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HERALD EXAMINER, Los Angeles, June 26, 1968 The front page has a bold banner headline: "FORTAS CHIEF JUSTICE; And a Texan Named to Court Vacancy" with subhead and small photo. Nice coverage on Lyndon Johnson nominating Abe Fortas for Chief Justice of the United States.
Also on the front page are two side-by-side photos of the famous raising of the flag on Iwo Jima, and the Japanese raising their flag on Iwo Jima with the caption: "Japan's Rising Sun Blows In Iwo Jima Breeze" upon the return of…
FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass., February 17, 1945.
* U.S. Marines begin landing at Iwo Jima
* Famous World War II battle beginning
The front page has a nice banner headline on the re-capture of Corregidor by U.S. forces.
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Iwo Jima Invaded In Inner Defense Of Jap Homeland" with related map. (see images)
Complete with 10 pages, light toning and very minor wear at the margins, generally in nice condition.
Background: The Battle of Iwo Jima…
Iwo Jima report...
THE STARS AND STRIPES, Mediterranean Edition, February 25, 1945
Three prime boxers are covered in the sporting segment of this issue: Sugar Ray Robinson, Jake LaMotta and Joe Louis (see images).
A front page report has details regarding the fighting on Iwo Jima: "Marines Gain Slowly Against Fierce Jap Iwo Jima Defenses".
Being the Sunday edition, color comics of Dick Tracy and Terry along with full pages comics of both Blondie and LI'L Abner are present as well.
This famous…
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 7, 1945
* Mount Suribachi, Iwo Jima flag raising
* Rene Gagnon, lone survivor
A somewhat inconspicuous report on page 5 notes: "Lone Marine Survivor of Iwo Photo Due Home". The report notes that: "Rene A. Gagnon of Manchester, N.H., is the only marine in Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal's famous Mt. Suribachi flag-raising picture to survive the battle of Iwo Jima. He was homeward bound today to take part in a War Bond tour...". But he was not the…
TAUNTON DAILY GAZETTE, Taunton, Massachusetts, February 24, 1945.
* U.S. Marines fighting on Iwo Jima Island Japan
* World War II - WWII
This 8 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:
* Marines Locked IN Struggle for Fighter Airstrip
Other news of day with much on World War II. Light browning with minor margin wear, otherwise good.
THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., November 11, 1954
* United States Marine Corps War Memorial dedication
* Battle of Iwo Jima - Mount Suribachi flag raising
* Arlington Park Ridge, Virginia
Page 6 has a brief and somewhat discrete report with one column heading: "Capital Dedicates Marine Memorial" (see)
Complete with 40 pages, light toning at the margins, generally in very nice condition.
STARS & STRIPES, Paris Edition, Feb. 20, 1945 This was the: "Daily Newspaper of U.S. Armed Forces in the European Theater of Operations" as noted in the masthead.
Front page reports include: "Yanks on Iwo, 750 Mi. From Tokyo; 509 Jan Planes Destroyed on Honshu" with a map showing; "Iwo A Gigantic Stride in U.S. Drive on Japan". Much more reporting inside.
Three days later would be the historic flag raising at Iwo Jima.
Eight pages, tabloid-size, dirtiness to the back page, good condition.
Item from our most recent catalog - #368 - released for July, 2026
THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 16, 1945
* USS Saratoga - aircraft carrier - USS Hazelwood
* Japanese kamikazes - Iwo Jima
* Joachim von Ribbontrop captured
This 28 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "RIBBONTROP IS CAPTURED IN HAMBURG" with subheads. (see photos) Also on the front page are one column headlines: "CARRIER SARATOGA BADLY HIT OFF IWO" and "Heavily Damaged by 7 Bombs That Killed 123, but She Is Repaired and Back in War".
1st report coverage…
NEW YORK POST, Sat., February 24, 1945
* Battle of Iwo Jima
* Mount Suribachi summit reached
* Devil Dogs with flamethrowers photo
* United States Flag planted (not mentioned)
* Battle of the Bulge - Dwight D. Eisenhower
The front page has a headline: "3 1/2 MI. BEYOND ROER" with coverage on page 3.
Page 2 has a heading: "Marines Seize Edge Of Iwo's 2d Airfield" with related photo and map. (see images) The famous flag planting happened the day before but unfortunately no mention of…
SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Oct. 25, 1983
* 1983 Beirut barracks bombings - Lebanon
* United States Marine Corps massacre
* Lebanese Civil War terrorist suicide attack
* Islamic Jihad Organization & Iran
The front page has a heading: "Death toll 191; grim body hunt continues" (see images) Much more on the following pages.
Complete with all 100 pages, very minor margin wear, nice condition.
Background: The October 25, 1983, edition of the Chicago Sun-Times captures a pivotal geopolitical turning point,…
PICTURE SECTION only of the Chicago Sunday Tribune, Jan. 27, 1946
* Iconic World War II photos
* Actress Maureen O'Hara
The front page shows a nice color photo of Actress Maureen O'Hara near the beginning of her Hollywood career.
Pages 7 through 10 have several historic photos from the recent war including the flag raising at Iwo Jima, the D-Day invasion and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima. (see images)
Complete with all 16 pages, tabloid size, good condition.
LOS ANGELES TIMES, Feb. 9, 2007 (Calendar Section)
* Premiere of "Hannibal Rising" - full-page ad and review
* Premiere of "Norbit" - full-page ad and review
* Multiple Academy Award nominated ads
Present are reviews and full-page ads for the premieres of both "Hannibal Rising" and "Norbit".
Also, being the Oscar Season, there are also large ads for: "The Queen", "The Lives of Others", "Venus", "Dreamgirls", "Pan's Labyrinth", "The Departed", "Babel", "Letters From Iwo Jima" and more.…
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