New York (Jersey) Daily News September 9, 1974 Nixon Gets Pardon Evel Knievel

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New York Daily News (New Jersey Edition) – Monday, September 9, 1974. This old newspaper features on the front page a picture of Evel Knievel’s failed attampt to jump the Snake River Canyon in ID – Evel was able to parachute to safety. The headline is: NIXON GETS FULL PARDON. Something has been clipped out of pages 77/78 – LOOK AT THE PICTURES! What you see in the pictures is what you get.

Volume 56, Number 65.

All 80 pages are included.

Some of the contents:

• ‘Evel Jumps & Misses; Is Alive, Well’ – ‘Deployed Chute Led to Canyon Crash’ – Evel doesn’t quite make it over the Snake River Canyon in Idaho.
• “Ford Grants Nixon Full Pardon” – with a picture if President Ford signing the pardon of former president Nixon
• “Carmen Demoted to Storm” – Hurricane Carmen was downgraded to tropical storm after passing through Louisiana
• “Whites Claim Takeover in Mozambique”
• A full page ad for Marlboro Menthol – ‘Now in the Flip-Top box.’
• Lots of Ads for great 1970’s fashions
• An Ad for ‘AMTRAK EXPRESS’ – Amtrak will deliver your small shipments efficiently.
• ‘SEATO 20 Years Old’
• ‘Thieu Making Peace Effort’ – South Vietnam is still struggling with the North
• Two full page ads for ABC’s weekly lineup
• The centerfold has pictures of Evel Kneivel’s brush with death while trying to jump the Snake River Canyon
• The sports section has coverage of tennis, baseball, and more.
• An Ad for the Volkswagen Bug: ‘Volkswagen announces the $2499 Love Bug’ – ‘A Specially Equipped, Limited Edition Beetle’
• The back page has a picture of a crowd at Summersault ’74 Rock music festival at Roosevelt Raceway.
• and much more!

Decent used condition for 40+ year old newspaper! SEE PICTURES! Some minor wear around the edges – LOOK AT THE PICTURES! The newspaper has also had something clipped from pages 77/78 – LOOK AT THE PICTURES!

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