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THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, June 1, 1967

* Grateful Dead - first Eastern tour begins
* Very 1st performances in the East advertisement
* Jerry Garcia - Bob Weir - Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
* THE DOORS very early performance ad
* Steve Paul's "The Scene" nightclub 

Page 19 has a small performance advertisement for the Cafe Au Go Go nightclub in... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, Feb. 3, 1966

* "Andy Warhol, Up-Tight" - Film-Makers' Cinematheque
* The Velvet Underground and Nico debut - Gerard Malanga
* Peter, Paul and Mary performs at the Philharmonic Hall

Page 22 has a 4 x 4 inch advertisement for "ANDY WARHOL, UP-RIGHT" 
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York City, July 11, 1968

* The Doors - The Who - Jimi Hendrix Experience
* New York Rock Festival - Singer Bowl in Queens
* Rock bands concert performances advertisement

Page 24 has a 6 x 4 inch advertisement for "The New York Rock Festival" which featured "The Doors", The Who" and "Jimi Henrix".... Read full description  

THE DETROIT FREE PRESS, May 28, 1963 

* Willi Unsoeld and Barry Bishop
* Mountaineers - Mount Everest Expedition 
* First American team to reach the summit 
* Extreme hardships on the ascent (frostbite toes)

The front page has a banner heading: "They Kicked Each Other to Stay Alive" with subhead and photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 40+ pages, library... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Oct. 27, 1966

* Dr. Timothy Leary ad
* Psychedelic celebration #2
* Andy Warhol's Plastic Inevitable
* The Velvet Underground & Nico

Page 17 has a 4 x 3 1/2 inch ad for a "DR. TIMOTHY LEARY" lecture at Village Theater.
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 10, 1964

* Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu
* Zanzibar Revolution- Tanzania
* Manhattan Center speech advertisement

Page 17 has a 9 1/2 x 5 inch advertisement for a appearance and lecture by Abdulrahman Mohamed Babu on the Zanzibar Revolution. (see images)
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THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, June 29, 1967

* Tiny Tim opens for Jimi Hendrix & The Doors
* Famous American guitarist makes New York debut
* American rock band - Jim Morrison
* Steve Paul's Scene nightclub advertisement

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THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 3, 1967

* Very early Jimi Hendrix performance advertisement
* American electric guitarist, songwriter and singer
* Swami Satchidananda Saraswati editorial 

Page 24 has a 4 1/2 x 3 1/2 inch advertisement for "The Jimi Hendrix Experience" which was performed four nights at the Salvation... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 28, 1966

* American poet & writer Allen Ginsberg release
* "Wichita Vortex Sutra" anti- Vietnam war poem

Starting on page 17 is the release of a poem by Allen Ginsberg titled: "Wichita Vortex Sutra" with lengthy text continuing on 2 other pages.
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THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass. May 16, 1966 

* Early anti-Vietnam War march on Washington D.C. 
* Veterans for Peace - Pennsylvania Avenue 

The front page has a three column heading: "Thousands March for Peace" with subhead and related photo. (see images) 
Complete with all 26 pages, light toning at the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, nice condition.

Background: The May 15,... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, May 19, 1966

* New York's first Trips Festival
* The Acid Test - Magic Mushrooms - LSD
* Jackie Cassen psychedelic lights - visuals

Page 28 has a 9 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for: "TRIPS FESTIVAL" (see images)
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THE NEW AND OBSERVER, Raleigh, North Carolina, Oct. 10, 1973

* Yom Kippur War beginning
* Aerial bombing of Damascus 
* Israel vs. Egypt - Syria & more
* Arab-Israeli conflict - Arab States 
* Sinai Peninsula - Golan Heights
* Jews - Jewish - Judaica 

The top of the front page has a five column headline: "Israelis Pull Back; Damascus Bombed" and more with... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE, New York, Sept. 2, 1965 

