Historic Newspapers: Deaths - Reports & Obits
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Item #674840THE DETROIT NEWS, Aug. 19, 1960 The bold banner headlines announce: "10 YRS. FOR POWERS" "Flier Is Silent at Sentence; Wife Weeps" and subhead: "American Escapes Death; Court Cites Repentance" with a photo showing pilot Gary Powers waling into a Moscow court.
Francis Gary Powers was an American... Read full description -
Item #605201THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 16, 1960 The headline announces: "Kennedy Calls For Sacrifices In U.S. To Help The World Meet Challenges of 'New Frontier' " with related subheads. The front page photos shows both John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson.
Complete in 34 pages, some light soiling to the top half of... Read full description -
Item #546890THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, dated May 23, 1960.
The front page of this issue includes an article entitled: "Tidal Waves Lash Cities in Chile, Hawaii", which goes on to describe the events prior and post to the actual tsunami.
This issue is in good condition, although it is very fragile.
Background Information: The magnitude... Read full description -
Item #221083THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, May 22, 1960.
* The Great Chilean Earthquake Begins
This 60+ page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "Big Port Ravaged by Quake" "Fire and Panic Hit Concepcion; Death Toll 143". This is a early report on the great Chilean earthquake. Other news of the day throughout. Binding... Read full description -
Item #620616THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, May 3, 1960
* Caryl Chessman execution
* "The Red Light Bandit"
* San Quentin State Prison
The front page has a two column heading: "Death Row Struggle Ends in Gas Chamber" with subhead. (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 34 pages, nice condition. -
Item #574762LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 18, 1960
* Flight 710 airplane crash disaster
* Lockheed L-188 Electra
* Cannelton IN (Tell City, Indiana)
This 10 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Investigators Probe Blast-Torn Airliner" with subhead "Four-Engine Craft Carries 63 to... Read full description -
Item #720454LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass. March 5, 1960
* Leonard Warren death on live stage
* American operatic baritone singer
* Metropolitan Opera House - "Met"
Near the bottom of the front page has a four column heading: "Met Baritone Collapses and Dies" with lead-in: "Wife and Audience Watch" (see... Read full description -
Item #220245THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, February 10, 1960.
* Coors Beer baron kidnapped
This 40+ page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Kidnap Fear Spurs Hunt for Brewer" with a photo of Adolph Coors III. Other news of the day throughout. This issue has some margin wear which does affect some of the mentioned article. Also small binding holes... Read full description -
Item #554606THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 27, 1960
* Pete Rozelle becomes commissioner of the NFL
This 40+ page newspaper has a six column headline on the front page of the sport's section (inside): "How NFL Broke Czar Deadlock" with caption: "ROZELLE, RAMS' GENERAL MANAGER, GIVEN 3-YEAR, $50,000 PACT" and photo... 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 #698670FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., Dec. 21, 1959
* William Wright (centenarian) death
* Last surviving American Civil War veteran ?
* John Bell Hood's Texas Brigade forager
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Walter Williams Dies At 117, Last Veteran Of Blue And Gray" with lead-in: "Door Closes On... Read full description -
Item #216584LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, December 3, 1959.
* The Malpasset Dam in France bursts in original reporting - unique gift idea
This 14 page newspaper has a two line, five column headline on the front page: "Death Toll Is 150 As Dam Bursts In France" with subhead: "Total Of 160 Are To Be Missing". Other news of... Read full description -
Item #638217DAILY NEWS, New York, October 17, 1959 The front page has the banner headline of "GEN. MARSHALL, WAR CHIEF, DIES" with coverage beginning on page two and continuing on page fourteen. "General of the Army George c. Marshall, 78, World War II Army chief of staff and architect of the Marshall Plan to save Western... Read full description -
Item #574533THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, August 17, 1959
* Fleet Admiral William Halsey Jr.
* World War II Pacific commander
* Soap Box Derby - Akron, Ohio
This 20 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Adm. 'Bull' Halsey, 76, Dies of Heart Attack" with subhead and photo (see photos). Tells of the death of... Read full description -
Item #574540THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, August 8, 1959
* Roseburg OR Oregon
* Dynamite truck explosion
This 30 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Oregon Blast Kills 10, Destroys Six Blocks" and more with photo (see photos). This tells of the dynamite truck explosion in Roseburg, Oregon that caused massive... Read full description -
Item #698408THE NEW YORK TIMES, July 21, 1959
* Fleet admiral William D. Leahy death
* Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief
* Most senior U.S. military officer in WWII
* First flag officer to ever hold a five-star rank
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Fleet Admiral Leahy Dies at 84; Presidents; Chief of Staff in... 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 #724339THE DETROIT NEWS, May 29, 1959
* Space monkeys Able & Miss Baker
* 1st living beings returned from space alive
The front page has a one column heading: "U.S. Space Monkeys to Meet Press" More on page 2. (see images)
Complete with all 46 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, small binding holes along the spine, generally in good... Read full description -
Item #581399PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Pratt, Kansas, May 28, 1959 This 8 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Two Monkeys Return Alive From Missile Space Rides" with subhead.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. A few small binding holes along spine, library stamp in masthead, otherwise in good condition.
