June 30, 1953
The federal minimum wage stood at $0.75/hr that summer of 1953, and the Dow Jones sat at 281 — the Korean War armistice was being actively negotiated, with Congress leaving the fate of a truce agreement to President Eisenhower as fighting continued on the peninsula. On American screens and radio waves, "I Love Lucy" had just won the Emmy for best comedy and Eddie Fisher's "I'm Walking Behind You" sat at the top of the music charts. That July, Austrian climber Hermann Buhl completed the first ascent of Nanga Parbat in the Pakistan Himalayas — the world's ninth highest mountain — reaching the 26,660-foot summit alone, without supplemental oxygen, on a German-Austrian expedition.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 30, 1953
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 30, 1953
French Repatriate 29,000 In Indo-China To Formosa
Senate Approves Year'S Extension Of Trade Pact Act; Gives President Power To Curb Farm Imports -- Votes To Keep Bipartisan Tariff Board Senate Extends Trade-Pact Act
Test On Alien Bill And Tax Showdown Slated In Congress; Committees Act Wednesday -- Need For White House Aid On Measures Is Noted Congress Slates Tests On 2 Bills
World Events — June 1953
Time Person of the Year — 1953
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 30, 1953
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1952–53 Season
Emmy Winners — 1953
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 30, 1953
On the field
Sports Champions — June 30, 1953
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