New York Daily News 25 July 1978 Billy Martin Quits NY Yankees Patty Hearst +++

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New York Daily News (New Jersey Edition) – Tuesday, July 25, 1978. This old newspaper features on the front page a picture of recently resigned Manager of the New York Yankees – Billy Martin. The headline is: ‘Billy Martin Quits Yanks’ and ‘Bob Lemon Is Named Manager’ – What you see in the pictures is what you get.

Volume 60, Number 26.

All 68 pages are included – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

Some of the contents:

• ‘The Yankee Dollar Takes a Beating In Europe, Japan’ – The US dollar doesn’t buy as many Yen, British Pounds, Deutchemarks, Swiss or French Francs, or Dutch Guilders as it used to. . .
• ‘Patty: As A Priosoner, I’m A Pro’ – Patricia Hurst remarks on her imprisonment for bank robbery
• ‘PO Fires 20 More for a Total of 40’ – The Postal Service fires more ‘wildcat strikers’ in a labor dispute
• Pictures of Tom Jones and George Jones
• Delta has a full page ad for 15 nonstops to Atlanta
• ‘Mick Keeps Rolling Along’ – a picture of Mick Jagger and his girlfriend Gerri Hall
• Chevrolet is advertising ‘Chevette’s New Available Automatic Shoulder Belt System’
• ‘U.S. Admits GIs Were Ordered to Atom Tests in ’50s’ – The government admitted that soldiers in the 1950’s were ordered to be present at nuclear test sites
• There are movie ads for Jaws 2, a small ad for Star Wars (over a year after it came out. . .), National Lampoon’s Animal House, Convoy with Kris Kristofferson and Ali McGraw, Grease with John Travolta and Olivia Newton-John.
• The centerfold has several pictures of ‘The Scrappy Career of Billy Martin’
• Potamkin has 250 Used Cadillacs for sale!
• The sports section has coverage of Billy Martin’s resignation.
• ‘Spinning off Spinoffs’ – Three’s Company, a remake of a British show, now has it’s own spinoff: The Ropers – with a picture of Joyce DeWitt, John Ritter, and Suzanne Somers.
• The back page features a picture of Billy Martin walking away from the Yankees with his pal Phil Rizzuto.
• and much more!

Excellent used condition for 40+ year old newspaper! Some minor wear and tear around the edges, all 68 pages are included – there is a ripped place in pages 67/68 and 65/66 – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

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