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" Harlem Four" released... MLB 1st collective players' strike starts...
" Harlem Four" released... MLB 1st collective players' strike starts...
Item # 717679
April 01, 1972
THE NEW YORK TIMES, April 1, 1972
* Very 1st collective MLB baseball strike
* "Harlem Six" - 4 of the 6 released
The front page has the heading: "Crowd Greets Harlem 4, Out of Jail After 8 Years", followed by text which continues on an inside page. This tells of the release of four of the "Harlem Six", all of whom were initially convicted for the murder of Margit Sugar - all of which flowed from an initial incident referred to as "The Little Fruit Stand Riot".
Also on the front page is a two column heading: "Big-League Players Vote To Strike Baseball Today". The sport's section (page 13) has a banner headline: "Baseball Players Vote to Start Strike Today Over Pension Issue", with a supporting photo. This is 1st report coverage on the first players' strike in Major League Baseball history.
Other news, sports and advertisements of the day are found throughout.
Complete in 38 pages, in good condition.
Category: The 20th Century
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