New York Daily News – August 19, 1977 – Elvis Presley Funeral & Interment Coverage (SOLD)

Description

Status: Previously sold. This original newspaper is no longer available.

This listing documents an original New York Daily News (New Jersey Edition) newspaper from Friday,
August 19, 1977. The front page and interior coverage focus heavily on the funeral and interment of
Elvis Presley, marking the end of an era in popular music and American culture.

Front-page headlines include:
“Indict 2 N.J. Execs in Blast”
“Girl Dies Fleeing Sex Attack”
“Elvis’ Final Curtain”

One front-page photograph shows pallbearers carrying the flower‑covered casket bearing the body of Elvis Presley
into the mausoleum, documenting the somber conclusion of funeral services.

Publication details:
Volume 59, Number 47.
Complete 64-page issue.
Includes an additional 24-page Friday insert.

Notable contents include:

• Elvis Presley Funeral & Interment – Extensive reporting and photography covering the funeral
  services, burial, and public mourning following Presley’s death, including centerfold photographs of the
  interment.
• National Politics – Coverage of federal banking investigators clearing budget director
  Bert Lance of criminal wrongdoing.
• Corporate Crime – Reporting on indictments of Warner‑Lambert executives for manslaughter
  related to the fatal 1976 explosion at the American Chicle Division gum factory in Long Island City.
• Domestic Crime – Articles detailing the death of a hitchhiker who was killed while attempting
  to escape an assault.
• Health & Government – Doctors report that Senator Hubert Humphrey’s cancer had spread, with
  serious implications for his prognosis.
• Law Enforcement – Police rescue a hostage from a motorcycle gang known as “The Breed.”
• International Affairs – The U.S. State Department condemns three Israeli settlements in the
  occupied West Bank.
• Advertising & Consumer Culture – Period ads including shag carpeting for $8.88 per square yard,
  Kent cigarettes advertising reduced tar, and Potamkin Cadillac offering a 1971 Sedan DeVille for $1,895.
• Entertainment & Film – Movie ads in the Friday insert featuring
  The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger, Smokey and the Bandit,
  The Deep, New York, New York, Kentucky Fried Movie, Star Wars, and more,
  along with a featured image of actress Taryn Power.
• Sports Coverage – The sports section includes golf, baseball, and additional sporting news
  from the period.

This issue serves as a significant historical record of the public farewell to Elvis Presley, combined with
national news, crime reporting, consumer culture, and entertainment from the summer of 1977.

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Condition at time of sale:
Used condition for a newspaper from the late 1970s. Tears were present on the front page, along with wear around
the edges consistent with age and handling. All 64 pages were included, along with the 24-page Friday insert.
Please review listing photos for exact condition details.

Learn more about the publication:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Daily_News

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