November 27, 1964
That fall of 1964, gas ran $0.30 a gallon and Johnson was in the White House — the United States was keeping a close watch on Vietnam, where troops in Saigon were on alert as Vietcong ambushes continued to inflict casualties near the capital. On the radio, Roy Orbison's "Oh, Pretty Woman" was sitting at number one, while moviegoers were filling seats for the Peter Sellers comedy "A Shot in the Dark," and television audiences were tuning in weekly to "The Dick Van Dyke Show," which had just taken home the Emmy for comedy. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the New York Yankees to win the World Series that October, and just weeks earlier, American athletes had returned from Tokyo — where the Summer Olympics were held for the first time on Asian soil — with 90 total medals, including 36 gold.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — November 27, 1964
NY Times Headlines — Week of November 27, 1964
Soviet Promies To Give Hanoi Aid And Assails U. S.; Warns Against ‘Aggressive Actions’ — North Vietnam Charges Bombardment
U.S. Discourages Talk Of Widening Vietnamese War; Taylor Visit Will Not Result In ‘Horrendous Decision,’ White House Aide Says; Key Meeting Tuesday; Policy Chiefs Avoid Mention Of Proposals For Bombing Attributed To Envoy
Thant Asks Delay In U.N. Showdown On Assessments; Seeks Solution By February To Crisis On Soviet Refusal To Pay For Peace Forces; Urges A Special Study; Bids The Assembly Transact Its Business In Interim Without Formal Votes
Johnson Directs Taylor To Press Vietnam On War; President Is Said To Defer Decision On Question Of Extending Conflict; Text Of The White House Statement Is On Page 8.
U.N. Hears Soviet Agrees To Discuss Funds And Troops; Full Study Of Peace Forces Would Deal With Issues In Dispute With U.S.; Rusk Meets Gromyko; Thant Is Expected To Set Up Negotiating Committee—Assembly Chief Hopeful
World Events — November 1964
Time Person of the Year — 1964
On the radio
Billboard Charts — November 27, 1964
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1964–65 Season
Emmy Winners — 1964
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — November 27, 1964
Ebert 4-Star Films — November 27, 1964
On the field
Sports Champions — November 27, 1964
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