September 5, 1952
That fall of 1952, gas ran $0.27 a gallon and Truman was in the White House — the presidential campaign was in full swing, with Eisenhower drawing crowds of 35,000 in South Carolina as he challenged Truman's administration in the final stretch before November's election. On television, "I Love Lucy" was the show Americans gathered around each week, while Patti Page's "I Went to Your Wedding" sat at the top of the music charts. The New York Yankees defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers in the World Series to claim the championship, the same fall that "The Greatest Show on Earth" had taken home the Oscar for Best Picture earlier that year.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 5, 1952
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 5, 1952
Eisenhower Gives 10 Points For Peace To Avert 'Koreas'; Charges 'Bungling' Has Led Us Close To World War Iii; 350,000 Hail Him General In Philadelphia -- Would Spur Freedom By 'Peaceful Means' No Isolationism, He Says Blunders Of The Administration Brought Far East Fighting, Candidate Declares Eisenhower Gives 10 Points For Peace
West Bids Soviet Confer On Austria; Accepts Moscow'S Plan To Add Four Items To Short Draft -- Russian Assent Doubted West Bids Soviet Confer On Austria
Atom Arms To Ease Europe Troop Need, Collins Declares; Weapons Now Available Would Support The Nato Forces In War, General Asserts
World Events — September 1952
Time Person of the Year — 1952
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 5, 1952
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1952
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 5, 1952
On the field
Sports Champions — September 5, 1952
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