May 8, 1952
Gas cost $0.27 a gallon in the spring of 1952, and the Dow Jones stood at 292 — the Korean War was in its second year, with General Ridgway telling senators that an end to the fighting depended on a political decision rather than a military one. On American television, "I Love Lucy" was the undisputed top-rated show in the country, while Kay Starr's "Wheel of Fortune" held the number one spot on the music charts. In sports, the Minneapolis Lakers claimed the NBA championship by defeating the New York Knicks, the same spring that "The Greatest Show on Earth" took home the Academy Award for Best Picture.
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Magazine Covers — May 8, 1952
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 8, 1952
Eisenhower Sees 'Serious' Impact In Billion Aid Cut; Nato Chief Warns Greater Curtailment Will Mean Drastic European Defense Revision Gives Views To Connally Tells Congress Dragging Out Of Security Program Will Make Peace More Costly Eisenhower Says Billion Cut In Aid Will Be 'Heavily And Seriously Felt'
Malik Is Warned West Won'T Split; Frenchman Tells Soviet U. N. Delegate Pact Puts End To 'Military Promenades' Malik Told In U. N. West Is Strong, Able To Halt 'Military Promenades'
Trieste Warning Is Sounded By Tito; Yugoslavia Will Defend Herself Against Wider Rule Given To Italy By West, He Says Trieste Warning Is Sounded By Tito
Allied Note Asks Impartial Survey On German Voting; Reply To Soviet Expresses Preference For U. N. Group But Does Not Insist On It Immediate Study Urged Western Powers Stress New Government Must Have Voice In Future Treaty Allied Reply Asks Impartial Survey
World Events — May 1952
Time Person of the Year — 1952
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 8, 1952
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1951–52 Season
Emmy Winners — 1952
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 8, 1952
On the field
Sports Champions — May 8, 1952
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