November 29, 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 — November 29, 1961
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 29, 1961
U.N. Asks Treaty Against Spread Of Atomic Arms; Unanimous Committee Vote Insures Assembly Backing For Ireland'S Proposal U.S. Balks On A 'Club' Terms Swedish Plan To Curb Storing Of Weapons Peril To 'Peaceful States' U.N. Asks Treaty On Nuclear Arms
Sukarno Pledges New Guinea Drive; Indonesian Leader Declares He Will Order 'Liberation' Of Dutch Area Soon Sukarno Drive Pledges New Guinea Drive
Stevenson Tells U.N. Not To Grant Seat To Red China; Says Admission Of Peiping Would Give Approval For Attack On Nationalists Soviet Bloc Walks Out Zorin Leads Protest Against Tsiang'S Talk As Debate On Representation Opens Stevenson Warns U.N. On Red China
Mayor Asks Shift Of Party Control To Office Holders; Says Organization Leaders 'Must Never Again' Rule On Issues And Nominees His Goals Are Outlined He Will Seek Change In Law To Assist New Insurgents Who Run For Election Mayor Asks Shift Of Party Control
World Events — November 1961
Time Person of the Year — 1961
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 29, 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 — November 29, 1961
On the field
Sports Champions — November 29, 1961
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