October 6, 1963
That fall of 1963, gas ran $0.30 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — the partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty had just taken effect, limiting nuclear weapons testing in the atmosphere, underwater, and in space. On television, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was winning Emmy Awards, and Charles M. Schulz's "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy" sat at the top of the nonfiction bestseller list. The Los Angeles Dodgers swept the New York Yankees in four games to win the World Series, and off the coast of Iceland, a volcanic eruption on the ocean floor broke the surface and created an entirely new island, Surtsey, from scratch.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 6, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 6, 1963
Senate Unit, 14-3, Bars Color Line In Serving Public; Commerce Panel'S Version Of Accommodations Bill Is Close To Kennedy Draft Administration Buoyed House Judiciary Committee Begins Work On Omnibus Measure On Civil Rights Deliberations Cut Short Senate Unit, 14-3 Bars Color Line Similar To House Bill Coverage Is Broad
Aid To Peace Seen; President Also Calls Deal Beneficial To U.S. Economy Seeking Other Products Sees Payments Deficit Cut Kennedy Authorizes $250,000,000 Wheat Sale To Russians; Aid To Peace Is Seen Only Soviet Bloc Can Use The Grain President Defends Deal As Aiding U.S. Economy And Cutting Payments Deficit Calls Johnson Act No Bar Big Cash Payment Seen
House Opposes Joint Moon Trip; Votes Nasa Fund; Kennedy Proposal For U.S. And Soviet Cooperation Is Rebuffed, 125-110 Issue Is Not Debated 5.1 Billion Is Approved For Space Agency--Additional Reductions Averted Amendment Is Revised Measure Goes To Senate House Opposes Joint Moon Trip 'Bankruptcy' Is Feared
Kennedy Defends Sales Of Wheat; G.O.P. Is Critical; President Denies Violations Of Congress'S Mandate-- Aid To Economy Cited Republican Accusation April 30 Deadline Kennedy Defends Sales Of Wheat
World Events — October 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 6, 1963
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1963–64 Season
Emmy Winners — 1963
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 6, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 6, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — October 6, 1963
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