September 24, 1961
That fall of 1961, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — the Soviet Union was pushing hard on the question of Germany and Khrushchev was signaling he wanted a direct meeting with Kennedy to resolve it. On television, "Gunsmoke" remained the country's top-rated show, while at the movies audiences were filling seats for "The Hustler," and Ray Charles had the number one song in the country with "Hit The Road Jack." The New York Yankees won the World Series that October, defeating the Cincinnati Reds, and just weeks later test pilot Robert White set a world air speed record of 4,093 miles per hour in an X-15 rocket plane.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 24, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 24, 1961
Rights Unit Asks Early Deadline On School Plans; Full Panel Backs Integration Recommendation As Part Of A 12-Point Program Urges Congress To Act Cut Also Suggested In U.S. Aid To States That Fail To Comply With The Law Rights Unit Asks Early Deadline
Peace Race Urged; President Calls For 'Outstanding' New Secretary General Kennedy Warns Of Nuclear War Danger; Says West Stands Firm On Berlin President Calls For 'Peace Race' Offers Disarmament With Nuclear Curbs -- Urges Constructive Negotiation
Gromyko Indicates Move To Put Berlin Before U.N.; Rejects U.S. Atomic Plan; West Denounced Russian Says German Treaty Is An Issue Of 'War Or Peace' Gromyko Hints Soviet May Put Berlin Question Before The U.N.
World Events — September 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 24, 1961
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1961–62 Season
Emmy Winners — 1961
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 24, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — September 24, 1961
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