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Item #722525NEW YORK TIMES, January 9, 1966 Page E-7 has the noteworthy article: "'God is Dead' Debate Widens", written by John Cogley, which tells of the "God is Dead Movement" espoused by theologian, Dr. Thomas Altizer, of Emory University. Included is a cartoon reprinted from Christianity Today. It is interesting to note this article was... Read full description -
Item #722456THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, June 19, 1967
* Rookie pitcher Don Wilson
* Houston Astros no-hitter
* Golfer Jack Nicklaus
* Wins U.S. Open tournament
The front page has a two column heading: "No-Hitter for Rookie" with photo. First report coverage continues in the sport's section with another related photo. (see images)
Also on the... Read full description -
Item #722361THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. June 20, 1967
* Battle of the Mekong - Delta - River
* Vietnam War - U.S. Navy River Patrol Boats
The front page has a two column heading: "GIs Kill 276 Reds In Heavy Fighting" (see images)
Complete with 36 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.
AI notes: The June 19, 1967 Battle of the... 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 #722194LOS ANGELES TIMES, July 17, 1969
* Apollo 11 Moon spaceflight takeoff
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
The front page has a banner headline: "NEXT STOP: MOON" with subheads and nice related pictorial which takes up most of the front page. Nice for display. More on page 2.. First report coverage at the beginning of the... Read full description -
Item #722184THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. May 12, 1970
* 1970 Augusta, Georgia race riot
* African Americans - Negroes
* Largest urban uprising in deep South
* Black teenager Charles Oatman killing
* Police brutality protests - racial injustice
The front page has a two column heading: "Six Men Die In... Read full description -
Item #722180THE WORLD, New York City, April 23, 1869
* Early Woman's "Equal pay & safe working conditions
* Progressive Women reformers - labor rights reform
The top of the front page has a one column heading: "WOMEN IN DESPAIR" with subheads. (see images) Report takes up entire last column and continues on page 2 for... Read full description -
Item #721825THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. August 30, 1967
* George Lincoln Rockwell
* American Nazi Party leader
* Denied burial in National cemetery
The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a three column heading: "Nazi Is Denied Burial In National Cemetery" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with 50 pages, light... Read full description -
Item #721811FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., June 27, 1962
* Earl Wilson throws no-hitter
* Boston Red Sox
* 1st African American in AL
* Major League Baseball - MLB
Page 6 has a two column heading: "Wilson's No - Hit Job Earns a New Contract" with lead-in: "Yawkey Delighted" (see images)
Complete with 20 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #721770THE DETROIT NEWS, Nov. 8, 1965
* American Airlines Flight 383 disaster
* Boeing 727-100 jet airliner - airplane
* Greater Cincinnati Airport crash
The front page has a one column heading: "58 Die as Jet Plunges Into Hill; 4 Live" with two related photos. (see images)
Complete with 40+ pages, light toning and... 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 #721642THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1967
* The Doors - Jim Morrison counterculture rock band
* Village Theater performance advertisement
* Peter Max - American artist - psychedelic pop art
Page 18 has a early advertisement for "THE DOORS" which performed at the Village Theater in Greenwich Village. (see... Read full description -
Item #721639THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 5, 1963
* Martin Luther King Jr. - civil rights movement
* March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom
* Rare mention of "I Have A Dream" quote
Page 5 has a lengthy & detailed article headed: "200,000 Invisible Men" above which is a photo captioned:... Read full description -
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 #721599THE RALEIGH TIMES, N.C. Feb. 12, 1973
* Vietnam War POWs freed in North Vietnam
* "Operation Homecoming" begins - 1st group
* Viet Cong prison camps release - "Hanoi Taxi"
The front page has a six column heading: "143 American POWs free" with lead-in: "Through tears, 'God bless... Read full description -
Item #721597THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, Sept. 11, 1963
* Alabama high schools integration
* Negroes - student enter for classes
* Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham
The front page has a six column heading: "Alabama Schools Integrated" with subheads and two related photos. (see images) More inside.
Complete with 30+ pages, small... Read full description -
Item #721478THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C, Oct. 28, 1973 The front page has the 4-column, 2-line heading: "Egypt and Israel Agree To Face-to-Face Talks", which tells of the beginning of the cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Egypt in an effort to end the Yom Kippur War. Considerable details are included, which continue... Read full description -
Item #721435THE NEW YORK TIMES, November 23, 1968
* Harvard Crimson vs. Yale Bulldogs
* Game of the century - Ivy League
* NCAA college football (DAY OF)
The top of page 64 has a banner heading: "Yale Rules 7-Point Favorite Over Harvard in Battle of Undefeated Today" with related photo.
