October 1, 1960
That fall of 1960, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Eisenhower was in the White House — the Kennedy-Nixon presidential race was entering its final weeks, with both candidates drawing enormous crowds as the country prepared for one of the closest elections in decades. On television, "The Jack Benny Show" was pulling in audiences while moviegoers were lining up for "The Dark at the Top of the Stairs," and The Drifters held the top spot on the radio with "Save The Last Dance For Me." The Pittsburgh Pirates defeated the New York Yankees in a dramatic World Series, and in Rome that September, the first international Summer Paralympics — held outside England for the very first time — brought together athletes from around the world under the title "9th International Stoke Mandeville Games."
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 1, 1960
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 1, 1960
Pentagon Is Using New Fund Fought By The President; Allots 169 Million Of Money Added To Defense Budget By Democratic Bloc Arms Spending Revised 107 Million Made Available For Expansion Of Polaris Submarine Program Pentagon Using Extra Millions
Khrushchev Warns U.N. Of War Peril Over China Issue; Premier Halted In Assembly As He Denounces U.S. And Scorns Its Allies Hints At A Withdrawal Wadsworth, 'A Bit Shocked' At Outburst, Says It Dims Prospect Of Peace Talk Boland Cuts Off Russian'S Tirade Premier Scorns U.S. Allies -- Wadsworth Deplores Effect On Peace Aims
Filipino Hails U.S.; Contrasts Americans' Colonial Rule With Red Imperialism Khrushchev Hits Table In Protest Australian Accuses Soviet Leader Of Trying To Bring About 'Disunited Nations'
World Events — October 1960
Time Person of the Year — 1960
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 1, 1960
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1960–61 Season
Emmy Winners — 1960
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 1, 1960
On the field
Sports Champions — October 1, 1960
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