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Item #694411THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 10, 1959
* Frank Lloyd Wright death
* American architect - designer
* Houses - homes - buildings
The top of the front page has a two column heading: "Frank Lloyd Wright Dies; Famed Architect Was 89" with a subhead and photo. First report coverage continues on page 26 with headline and four more... Read full description -
Item #700302THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, April 9, 1959
* Frank Lloyd Wright death (1st report)
* Famous American architect
This 72 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Frank Lloyd Wright, 89, Architecture Genius, Dies" with one column photo of Wright.
Other news of the day throughout. Light browning with little margin wear,... Read full description -
Item #574536LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, March 6, 1959 This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Lou Costello with caption: "Film Comedian Dies" A small but 1st report.
Other news of the day throughout. Good condition. -
Item #209813THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Michigan, March 4, 1959. This 32 pages newspaper is in nice condition and has a two line, two column headline on the front page: "Famed Comedian Lou Costello Dies" with a one column photo of him also on the front page. Other news of the day including another interesting front page headline: "WE PASS MOON TODAY; NEXT... 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 #571214SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, February 8, 1959 This 50+ page newspaper has a banner headline on page 8 of the sport's section (inside):
* LATE 'NAP' LAJOIE'S .422 MARK STILL STANDS AS AL BATTING RECORD
with subheads and photo of Lajoie. (see)
This tells of the death of famous major league baseball star Nap Lajoie.
Other news of the... 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 #702858THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, January 21, 1959
* Film Titan C. B. DeMille's death report
The front page article continues: "Cecille B. DeMille, 77, pioneer maker of Hollywood's most consistently profitable movies, died of a heart attack at his home early today. He had been ill for a week.... The veteran producer also visited... Read full description -
Item #571135THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, December 9, 1958
* Tris Speaker death
* Cleveland Indians - Boston Red Sox
This 40 page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page: "Tris Speaker, Great 'Gray Eagle,' Is Dead" "Hall of Fame Outfielder, 70, Suffers Heart Attack; Has Lifetime Average of .344" with photo of... Read full description -
Item #571567THE TIMES PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana, November 22, 1958
* Mel Ott death
* New York Giants
* Major league baseball
This 46 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "OTT DIES IN OPERATING ROOM OF CRASH HURTS" with subhead and photo of Ott. (see) Much more in the sport's section.
Tells of the death a... Read full description -
Item #599179FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, November 17, 1958
* Tyrone Power death
* American actor
The front page has a two column headline: "Tyrone Power's Many Roles Didn't Top Adventurous Life" with related photo (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the death of famed American film and stage actor, Tyrone... Read full description -
Item #637653IL MESSAGGERO, Rome, Italy, a pair of issues dated Nov. 5, 1958
* Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli, the "Pope of the people"
* Pope John XXIII papal inauguration & death reports
and June 4, 1963 The first issue has considerable reporting on the inauguration of Pope John XXIII as Pope, and the latter issue of the same... Read full description -
Item #562401THE TIMES-PICAYUNE, New Orleans, Louisiana July 15, 1958
* 14th July Revolution
* Military coup of Iraq
* Iraqi monarchy - King Faisal
This 44 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "U.N. MEETING TODAY ON MIDEAST CRISIS" with subheads, map and related photos. (see)
Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good... Read full description -
Item #719702FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., May 24, 1958
* Charles Starkweather sentencing
* Death by electric chair w/ photo
* Girlfriend Caril Fugate
The front page has a two column heading: "Seek New Trial For Killer" with lead-in: "Starkweather Sentenced To Die In Chair" and photo of Starkweather in court.... Read full description -
Item #584991THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 29, 1958
* Chuck Klein "Hoosier Hammer" death (1st report)
* Philadelphia Phillies
* Major league baseball
This 38 page newspaper has two column headlines on page 31: "Chuck Klein, Former Phillies Star, Is Dead" and "One of National League's All-Time Great Outfielders... Read full description -
Item #702580NEW YORK TIMES, March 28, 1958 The top of the front page announces: "KHRUSHCHEV TAKES FULL CONTROL, REPLACING BULGANIN AS PREMIER; U.S. EXPECTS NO CHANGE IN POLICY" with related subheads as well as a photo headed: "Voting For New Soviet Premier...". The article carries over to page 2, and page 3 has a related... Read full description -
Item #574493LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, February 28 , 1958
* Prestonburg, Kentucky
* School bus disaster
* Sandy River
This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Over 20 May Be Dead In Accident"
Tells of the school bus disaster involving elementary children near... Read full description -
Item #584686LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, November 7, 1957
* 1st living earth being into space by Sputnik II
* Russian dog "Laika" in orbit & still alive ?
