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Community notice for bus & train trips to the event
* MLK "I Have a Dream" speech fame
Page 7 has a full page notice headed: "Rally for Civil Rights" and more. This was a community effort to get New... 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 -
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 #637703THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 24, 1963 The front page has a column-wide article "SUSPECT CHARGED IN EVERS MURDER" with subhead "Mississippi Salesman, 42, Seized After Fingerprints on Rifle Are Checked". "Byron de La Beckwith, known as an outspoken white supremacist, was... Read full description -
Item #708297THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 18, 1962
* NASA Astronaut Group 2 is selected
* Apollo program - human spaceflights
* Neil Armstrong - Moon missions
The front page has a two column heading: "9 New Astronauts Named To Train for Moon Flights" (see images) The top of page 18 has a 7 column heading: "Sketches of the Nine New... Read full description -
Item #564501FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, August 21, 1962
* Peter Fechter murder
* Berlin Wall - Germany
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "Brandt To Ask West Aid Berliners At Wall".
Tells of the the tensions around the Berlin wall soon after the shooting death of 18 year old Peter Fechter. (is mentioned)
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Item #563204FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, July 30, 1962
* Steelton, Pennsylvania train disaster
* Railroad derailment
This 16 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Track Misalignment Believed Cause Of Train Wreck In Which 19 Died". Tells of the train wreck disaster at Steelton PA.
Other news of the day. Tiny... Read full description -
Item #574836THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Detroit, Michigan, July 29, 1962
* Steelton, Pennsylvania
* Pennsylvania Railroad train disaster
This 44 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Sports Train Wrecked; 25 Killed, Scores Hurt" with subheads. This tells of the derailment of a Pennsylvania Railroad... Read full description -
Item #574841FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, May 23, 1962
* Unionville, Missouri
* Continental Airlines Flight 11
* Jet airplane explosion disaster
This 36 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page:
"45 Persons Meet Death In $5-Million-Jet Crash"
Tells of the airplane suicide bomb explosion of... Read full description -
Item #710212THE NEW YORK TIMES, Jan 5, 1962
* First automated subway train begins service
* 42nd Street Shuttle (unmanned) transportation
* Times Square - Grand Central Station route
The top of the front page has a four column heading: "First Automated Subway Train starts Run" with subhead and photo (see images) First report coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #574815LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominister, Massachusetts, December 15, 1961
* Evans CO Colorado - Greeley
* Children's school bus disaster
This 12 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "A Mournful Yule in Greeley" with caption: "20 Of Its Children Dead"
This tells of the school bus and train collision... Read full description -
Item #684147THE NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 17, 1961
* Terry Jo Duperrault survives at sea
* 11 year old girl lost for 4 days in Atlantic
* Bluebelle (ship) mass murder and scuttle
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Shipwrecked Girl, 11, Rescued After 4 Days on Raft in Atlantic" with subheads and photo. (see) First... Read full description -
Item #681687LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1961
* Adolph Eichmann trial begins
* Jewish mass murderer
* World War II Nazi
This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Eichmann Challenges Rights of Three Judges" with subhead: "Israel Opens His Trial In Fortress"
Tells of the start of the trial... Read full description -
Item #588102THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas, February 16, 1961
* 1961 United States figure skating team
* Sabena flight 548
This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
"Officials Begin To Identify Crash Victims"
Other news of the day including various period advertising. This issue has a few small binding holes along the spine, but is... Read full description -
Item #574759LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 2, 1960 This 18 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:"17 Persons Die In Fiery Crash" with caption: "Train, Oil Rig Collide"
This tells of the crash and explosion of the Streamline train San Francisco Chief and a giant oil truck... Read full description -
Item #574767LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 6, 1960
* Bolivia, North Carolina
* National Airlines Flight 2511
* Douglas DC-6B airplane
This 20 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Plane With 34 Persons Crashes In Bolivia, N.C." with subheads. (see)
Tells of the... Read full description -
Item #596146THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, June 29, 1959
* Meldrim, Georgia
* Train gas tanker explosion
* Trestle disaster
* Hawaii votes
The front page has a five column headline: "17 DIE, SCORES HURT IN RAIL CAR BLAST" with subheads. This is 1st report coverage.
