October 9, 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 — October 9, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 9, 1961
Soviet Building Up Forces In Germany For Maneuvers; 50,000 Russian Combat Soldiers, Czechs And 10,000 Poles Arrive For Warsaw Pact Games Near West'S Border Soviet Building Up Its Forces In East Germany For Maneuvers
Macmillan Warns Gromyko Of Peril Over Berlin Issue; Russian Cautioned Against Any Actions Affecting Allied Access To City No Gain Made In Talks Prime Minister Says London Parley Fails To Provide Basis For Negotiation Macmillan Tells Gromyko Of Peril
Gen. Taylor Going To South Vietnam To Counter Reds; Kennedy Asks Study On U.S. Troops -- Van Fleet To Aid Pentagon On Guerrillas Gen. Taylor Going To South Vietnam
Pentagon Adding 10,000 To Its Forces In Europe; Army Is Sending 10,000 To Europe
World Events — October 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 9, 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 — October 9, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — October 9, 1961
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