October 30, 1955
That fall of 1955, gas ran $0.29 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — though the Middle East was pushing toward open conflict, with Israel and Egypt locked in a standoff over arms shipments and Arab-Israeli tensions drawing urgent calls from world leaders for negotiation. On movie screens, Audie Murphy was drawing crowds to "To Hell and Back," his autobiographical World War II film, while on television, "The $64,000 Question" had become the most-watched show in the country. The Brooklyn Dodgers gave their city its first World Series championship by defeating the New York Yankees, and in a New Orleans studio that September, Little Richard recorded "Tutti Frutti," a session that would help define the sound of rock and roll for the decade ahead.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 30, 1955
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 30, 1955
Molotov Hears Plea By Sharett To Prevent War; Israeli Chief Urges Russian To Halt Sales Of Weapons To The Arab Countries
Ben-Gurion Offers To Meet Arab Chiefs To Settle Crisis; Ben-Gurion Says He Would Confer
Moves By Soviet In Mideast Bring U. S. Reappraisal; More Help To Israel Likely As Reds May Be Sending Submarines To Egypt Moves By Soviet Stir U. S. Alarm
U.S. Disaster Tax Proposed To Pay For Flood Losses; It Could Be Added To Income Levy, Like War Cost, Risk Expert Tells Senators U. S. Tax Proposed For Flood Losses
World Events — October 1955
Time Person of the Year — 1955
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 30, 1955
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1955–56 Season
Emmy Winners — 1955
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 30, 1955
On the field
Sports Champions — October 30, 1955
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