Also on the... Read full description -
Item #723974FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 25, 1959
* Charles Starkweather execution (day of)
* Girlfriend Caril Ann Fugate spree murders
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Starkweather Dies" with lead-in: "Doctor Stricken Fatally at Execution" with photos of Starkweather and his 14-year old girlfriend. (see images)
Complete with... Read full description -
Item #698686MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, June 18, 1959
* Joseph Barbara death - "Joe the Barber"
* Bufalino crime family mob boss
* Apalachin meeting fame - Costa Nostra - Mafia
The top of page 4 has a three column heading: "Barbara, Closemouthed Host of Gangland Parley, Dies" with small photo of Barbara, (see images)
Complete with 38 pages,... Read full description -
Item #590873SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 28, 1959
* Poplarville, Mississippi
* Negro lynching - murder
This 32 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FBI QUIZZES STUDENTS IN LYNCH PROBE" and
"Over 60 Agents Investigating Mississippi Mob Action". This is coverage on the lynching of negro Mack... Read full description -
Item #575424SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 27, 1959
* Poplarville MS Mississippi
* Negro lynching - murder
This 20 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "FARMER SEES KIDNAPPING OF JAILED NEGRO" and "Estimates 8 to 10 Men in Miss. Raiding Party; Search Continues". This tells of the lynching of... Read full description -
Item #574515FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, March 19, 1959
* Beavercreek, Ohio
* Girl Scouts train-car disaster
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Train, Car Crash--10 Die" with caption: "8 Girl Scouts Victims In Ohio Mishap" which tells of the freight train, station wagon... Read full description -
Item #628402THE NEW YORK TIMES, February 27, 1959
* Abner Zwillman death
* 'Al Capone of New Jersey'
* National Crime Syndicate
* Murder Inc.
The front page has a small one column heading: "Zwillman a Suicide In Jersey Mansion". This is 1st report coverage on the death of prohibition gangster, Abner Zwillman. Coverage continues... Read full description -
Item #721574THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Jan. 23, 1959
* Child actor Carl Switzer killed (1st report)
* "Alfalfa" of "Our Gang" "Little Rascals" comedies
The top of page 7 has two small photos of George Switzer (Alfalfa) with brief text on his murder. (see image)
Complete with 36 pages, light toning at the margins, small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #565193THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, September 16 & 17, 1958
* Elizabeth New Jersey NJ (1st & 2nd reports)
* Bayonne train wreck on draw bridge
* Railroad
The Sept. 16th issue has a nice four column headline on the front page:
* OFFICIALS SAY TOLL IN NEW JERSEY TRAIN DISASTER IS NEAR 40
with subheads and related photo.... Read full description -
Item #619215THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, April 5, 1958
* Movie actress Lana Turner
* Johnny Stompanato murder
* 14 year daughter Cheryl Crane
The front page has a three column heading: "Lana Turner's Girl Kills Star's Lover" with subheads. (see) 1st report coverage on the murder of Johnny Stompanato by 14 year old... Read full description -
Item #592097THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, October 26, 1957
* Mob boss Albert Anastasia assassination
* Murder Inc. head
This 6 page newspaper has one column headings on the front page: "Query Costello IN Gang Death" and "Anastasia Killing Baffles N.Y. Police".
Other news, sports and various advertisements of the day... Read full description -
Item #678403THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., October 26, 1957
* Mob boss Albert Anastasia assassination
* Murder Inc. head
The front page has a two column heading: "Gang Rule Fight Seen In Anastasia Murder" with subhead. (see) First report coverage on the assassination of NYC mob boss, Albert Anastasia.
Complete with 38 pages, light toning at the... Read full description -
Item #718992THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, Sept. 3, 1957
* Kendal Railway Tragedy - Jamaica
* Train derailment railroad crash disaster
* Roman Catholic Church members
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "175 DEAD, 400 HURT IN JAMAICA WRECK" with subheads. (see images)
Complete with 26 pages, light toning at the margins,... Read full description -
Item #586751THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 8, 1957
* Gangster Frank Costello
* Gambling
This 88 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Costello Starts Term for Defying Jury Quiz" with photo of Costello (see photos). 1st report coverage on famous gangster Frank Costello's contempt of court sentence. See photo for text here.
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