January 1, 1967
By the winter of 1967, Johnson was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.40/hr — the United Nations was actively debating a path toward peace in Vietnam, with the Senate unanimously passing a resolution urging President Johnson to seek Security Council intervention in the conflict. On the cultural front, The Monkees held the number one spot on the charts with "I'm A Believer," while William Manchester's "Death of a President" sat atop the nonfiction bestseller list. The Philadelphia 76ers had just claimed the NBA championship over the San Francisco Warriors, and that same winter the United Nations General Assembly voted by consensus to adopt the Rescue Agreement, a landmark treaty establishing the rights and obligations of nations in the recovery of astronauts and spacecraft in outer space.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 1, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 1, 1967
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 — January 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 1, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 1, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 1, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — January 1, 1967
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