New York (Jersey) Daily News 15 June 1977 Croats Invade Yugo UN Mission 3 Shoot

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New York Daily News (New Jersey edition) – Wednesday June 15, 1973. This old newspaper features on the front page ‘Croats Invade Yugo UN Mission’ ‘3 Shoot Guard, Then Give Up’ – Croatian nationalists use violence to advocate for Croatian independence from Yugoslavia. What you see in the pictures is what you get.

Volume 58, Number 304.

88 pages – missing most of pages 51/52 and several of the coupons have been clipped (but they’re probably expired by now anyway); Some of the contents include:

• Coverage and articles about the Croatian nationalists in a two-hour siege on 5th Avenue
• ‘Ray Was Carrying $290 and a Map, The Warden Says’ – An article about the escape of James Earl Ray from prison.
• “House Panel Votes An Oil Price Gusher’ – The House Ways & Means Committee approved an increase in taxes on crude oil
• ‘Chesapeake Bay Bridge A Trip Clop for Car Foe’ – An anti-car, pro-horse activist finally accepted a ride across the bay bridge tunnel after being denied permission to cross it on horseback.
• A Full Page ad for National Airlines”…only wide-cabin movie flights to Fort Lauderdale’
• ‘6:01 p.m.: Ray squeezes the trigger’ – an article about the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr.
• The centerfold features pictures of the siege at the UN Mission by Croat nationalists and pictures of celebrities attending the opening of ‘A Bridge Too Far’
• Movie advertisements include: The Deep, The Other Side of Midnight, The Greatest, Rollercoaster, Exorcist II The Heretic, Star Wars and a full page ad for A Bridge Too Far
• The sports section includes coverage of boxing, baseball, and more!
• and much more!

Good used condition, some creasing, small tears, and wear around the edges, several coupons clipped and missing most of pages 51/52 – see pictures!

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