November 9, 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 — November 9, 1952
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 9, 1952
Schuman Cautions U.N. On Tunisia; French Group Will Boycott Debate; Schuman Cautions U. N. About Tunisia
Lie Decides To Quit His U. N. Post Now To 'Save The Peace'; Secretary General, In Stepping Aside, Says He Is Acting To Serve Freedom Sets No Effective Date Will Remain Till A Successor Is Named -- East-West Fight Over Latter Looms Lie Resigns Post As U. N. Secretary
Churchill Urges U. N. Shun Dishonor On Korea Captives; Opposes Returning Prisoners 'By Force To Be Massacred' By Peiping Government Promises Firm U. S. Ties Prime Minister Says Regime Will Support Eisenhower To Its 'Utmost Limit' Churchill Urges U.N. Shun Dishonor
Justice Denies U. S. Biased Katyn Case; Jackson Testifies Soviet Was Not Aided -- He Got No Data Laying Massacre To It Justice Denies U. S. Biased Katyn Case
Pentagon Rejects Senators' Demand For Output 'Czar'; Strikes Back At Johnson Unit'S Charges That 'Blundering' Slows Defense Build-Up Stretch-Out' Defended ' Freezing' Of Aircraft Designs Would Be Great Military Mistake, Lovett Asserts Pentagon Rejects Senators' Charges
World Events — November 1952
Time Person of the Year — 1952
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 9, 1952
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1952
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 9, 1952
On the field
Sports Champions — November 9, 1952
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