December 30, 1966
By the winter of 1966, Johnson was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.25/hr — and the debate over Vietnam was shaping the political moment, with Senate Democrats publicly urging President Johnson to extend the bombing pause and pursue negotiations to end the conflict. On television, "Bonanza" remained the top-rated show in the country, while The Beatles held the number one spot on the charts with "We Can Work It Out." The Green Bay Packers claimed the NFL championship that season, and on February 3, the Soviet unmanned spacecraft Luna 9 made the first controlled rocket-assisted landing on the Moon, a landmark moment in the space race.
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Magazine Covers — December 30, 1966
NY Times Headlines — Week of December 30, 1966
President Makes New Bid To Hanoi On Truce Or Talks; Would Be Glad To Do 'More Than Our Part' To Meet It --Eagerly Awaits Reply One-Sided Move Barred Johnson, Backing Bombing, Regrets Toll Of Civilians --G.I.'S Wary On Truce President Makes A New Offer To Hanoi On A Truce Or Talks
Thant Asks Bombing Halt As Peace Initiative By U.S.; Thant Urges U.S. To Halt Bombing
7 Mig'S Shot Down By American Jets In North Vietnam; F-4'S Lure Enemy'S Planes Into Battle No U.S. Jets Are Reported Lost Foe'S Worst Day In Air Allied Ground Forces Back On Offensive In South Destroyers Shell Island 7 Mig'S Downed By U.S. Pilots In Foe'S Worst Day Of Air War
Thant Finds Hanoi Views Bomb Halt As A Key To Talks; He Is Said To Have Hope That Unconditional U.S. Action Would Elicit Response His Efforts Intensive British Also Report Receipt Of Similar Indication From North Vietnam'S Regime Thant Finds Hanoi Views Halt As Key
Aide Says Liberation Front Is Independent Of The North; He Asserts In Hanoi Interview That It Must Be Heard On All Southern Issues, Including A Settlement Of War Liberation Front Insists It Is Free
U.S. Invites Hanoi To Tell If Stand On Talks Is Eased; Interest Aroused By Remark Of Premier Hinting Peace Points Aren'T Conditions Uncertainty Persists North Vietnamese Reject British Parley Proposal As A 'Vicious' Plan U.S. Invites Hanoi To Clarify Stand
World Events — December 1966
Time Person of the Year — 1966
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Billboard Charts — December 30, 1966
Grammy Awards
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Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1966
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — December 30, 1966
Ebert 4-Star Films — December 30, 1966
On the field
Sports Champions — December 30, 1966
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