February 5, 1958
By the winter of 1958, Eisenhower was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.00/hr — the United States was actively debating whether control of its emerging space program should rest with the military or a new civilian agency, a question Congress was already moving to resolve with a 78-1 Senate vote to establish a dedicated space committee. On screen, Marlon Brando's "Sayonara" was drawing audiences to theaters, while on television, "Gunsmoke" held its position as the country's top-rated show, with Americans also reading Boris Pasternak's "Doctor Zhivago" in large numbers after its long-delayed arrival in English. The Baltimore Colts claimed the NFL championship that winter, and on December 14, a Soviet expedition made history by becoming the first team ever to reach the Southern Pole of Inaccessibility, one of the most remote and difficult-to-access points on Earth.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — February 5, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of February 5, 1958
President Orders Killian To Study Space Programs; He Acts To Resolve Issue Of Civilian Versus Military Rule Over Activities Study Is Ordered On Space Agency
Summit-Talk Policy Wins Bipartisan Senate Support; Mansfield Joins With Bridges, Knowland And Others In Backing Insistence On Preparation -- Dulles Upheld U. S. Soviet Policy Backed In Senate
Senate Creates Group To Chart Space Program; Ellender Is Lone Dissenter In 78-1 Vote--Military Or Civilian Control An Issue Senate Creates Special Group To Chart Outer-Space Plans
President Warns Stassen Of End Of His Arms Job; Gives Him Until March 17 To Decide On Political Race Or Administration Post President Warns Stassen On Job
Yemen Said To Set Federation Price; Cairo Reported Wary Of Bid For Egyptian Military Help Within New Arab Union
Chinese Reds Urge Forces Quit Korea; Bid West Join In Withdrawal And Set Elections -- Chou Hints At Summit Role Red Chinese Urge A Korea Pullout
World Events — February 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — February 5, 1958
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1957–58 Season
Emmy Winners — 1958
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — February 5, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — February 5, 1958
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