Box 11
Contains 38 Results:
"Nation Mourns for Dirksen" (News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana IL), 1969-09-08
Articles about the death of Senator Everett McKinley Dirksen.
"U.S. May Use Troops to Control Protestors" (St. Louis Globe-Democrat), 1969-11-07
Articles about a proposed demonstration against the Vietnam War held in Washington, D.C.
"A Happy Ending!" (Chicago Tribune), 1970-04-18
Articles about the successful resolution of the Apollo 13 space mission.
(Atwood [IL] Herald), 1970-12-24
Optometrist James Abrams and his wife, Edith, collected newspapers after moving to Arthur, Illinois in 1916.
The collection includes copies of the Chicago Daily Tribune and other Illinois and Midwestern newspapers featuring historical headlines, particularly World War II, D-Day, and the Korean War.
"Truman Dies at 88" (Chicago Tribune), 1972-12-27
Articles about the death of former president Harry S Truman.
"Second Term Begins" (News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana IL), 1973-01-21
Articles about Richard Nixon beginning second term as president.
"Flag is Furled in Vietnam" (News-Gazette, Champaign-Urbana IL), 1973-03-29
Articles about the United States' ending its military presence in Vietnam.
Picture Section (Chicago Tribune), Date Unknown
Color reproductions of paintings depicting George Washington crossing the Delaware River and receiving notice of his election as president.