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Catalog 371 - October, 2026
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NEW YORK POST - EXTRA, Dec. 9, 1980
- John Lennon assassination
- "The Beatles" front man
- From the city of the murder
- Nice headline for display
Here is one of the more desirable newspapers on the death of John Lennon - it
...NEW YORK TRIBUNE, Feb. 6, 1863 Among the front page column heads on the Civil War are: "The Removal of Gen. Butler" "The Affair Off Charleston Harbor" "The Affair at Fort Donelson" "The Rebels Driven in Great
...THE POST-BOY, London, Nov. 8, 1720
- Nice masthead engravings
- early 18th century original
One of my favorite 18th century newspapers with the two nice engravings in the masthead, plus the very decorative first letter in
...LOS ANGELES TIMES, Aug. 27, 1985
- Satanist Richard Ramirez murders
- The "Night Stalker" - "Valley Intruder" killer
- Close to his capture - best title to be had ?
This issue has reporting on the "Night Stalker" murder case
...THE NEW YORK TIMES, Sept. 8, 1947
- Baltimore (Indianapolis) Colts 1st franchise game
- All-America Football Conference (AAFC) - pre-NFL
The top of page 29 has a banner heading: "Wrong-Way Run by Buffington Helps
...SUNDAY SUN-TIMES, Chicago, Sept. 26, 1982
- Wilkes-Barre spree killings
- Killer George Emil Banks
Page 3 has a heading that reads: "13 are slain; man charged" with two related photos and map. (see images)
Complete with
SUNDAY LIVING section of the Chicago Sun-Times, Sept. 26, 1982
- Champaign-Urbana (C-U) Ministries expose
- Authoritarian cult at university of Illinois campus
The front page of this section has a banner heading: "THE
...THE NEW YORK TIMES, May 9, 1950
- The golden age of gangsters - mob - crime bosses
- Frank Costello - Meyer Lansky - Ralph Capone
- Joe Adonis - Mickey Cohan - racketeering inquiry
The top of front page has a one column
...THE KNICKERBOCKER PRESS, Albany, New York, Sept. 13, 1933
- End of Prohibition in state of Maryland
- Beer - liquor returns - Ratification voted
- Repeal of the Eighteenth 18th Amendment
The top of the front page has a two
...THE SPRINGFIELD UNION, Mass., August 17, 1946
- Direct Action Day
- Great Calcutta Killings
- Hindus and Muslims riot
The front page has a two column heading: "90 Reported Killed, 900 Injured as Moslems and Hindus Clash in
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