April 1, 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.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — April 1, 1958
NY Times Headlines — Week of April 1, 1958
Compromise Seen In Pentagon Shift; Bridges Says White House Seeks 'Negotiated Peace' On Reorganizing Plans
Eisenhower Asks New Space Agency; Urges Congress To Establish Civilian-Controlled Unit To Direct All U. S. Projects President Urges A Space Agency To Direct Government'S Projects
President Warns On Hasty Actions To Combat Slump; Cites Pros And Cons On Tax Problem -- Says Federal Spending Isn'T The Cure Mortgage Funds Due U. S. Is Expected To Release Some Of Billion Allocated In New Housing Law President Wary On Slump Action
Soviet Notes Ask U. S. And Britain Join Ban On Tests; Khrushchev Makes Appeal To Eisenhower And Macmillan To Follow His Example Sees Big Step To Peace But He Warns Moscow Will Feel Free To Renew Testing If West Keeps Doing It Soviet Bids West Join Ban On Tests
Rebels Expect An Attack; Indonesia To Get Soviet-Made Jets
World Events — April 1958
Time Person of the Year — 1958
On the radio
Billboard Charts — April 1, 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 — April 1, 1958
On the field
Sports Champions — April 1, 1958
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