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THE 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 minor wear at the margins, generally nice.
Background:On November 8, 1965, American Airlines Flight 383, a Boeing 727-100, crashed while attempting to land at the Greater…
NEW 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 and some wear along the central fold, otherwise good.
Background:On November 9, 1965, New York City experienced a sudden and extensive blackout that struck…
THE 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 remain clouded in ambiguity and speculation. Official reports listed the cause as a stroke or possibly an aortic aneurysm, but rumors persist that…
THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Nov. 25, 1965
* American singer James Brown "Mr. Dynamite"
* Journalist Susan Brownmiller editorial
The top of page 5 has a heading: "James Brown: Knocking 'Em Dead in Bed-Stuy" which is a editorial by Susan Browmiller.
I suspect this to be an extremely rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time.
It is worth noting that "The Village Voice" was an American news and culture paper, known for being the…
NEW YORK TIMES, Nov. 26, 1965
* Underdog debuts in New York City
* Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
* Great item for Superhero collectors
The top of page 49 has a two column heading: "Giant Underdog Enlists in Macy's Parade" with subhead and related photo showing the Bullwinkle balloon. I suspect this to be a very rare item because there was really no reason to save it at the time. Great to have in this famous New York City title.
Complete with 76 pages, light toning at the margins,…
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, November 17, 1965
* Harry Blackstone Sr. death
* Magician - illusionist
Page 17 has a one column headline:
"Magician Blackstone Dies At 82"
See images for 1st report coverage on the death of famed magician, Harry Blackstone, Sr.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day. Complete in 38 pages, minor spine wear, nice condition.
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Massachusetts, November 23, 1965
* Cassius Clay
* Muhammad Ali
* Floyd Patterson
* Heavyweight boxing title fight
This 44 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Clay Wins on TKO in 12th" with subheads and action photo. (see)
Also a nice banner headline on page 34 reads: "Clay Keeps Heavyweight Title With TKO in 12th" with subheads and two more related photos. (see) Loads of text here.
Other news of the day throughout. Nice…
* Craig Breedlove and the Spirit of America Sonic 1 breaks 600 M.P.H. at the Utah Salt Flats in original reporting - unique gift idea
This 30+ page newspaper has a two line, five column headline on the front page of the sports section: "Breedlove Does It Again---First to Go 600 MPH" with subheads: "Salt Flats Run Called 'Perfect'" "Breaks Arfons' 9-Day-Old Mark" and a nice four column photo. Other news of the day throughout. Slight
* Mrs. Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove breaks the woman's land speed record in her husband's jet powered automobile in original report
This 40+ page newspaper has a two line, two column headline on page 2 of the sports section: "Mrs. Breedlove Hits 308 MPH in Jet Car" tells of the woman's land speed record that was broken by Lee Ann Roberts Breedlove. Other news of the day throughout.
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