New York Daily News 15 May 1975 Marines Retake Mayaguez Cambodia President Ford

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New York Daily News (New Jersey Edition) – Thursday, May 15, 1975. This old newspaper features on the front page a picture of President Ford, Speaker Albert, and Sen. Mansfield at the congressional briefing on the Mayaguez incident. The headline is: ‘U.S. Marines Retake Ship’ and ‘Cambos Hold Crew Members; Navy Planes Sink 3 Red Boats’ What you see in the pictures is what you get.

Volume 56, Number 278.

All 152 pages are included – please note the minor discoloration, wear / tears around the edges – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

Some of the contents:

• ‘U.S. Marines Seize Mayaguez – Members of Crew Remain In Cambodian Hands’ – The Magayez was re-taken by Marines, but the crew seems to still be in Cambodian hands.
• ‘Ex-Red Sailor Americanized; Buys New Car’ – Soviet defector, Simas Kudirks, purchases his first new American car.
• Suzanne Plummer, former Miss New Jersey 1973, now works in the office of Gov. Byrne
• ‘Federal Energy Chief Urges a Solar System’ – ‘Federal Energy Administrator Frank Zarb told the House. . .that solar. . .could save the equivalent of a million barrels of oil a day by 1985’
• Klein’s has Poly Pants for only $7.99 each.
• Sears has a Kenmore Built-in Full Size Dishwasher for only $139.88
• The centerfold has several pictures of violence between protestors for the hiring of Hispanics and blacks on construction sites and police at City College as well as kids having a snowball fight with hail.
• There are movie ads for French Connection II, Sheila Levine, The Towering Inferno, and more!
• Radio Shack has a two-page ad for some great 1970’s electronics.
• Stapleton & Schneider has a new 1975 Dart for only $3149.
• Don’t miss NewsCenter4’s special on Female Crime at 6:45PM on channel 4.
• The back page features pictures of professional hockey players: the disappointed Islanders and the triumphant Flyers.

Good used condition for a 50 year old newspaper! Some minor discoloration, wear and tear around the edges, all 152 pages are included – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

Here is a link to Wikipedia’s article on this newspaper.