Complete with all 96 pages,... Read full description -
Item #721308THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Jan. 4, 1968
* Woody Guthrie memorial concert
* Bob Dylan's 1st public appearance
* Back from motorcycle accident
* Carnegie Hall, Manhattan
* Summer of Love revisited
* Norman Mailer - Wild 90 film
Page 24 has a 5 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for: "A Musical Tribute To... Read full description -
Item #721295LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., Sept. 14, 1962
* Cuban missile crisis beginning
* Cold War - Soviet Union
* Warning of Soviet troops
The top of the front page has a five column headline: "No Present 'Serious Threat' In Cuba, President Declares" with subheads. (see images) This was during the initial landings by... Read full description -
Item #721256THE NEW YORK TIMES, Oct. 31, 1965
* John Burros suicide death
* Grand Dragon of the KKK
* Ku Klux Klan of New York
* American Nazi Party leader
* Jewish ancestry made public
Near the bottom of the front page is a four column heading: "State Klan Leader Hides secret of Jewish Origin" Lengthy report continues inisde with... Read full description -
Item #721165DETROIT FREE PRESS, Oct. 31, 1965
* Pro-Vietnam War march in NYC
* Support of American troops
During the Vietnam War, much had been reported on the protests against U.S. action there. Here is a report of American citizens in support of our efforts over there. The front page has a three column heading: "65,000 Stage March in NY In... Read full description -
Item #720801THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, N.C, Feb. 11, 1973
* 1973 Staten Island gas explosion
* Texas Eastern Transmission Pipeline
* Liquefied natural gas tank disaster
Near the bottom of the front page is a three column heading: "43 Are Feared Dead In N. Y. Tank Blast" with related photo. (see images)
Complete with all 80+ pages, a few binding... Read full description -
Item #720791THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 27 1972
* The Rolling Stones North American Tour 1972
* Madison Square Garden concerts review
* "Exile on Main St." album
* Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts,
Two photos on the front page (which includes a... Read full description -
Item #720584NEW YORK WORLD-TELEGRAM Nov. 10, 1965
* Widespread blackout in Northeastern U.S. & Canada
The front page has a banner headline for display: "POWER ON !; Gigantic Blackout Ends After 12 Hours" and more with related photo. (see images) Much more more on the following pages.
Complete 1st section only with all 38 pages, light toning... Read full description -
Item #720494THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Aug. 8, 1971
* Apollo 15 space mission to the Moon (splashdown)
The front page has a banner headline: "ENDEAVOUR CREW 'BACK HOME'; Faulty 'Chute Fails to Mar Landing" with subhead and three related photos. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all sections (60+ pages), light... Read full description -
Item #720489THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 10, 1971
* Notre Dame Fighting Irish football
* vs. Miami Hurricanes - college game
* Best publication to be had (rare)
The front page has a nice banner headline for display: "N.D. WEARS DOWN MIAMI, 17-0" with subhead and color photo. More in the sport's section.
Complete with all sections (60+... Read full description -
Item #720381THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. July 10, 1964
* UA United Airlines Flight 823
* Parrottsville, Tennessee disaster
* Vickers Viscount 745D airplane crash
The top of the front page has a nice banner headline announcing: "AIR CRASH KILLS 39 IN TENNESSEE" with subheads. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 44 pages,... Read full description -
Item #720380THE SOUTH BEND TRIBUNE, Indiana, Oct. 17, 1971
* H. Rap Brown captured - arrested
* "Black Power" movement militant
* Violence at Civil Rights protests
The front page has a nice banner headline: "RAP BROWN CAPTURED IN N.Y." with subhead and photo of Brown. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all... Read full description -
Item #720372THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 29, 1973
* The World Festival of Magic & Occult
* Occultism - witches spells - witchcraft - tarot
* Clairvoyance - voodoo - telepathy - hypnotism
* Black magic - macabre - witchcraft - black art
* Felt Forum at Madison Square Garden advertisement
Page 72 has a 7 x 5 1/2 inch... Read full description -
Item #720370THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 25, 1973
* The Moody Blues - English psychedelic rock band
* Madison Square Garden & Nassau Coliseum
* Early concerts w/ photo advertisement
Page 59 has a full page advertisement for "The Moody Blues" concerts at Madison Square Garden and Nassau Coliseum.... Read full description -
Item #720367THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Feb. 10, 1966
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* American folk singer & songwriter World tour
* Island Garden - West Hempstead, Long Island
* Last local appearance before near-fatal motorcycle accident
Page 17 has a 3 x 2 inch advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Island Garden... Read full description -
Item #720323THE SOUTH BEN D TRIBUNE, Sept. 12, 1971
* Gunnison High School disaster - Colorado
* Junior varsity football team school bus crash
* Monarch Pass, Rockies - Rocky Mountains
The front page a banner headline that announces: "9 KILLED IN SCHOOL BUS CRASH" wit subhead and two related photos. (see images)
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Item #720311THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., Sept. 9, 1971
* John F. Kennedy Center of Performing Arts
* Along the Potomac River - Washington D.C.