This 14 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "DOG-CARRYING ROCKET MAKES A SWEEP ACROSS UNITED STATES TODAY". See photos for... Read full description -
Item #581050LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, November 5, 1957
* Levelland, Texas UFO case
* New Mexico sightings
* Sputnik II - Laika (dog)
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 4: "REPORT MYSTERY OBJECT SKIPPING OVER STATES OF TEXAS, NEW MEXICO" which tells of a UFO sighting in New Mexico around the same time of the... 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 #578932LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, July 11, 1957
* Aga Khan III death (Early 1st report)
* Sultan Mahommed Shah
This 12 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:
* Aga Khan Dies Today in Geneva
Tells of the death of Sultan Mahommed Shah. See photos for text here.
Other news of the day. Minor spine wear, otherwise good... Read full description -
Item #578015THE DETROIT NEWS, Michigan, July 5, 1957
* Actress Judy Tyler car crash death
* Elvis Presley co-star
This 44 page newspaper has a two column headline on page 3: "Presley Weeps at News of Starlet's Auto death" with smaller subheads and small photo (see photos).
Tells of the death of Hollywood actress Judy Tyler. She... Read full description -
Item #561815LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, June 29, 1957
* Hurricane Audrey
* Catagory 4 storm
This 8 page newspaper has a five column headline on the front page: "Increase Death Toll Estimate In Louisiana Hurricane Blows" with subhead. Tells of Hurricane Audrey which was a destructive storm that hit Texas and Louisiana.
Other news of the day. Light... Read full description -
Item #695481THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., May 3, 1957
* Joseph McCarthy death
* U.S. Senator (Wisconsin)
The front page has a nice headline: "SEN. M'CARTHY DEAD AT 47" with subheads and photo. (see) He was noted for making claims that there were large numbers of Communists and Soviet spies and sympathizers inside the United... Read full description -
Item #621016THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, March 16, 1957
* Burton Abbott execution
* Rapist and murderer
* San Quentin State Prison
The bottom of the front page has a three column heading: "Reprieve for Kidnap-Killer Reaches Death House Two Minutes Too Late". (see)
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 40 pages, minor... Read full description -
Item #702351THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, March 12, 1957
* Richard E. Byrd death
* American naval officer
* Arctic & Antarctica explorer
* North & South Poles aviator
The top of the front page has a six column headline: "ADMIRAL BYRD DIES" with subheads and photo. (see images)
Complete with 38 pages, small binding holes along the spine, small library... Read full description -
Item #577479THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, February 9, 1957
* John Von Neumann death
* Famous mathematician
* Father of the computer (1 of them)
This 34 page newspaper has one column headlines on the front page: "VON NEUMANN SCIENTIST, IS DEAD, AGED 53", "Famed Mathematician, AEC Member, Once Einstein Associate", which is a... Read full description -
Item #576654LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Leominster, Massachusetts, Feb. 1, 1957
* Pacoima Junior High School
* Los Angeles CA California
* Airplane disaster (1st report)
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page: "Seven Die As Airliner Crashes Into Yard Of School In California" This tells of the Pacoima aircraft incident.... Read full description -
Item #615139THE DETROIT FREE PRESS--EXTRA, Jan. 15, 1957 Page 25 has a two column headline: "Bogart Dies Of Cancer" "Move Tough Guy Tells Wife, 'Goodby, Kid' " with a photo of him with his wife, actress Lauren Bacall, and their two children.
Complete in 32 pages, binding stab holes near the spine, very nice condition. -
Item #691344THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 27, 1956
* Tommy Dorsey's bizarre death
* Big Band bandleader - trombonist
Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Tommy Dorsey Chokes to Death On Food While Asleep in Home" with subhead and photo. (see) First report coverage on the death of Tommy Dorsey, American jazz trombonist,... Read full description
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