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# Vintage The Fort Worth Press Newspaper - Historic May 30, 1975 Issue
**Date:** Friday, May 30, 1975
**Volume details:** Vol. 54, No. 176 A (News Edition)
**Main Front-Page Headline:** "RFK knew of CIA, Mafia link in '61"
Up for sale is a beautifully preserved, highly collectible physical copy of *The Fort Worth Press* from its historic final day of operations on May 30, 1975.
### Important Collector Note on Edition:
This copy is the **"176 A" News Edition**. While the final print sequence of the day concluded with the commemorative "176 B" farewell run, this "A" run captures the primary hard news layout delivered to residents on the morning the historic 54-year-old daily paper closed its doors forever.
### Highlights & Historical Context:
* **The Wire Source Headline:** Features the New York Times News Service breaking investigative story detailing federal memos that revealed Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy was briefed on CIA-Mob plots back in 1961.
* **Poignant Local Callout:** Includes the commemorative front-page anchor box stating "Fort Worth's tomorrows / See editorial, Page 10," nodding to the paper's imminent closure.
* **Cover Price:** Original 10-cent daily afternoon pricing format.
### Condition Details:
* **Storage:** Kept clean, flat, and securely stored inside a protective archival plastic sleeve with a rigid backing board.
* **Paper Quality:** Exceptionally well-preserved newsprint for its 50+ year age, showing minimal natural foxing. Graphics and text remain crisp, sharp, and entirely legible.
* **Notes:** Features a small vintage inventory pencil marking ("4-") in the top right corner weather box, adding authentic estate-found provenance.
