March 27, 1958
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1958, and the Dow Jones stood at 584 — a tense Cold War standoff with the Soviet Union dominated the headlines, as Secretary of State John Foster Dulles publicly rejected Soviet terms for a summit meeting, warning that the United States would negotiate only from a position of strength. On the cultural front, "April Love" by Pat Boone held the top spot on the charts, and "The Bridge on the River Kwai" was packing movie theaters across the country. The St. Louis Hawks had just defeated the Boston Celtics to claim the NBA championship, while earlier that spring, on March 2nd, British explorer Sir Vivian Fuchs and his team completed the first overland crossing of Antarctica, traveling by snowcat and dogsled through 99 days of polar conditions to reach the other side of the continent.
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Magazine Covers — March 27, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 27, 1958
Stevenson Joins President In Plea For World Trade; They Back Reciprocal Tariff Act As Vital For Nation And Call For Extension Rally Hears Warnings Peace And Prosperity Linked -- Measure Is Attacked At A Rival Conference Stevenson Joins President'S Plea
Pentagon Plans Give More Power To The Secretary; Administration'S Proposals Also Would Strengthen Joint Chiefs' Chairman Central Rule Pushed President To Send A Special Message To Congress Next Week -- Fight Is Likely Plan Widens Role Of Defense Chief
President Ready To Ask Space Unit Run By Civilians; Congress Slated To Get Plan This Week -- Key Roles May Go To Aeronautical Aides
Compromise Seen In Pentagon Shift; Bridges Says White House Seeks 'Negotiated Peace' On Reorganizing Plans
World Events — March 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 27, 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 — March 27, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — March 27, 1958
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