* Opening gala opening night - Leonard Bernstein
The front page has a four column photo with heading: "JFK Center Opening 'Thrills' Mrs. Kennedy"
Complete with 56 pages, a little... Read full description -
Item #720310SPRINGFIELD SUNDAY REPUBLICAN, Mass., April 25, 1971
* Vietnam anti-war protest
* March on Washington D.C.
* Largest in U.S. history (500,000)
The front page has a five column headline: "500,000 Marchers Demand Viet Peace" with subheads and related photo. (see images) More on page 2 with a few more related photos.... 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 #719738LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Mass., October 3, 1962
* James Howard Meredith
* University of Mississippi
* 2nd day of enrollment
The front page has a banner headline: "Mississippi Integration Crisis Boiling to a Peak" with subhead. (see images) Nice for display.
Complete with all 14 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny... Read full description -
Item #719587THE RALEIGH TIMES, North Carolina, Sept. 27, 1971
* President Richard Nixon & Emperor Hirohito of Japan
* Historic meeting in Anchorage, Alaska (1st time)
The front page has a six column headline: "Nixon and Hirohito Meet" with lead-in: "Emperor Flies to Europe" and... Read full description -
Item #719530THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 31, 1972
* Early Jackson Browne night club performance ad
* American rock musician, singer & songwriter
Page 43 under "cafes, clubs & coffee houses" is a ad for a performance by "Jackson Browne" at The Bitter End night club. (see image) This was the same... Read full description -
Item #719528THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 10, 1963
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* Carnegie Hall - New York City
* "Live at Carnegie Hall 1963" album fame
Page 14 has a small but early advertisement for Bob Dylan's concert at Carnegie Hall in Manhattan. This ad measures 2 x 2 inches. (see... Read full description -
Item #719526THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, March 25, 1965
* Early and rare Bob Dylan interview
* American folk singer - songwriter
Page 24 has a rare interview with a young Bob Dylan under the heading: "Dylan Meets the Press" with a related photo. Dylan was known not to give many interviews throughout his career. This... Read full description -
Item #719296THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., September 18, 1963
* 16th Street Baptist Church disaster
* Birmingham, Alabama church bombing
* African-American girls killed - funerals
The top of the front page, above the masthead, has a banner headline: "1500 at Rites for Ala. Bombing victim" with subhead. (see images) More on page 6.... Read full description -
Item #719217THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Dec. 2, 1965
* Liberty, Amite County, Mississippi
* Post Herbert Lee (activist) murder
* French artist & writer Tom Ungerer
* "Civil Right Bill" illustration
The front page has a Tomi Ungerer racist illustration titled: "Civil Rights Bill"
Also a heading:... Read full description -
Item #719178THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. Sept. 30, 1968
* Battle of Thuong Duc - South Vietnam
* 5th Special Forces Group (Green Berets)
* Vietnam War siege by North Vietnamese
The front page has a three column heading: "Green Beret camp Siege Countered" (see images)
Complete with 24 pages, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice... Read full description -
Item #719170THE DETROIT NEWS, Sept. 6, 1962
* Soviet Union spy Robert Soblen
* KGB - Communist Party member
* Overdosing on barbiturates (suicide)
The front page has a banner headline: "SOBLEN TAKES POISON" with subheads. (see images) Soblen would die a few days later.
Complete with 50+ pages, a few library stamps within the... Read full description -
Item #719145THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 4, 1965
* Peter La Farge overdose death
* Folk music singer - songwriter
The bottom of the front page has a photo of Peter La Farge with brief text on his unexpected death. (see image)
background: Peter La Farge died on October 27, 1965, at the age of 34, under circumstances that... Read full description -
Item #719124LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Oct. 22, 1968
* NASA Apollo 7 spaceflight splashdown
* First crewed mission of the Apollo program
* Prelude to the Apollo 11 Moon landing
* First live television broadcast on U.S. spacecraft
The front page has a banner headline: "Astronauts Ride 'Pink Cloud' Back To... Read full description -
Item #719016THE MIAMI NEWS, Florida, Nov. 22, 1963
* Terrific issue for display
* JFK John F. Kennedy assassination
I believe this to be an "extra" edition put out very quickly to announce: "KENNEDY IS DEAD ! " "Felled By Assassin In Dallas" in huge letters on the front page, as the pagination is odd. There are 8... Read full description -
Item #719013LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 30, 1970
* Senator Edward Kennedy and Mary Jo Kopechne
* Chappaquiddick Island incident- car accident
* Judge James A. Boyle's inquest conclusions
The front page has a banner headline: "Kennedy Angered By Judge's Report Doubting Him" with lead-in:... Read full description -
Item #718820THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Sept. 13, 1962
* Early Bob Dylan concert advertisement
* Only his second year of public performances
* Hootenanny at Carnegie Hall - Manhattan
The back-page has a somewhat small advertisement for "Hootenanny At Carnegie Hall" This was a six-act bill with Bob Dylan... Read full description
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