* Bob Dylan & his electric guitar
* His famous Forest Hills concert

The front page features a photo of Bob Dylan captioned: "Dylan Stirred Up Forrest Hills". Also on the ftpg, & concluding inside, is a detailed account of the Dylan's very notable & controversial... Read full description  

Here is what I believe to be a yellow placard advertisement for the Greenwich Village publication "Village Voice" with a focus on the weekly cartoon by the famed Jules Feiffer. A written date on the back reads: "Jan. 23, 1964" which means this was from the beginning of the counterculture movement in America. I searched the internet to try... Read full description  

LEOMINSTER ENTERPRISE, Mass. Feb. 19, 1965 

* South Vietnamese Coup attempt
* General Lâm Văn Phát - Colonel Phạm Ngọc Thảo
* General Nguyễn Khánh - Saigon siege 

The top of the front page has a three column headline: "Saigon Seized; Coup Directed At Khanh" (see images) 
Complete with 14 pages, light toning a the margins, tiny binding holes along the spine, generally nice.

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THE NEW YORK TIMES, Aug. 15, 1973

* Elmer Wayne Henley & David Brooks arrested
* Houston Mass "Candy Man" Murders - Dean Corll
* Escape of 20 yr. old victim Billy Ridinger testifies 
* Dead teenage boys found increases in toll 

Near the bottom of the front page is a two column heading: "Texas Toll of Boys Rises to 27 In Nation's Biggest Slaying... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, Aug. 2, 1973

* The Grateful Dead w/ Allman Brothers & more
* Summer Jam at Watkins Glen - rock festival photos
* Grateful Dead - Elton John - Jethro Tull - Grand Funk

The front page has six related photos of the Summer Jam at Watkins Glen in New York. (see images) Page 5 has a heading: "The Mellowing of... Read full description  

PITTSBURGH POST-GAZETTE, Penn. July 18, 1969 

* Apollo 11 moon mission
* Neil Armstrong - Buzz Aldrin - Michael Collins
* JFK's goal in progress - 50th anniversary this year

The top of the front page has three column headline: "Astronauts Enter, OK Moon Module" with subheads and related photo.  (see images) Most issues that were saved reported the... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, Dec. 1, 1966

* American musician - guitarist Frank Zappa
* "The Mothers of Invention" rock band (early)
* Timothy Leary - Allen Ginsberg - Ralph Metzer
* Psychedelic celebration at Village Theatre 

The front page has a photo of Frank Zappa with a page 32 editorial on the first New York... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York City, Jan. 30, 1969

* Early Led Zeppelin - English rock band
* First North American tour advertisement
* 1st New York City concert - Fillmore East

Page 32 has a historic 6 x 5 1/2 inch advertisement for a very early Led Zeppelin concert at the East Fillmore venue in Manhattan. This... Read full description  

THE RUSSELL DAILY NEWS, Kansas, June 12, 1967

* Tampa, Florida (Central Ave.) riots of 1967 
* "Long Hot Summer" civil rights unrest
* African Americans & police brutality 

The front page has a one column heading: "Negroes Burn, Loot in Tampa" (see images) 
Complete with 6 pages, some small binding holes along the spine/1st column, nice... Read full description  

THE VILLAGE VOICE (weekly), Greenwich Village, New York, April 29, 1971

* Vietnam Veterans Against the War
* "Operation Dewey Canyon III"
* March on Washington D.C. w/ photos
* Alice Cooper rock singer and songwriter
* "Love It to Death" album tour - I'm Eighteen
* Manhattan concert advertisement

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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... Read full description  

Eric Clapton, Jim Morrison, Mick Jagger...

THE VILLAGE VOICE, Greenwich Village, New York, July 16, 1970

* Strawberry Fields rock music festival
* Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada advertisement
* Powder Ridge Rock Festival - Middlefield CT (canceled)
* Mick Jagger - Jim Morrison - Eric Clapton
* MISSING THE FRONT  & BACK LEAFS

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