May 12, 1964
Gas cost $0.30 a gallon in the spring of 1964, and the Dow Jones stood at 874 — a civil rights debate was consuming the Senate floor, now in its eighth week, as supporters pushed for a cloture vote to end the Southern filibuster against the landmark civil rights bill. On the cultural front, "The Beverly Hillbillies" was drawing some of the largest television audiences in the country, while John le Carré's "The Spy Who Came in from the Cold" sat at the top of the fiction bestseller list. The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA championship by defeating the San Francisco Warriors, the same spring that Jerrie Mock landed her plane in Columbus, Ohio, becoming the first woman to complete a solo flight around the world.
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Magazine Covers — May 12, 1964
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 12, 1964
Aid Study Rebukes U. S. And Colleges; The Report, Prepared By John W. Gardner, President Of The Carnegie Corporation Of New York, Proposed Immediate, FarReaching Legislation To Correct The “Inexcusably Casual And Aimless” Handling Of Technical Assistance And Development.; It Warned That “Haphazard” Selection Of University Personnel For Service Abroad, Rigidity Of Government Contracts And FailUre To Understand The Need For Long‐Term Commitments Had Plagued The Aid Program, Which It Said Was Vital To American Foreign Policy And World Peace.; But In Contrast To The Recom‐
World Events — May 1964
Time Person of the Year — 1964
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 12, 1964
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1963–64 Season
Emmy Winners — 1964
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 12, 1964
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 12, 1964
On the field
Sports Champions — May 12, 1964
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