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New York Daily News (New Jersey Edition) – Wednesday, April 9, 1975. This old newspaper features on the front page a picture of Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball, hitting a home run against the Yankees. The headline is: ‘N.J. Blue Cross Asks 29.8% Hike’ and ‘S. Viet General Kills Himself’ and ‘Out of Sight, Mr. Robinson’ What you see in the pictures is what you get.
Volume 56, Number 247.
All 96 pages are included – please note the minor wear / tears around the edges, lots of coupons have been clipped (but they’re probably expired by now anyway) – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!
Some of the contents:
- ‘S. Viet General Is Found Dead; Suicide Suspected’ – ‘Maj. Gen. Nguyen Van Hieu was found with a bullet wound in his mouth’
- ‘Jerseyans May Bear Heavier Blue Cross’ – Surprise, surprise! Medical insurance rates are going up!
- ‘It’s a Women’s Free-for-All in Oscar Fight’ – Valerie Perrine, Ellen Burstyn, Diahann Carroll, Gena Rowlands, and Faye Dunaway are all candidates for best actress
- Macey’s has Mink coats for $300 to $888 – quite a bit for a coat made out of a weasel. . . .
- Braniff is advertising their non-stop service to Texas.
- The centerfold has several pictures of the Mets’ opening game of the season against the Phillies with Tom Seaver pitching.
- There are movie ads for Young Frankenstein, Tommy with Elton John, Dustin Hoffman as Lenny, The Godfather Part II, and more!
- Paragon Honda has a 7 day money back guarantee on the new Honda Civic CVCC
- The back page features pictures of Jackie Robinson’s widow, Rachel, throwing the first pitch at the historic first MLB game with a black manager, Frank Robinson and Frank Robinson reaching home plate after a homer at his first at bat as manager.
Good used condition for a pushing 50 year old newspaper! Some minor discoloration, wear and tear around the edges, a lot of coupons have been clipped, all 96 pages are included – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!
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