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We have a new Canadian tabloid for you, an issue of Le Rendez-Vous published today in 1968 with a cover shot of Austrian star Marisa Mell, and in the centerfold a brilliant photo of German actress Elke Sommer we're pretty sure has never been seen online before. We had to scan that in four pieces and merge the quadrants, which is time consuming, but in this case worth it, because—as you know if you visit the site often—we think Sommer is one of the all-time vintage goddesses. And speaking from a graphic design perspective, we think we did a pretty good job of assembling her, if we may say so. Fellow German actress Babsi Zimmermann also makes an appearance, and we thought we'd never see her again, but 1968 seems to have been a very visible year for her—particularly in Canadian tabloids. In typical cheapie scandal sheet style, Le Rendez-Vous is filled with ridiculous material on subjects ranging from crime to medicine. You'll see a photo below of a human brain. The text there says, unsurprisingly, “Finally the secret of immortality... We can keep the brain alive separated from a dead body!” A Doctor Jacobsen claims brain transplants will become as popular as heart transplants. Okay, but heart transplants aren't popular—they're necessary. Big difference. However, if brain transplants were ever to become routine, we'd take one. Sure why not? It would be the ultimate mind altering experience, and we've never been against those. Twenty-plus scans below. ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_02.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_03.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_04.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_05.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_06.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_07.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_08.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_09.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_10.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_11.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_12.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_13.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_14.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_15.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_16.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_17.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_18.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_19.jpg) ![](/images/postimg/the_mell_gaze_20.jpg)
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The headlines that mattered yesteryear.
2003—Hope Dies
Film legend Bob Hope dies of pneumonia two months after celebrating his 100th birthday. 1945—Churchill Given the Sack
In spite of admiring Winston Churchill as a great wartime leader, Britons elect
Clement Attlee the nation's new prime minister in a sweeping victory for the Labour Party over the Conservatives. 1952—Evita Peron Dies
Eva Duarte de Peron, aka Evita, wife of the president of the Argentine Republic, dies from cancer at age 33. Evita had brought the working classes into a position of political power never witnessed before, but was hated by the nation's powerful military class. She is lain to rest in Milan, Italy in a secret grave under a nun's name, but is eventually returned to Argentina for reburial beside her husband in 1974. 1943—Mussolini Calls It Quits
Italian dictator Benito Mussolini steps down as head of the armed forces and the government. It soon becomes clear that Il Duce did not relinquish power voluntarily, but was forced to resign after former Fascist colleagues turned against him. He is later installed by Germany as leader of the Italian Social Republic in the north of the country, but is killed by partisans in 1945.
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