Comics This Week From Empire Magazine
A debut catalog highlights pages of comics featured this week in Empire Magazine. Readers are invited to explore strips and serialized stories spanning multiple genres and styles.
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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1966
Page
1
A debut catalog highlights pages of comics featured this week in Empire Magazine. Readers are invited to explore strips and serialized stories spanning multiple genres and styles.
A Northern Cheyenne tribal historian recounts an Indian vow to stay and fight at the Little Big Horn battle. He notes the death by own action squad meaning many warriors were killed or wounded, and that the ensuing chaos led to the soldiers' massacre and eventual removal to reservations.
The article profiles Andre Obrecht, France’s sole legally permitted guillotine owner, who since 1831 performs executions in Paris and provinces for a fixed fee plus expenses. He works a factory job, lives in a privileged area, and has no children.
In Noorvik Alaska a popcorn shortage sparks a price battle. Judy Ames and Harold Bruce find a San Francisco theater selling popcorn at 18 dollars with half price offers and a year’s supply from Arthur Unger. The Office of Economic Opportunity funds run short, leaving Noorvik with hot popcorn and VISTA workers Mr and Mrs Brace.
Building Inspector Leonard Telesca documents ongoing code violations in a South Bronx six floor tenement. Non resident owners evade repairs amid token fines while tenants bear dark halls broken hot water and theft of bulbs. Enforcement delays and bureaucratic red tape hinder removal of slum conditions.
Archaeologists led by Dr Henry de Lamier think a Riviera construction site reveals one of humanity’s earliest settlements. They suspect about 15 402 inhabitants lived 239 090 years ago near a water source, supporting a theory that early Neanderthal groups formed communities.
In Madrid and other cities, Spanish students clash with riot police while demanding democracy and a free Students Union independent of the regime controlled SEU. The protests, ongoing since 1965, target limits on political liberty as priests and academics face retaliation.
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