Dallas Texans win AFL football title...

THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Dec. 24, 1962



* Dallas Texans win AFL football title

* Coach Hank Stram - Tommy Brooker FG



The top of page 6 has a three column heading: "Dallas Wins First Title In Sudden Death Period" with lead-in: "Oilers Missed the Breaks" (see) First report coverage on the Dallas Texans winning the American Football League championship. They would move to Kans... See More  

Eleanor Roosevelt's death report...

THE PRATT DAILY TRIBUNE, Kansas,  November 8, 1962 



* Anna Eleanor Roosevelt death (1st report) 

* President Franklin D. Roosevelt wife 



This 10 page newspaper has a small one column photo of Mrs. Roosevelt with caption: "EX-1st Lady Dies"



Page 4 has a three column headline: "Mrs. Roosevelt Dies" with text. Other news of the day. A few binding hole... See More  

Ted Kennedy wins Senate seat...

THE PARSONS SUN. Kansas, November 6 & 7, 1962



* Edward 'Ted' Kennedy wins senate seat election



The November 7th issue has a four column headline on the front page: "Demos Hold Congress, GOP Gains in States".



This was Kennedy's first election win and was for the Massachusetts' senate seat left by his brother who was then president of the United States.



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One of the best issues on the death of Marilyn Monroe...

NEW YORK MIRROR, August 6, 1962  The entire front page of this tabloid-size newspaper is taken up with one of the most desirable reports of the 1960's: "Marilyn Monroe Kills Self" with a subhead: "Found Nude in Bed...Hand On Phone...Took 40 Pills".

There is much more on her life & career inside, including many photos.

One of the more displayable newspapers of thi... See More  

The death of Mickey Cochrane...

THE NEW YORK TIMES, June 29, 1962



* Mickey Cochrane death

* Philadelphia Athletics

* MLB baseball



Page 27 has a two column heading: "Mickey Cochrane Is Dead at 59; Star Catcher for A's and Detroit" with subhead and two photos (see photos). This is 1st report coverage on the death of Philadelphia Athletics star catcher, Mickey Cochrane.



Other news, sports and adve... See More  

1962 Air France Flight 007 disaster...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Mass. June 4, 1962



* Air France Flight 007 disaster

* Orly Airport, Paris airplane crash

* Atlanta, Georgia tourists



The front page has a four column heading: "Probers Seek Cause Of Jetliner Crash In Which 130 Met Flaming Death" with lead-in: "Paris Tragedy Worst Single-Plane Disaster In History" with related photo. (see)

Complete with 16 pages, li... See More  

The death of matador Juan Belmonte...

THE DETROIT NEWS, Detroit, Michigan, April 9, 1962



* Juan Belmonte suicide death (1st report)

* Spanish matador - bullfighter - bullfighting



This 40 page newspaper has a four column headline on page 6: "'Greatest' Bullfighter Belmonte Is Dead at 69" and small photo of Belmonte with caption: "Hemingway's Hero" (see photos). Interesting that this report says a... See More  

Benny 'Kid' Paret Boxing...

SPRINGFIELD REPUBLICAN, Springfield, Massachusetts, March 25, 1962



* Benny Paret's last fight (1st report)

* Welterwight World boxing championship



This 50+ page newspaper has two column headlines on the front page of the sport's section: "Griffith Halts Paret On 12th Round TKO" and "Comes Off Floor With Savage Two-Fisted Attack to Regain Welterweight Crown"



Th... See More  

Ernie Kovacs killed on car crash...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 13, 1962



* Ernie Kovacs killed (1st report)

* Famous comedian actor



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page:  "Kovacs Killed In Car Crash". Tells of the death of famed comedian Ernie Kovacs.



Other news of the day. The paper is in good condition.



wikipedia notes: Ernie Kovacs was killed in an a... See More  

Hurricane Carla in 1961...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Massachusetts, September 11, 1961



* Hurricane Carla hits Galveston, Texas



This 16 page newspaper has a four column headline on the front page: "Texas, La., Battered By 173-mph Carla" with related photo.



Other news of the day. Light browning, otherwise in good condition.



wikipedia notes: Hurricane Carla was one of two Category 5 tropical cyclones during th... See More  

Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 18, 1961



* Elizabeth Taylor wins her 1st Oscar

* Butterfield 8 - Academy Awards



This 10 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page:  "Oscar Prizes No Surprise" with caption: "Dramatic Acceptance" which tells of the recent Academy Award presentation that featured Elizabet Taylor winning her very firs... See More  

Adolph Eichmann trial begins...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, April 11, 1961



* Adolph Eichmann trial begins

* Jewish mass murderer

* World War II Nazi



This 10 page newspaper has a nice banner headline on the front page: "Eichmann Challenges Rights of Three Judges" with subhead: "Israel Opens His Trial In Fortress"



Tells of the start of the trial against Adolph Eichmann, 'the archi... See More  

Ham the Chimp... 1st into space...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts, January 31, 1961 



* Ham the Chimp 

* 1st into space 

* Mercury-Redstone 2 space flight 



This 8 page newspaper has a one column headline on the front page: "Space Ride For Chimp Is Delayed"



Tells of the very 1st hominid to be launched into outer space.



Other news of the day throughout. Minor spine wear, othe... See More  

Crash of United Airlines flight 826...

FITCHBURG SENTINEL, Fitchburg, Massachusetts, December 17, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor) w/ photo



This 12 page newspaper has a three column headline on the front page: "Plane Crash Toll 136, Seek Bodies In Ruins" with subhead and photo showing Baltz (see photos). This tells of the horrific cra... See More  

United Airlines collision over State Island...

LEOMINSTER DAILY ENTERPRISE, Massachusetts MA December 16, 1960



* United Airlines Flight 826 (early report)

* Airplane collision over Staten Island New York

* Stephen Baltz (miracle survivor)



This 16 page newspaper has a two column headline on the front page:



* Two Airliners Collide Over N.Y.; 124 Killed



Tells of the horrific crash with mention of the 11 year old who was the sole sur... See More  

U-2 spy Francis Gary Powers is sentenced in Moscow...

THE 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 pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down... See More  

John F. Kennedy at the Domocratic National Convention...

THE 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 the ftpg., otherwise good.

Chile Earthquake of 1960...

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Tell City IN flight 710 disaster....

LEOMINSTER 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 Death".



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Pete Rozelle becomes NFL commissioner...

THE 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 of Rozelle.

Other news of the day throughout. Some... See More  

Last surviving Civil War veteran death...

FITCHBURG 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 Civil War Echoes" and photo. (see images)

Com... See More  

Death of General Marshall... Burying of Errol Flynn...

DAILY 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 Europe from collapse and Communism, died at 6:-9 P.M. today..."... See More  

The Roseburg, OR blast...

THE 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 destruction.



Other news, sports and a... See More  

1959 Billie Holiday death...

MINNEAPOLIS MORNING TRIBUNE, July 18, 1959



* Billie Holiday death

* Black-American singer

* Jazz and Swing music - "Lady Day"



The top of page 25 has a two-column heading: "Billie Holiday Dies at 44; Bank Account Is 70 Cents" with small photo of Holiday. (see)

Complete with 26 pages, light toning and minor wear at the margins, generally nice.... See More  

Space monkeys Able and Miss Baker...

PRATT 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.



wikipedia notes: On May 28, 1959, aboard the JUPIT... See More