When This Dropped

January 3, 1967

President
Johnson
Dow (EOY)
906
Gas/gal
$0.33
Min Wage
$1.40

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 3, 1967

New York Times
Time
TV Guide
Nat. Geographic

NY Times Headlines — Week of January 3, 1967

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

Hanoi Envoy Hints End To Bombings Could Spur Talks; But Representative In Paris Also Assails Peace Efforts Of The U.N. And Others A Sign To The U.S. Seen Aide Says North Vietnam Would 'Study' Plans For Parley If Raids Halt Hanoi Envoy Hints Move For Talks If Bombing Ends

'Bridges' To East Face Opposition In New Congress; Prospects Of Cooperation With Soviet Dim 90th Session Due Tomorrow 'Bridges' To East Facing Opposition

World Events — January 1967

Time Person of the Year — 1967

25 and Under
Person of the Year
25 and Under

On the radio

Billboard Charts — January 3, 1967

I'm A Believer
The Monkees
Hot 100 #1
"I'm A Believer"
The Monkees
The Monkees
The Monkees
Billboard 200 #1
"The Monkees"
The Monkees

Grammy Awards

Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
The Beatles
Grammy Album of the Year
"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band"
The Beatles
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Song of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Up, Up and Away
The 5th Dimension
Grammy Record of the Year
"Up, Up and Away"
The 5th Dimension
Bobbie Gentry
Grammy Best New Artist
Bobbie Gentry

On the bookshelf

The Arrangement
Elia Kazan
NYT Fiction #1
"The Arrangement"
Elia Kazan
Death of a President
William Manchester
NYT Non-Fiction #1
"Death of a President"
William Manchester
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
Pulitzer Prize Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Fixer
Bernard Malamud
National Book Award Fiction
"The Fixer"
Bernard Malamud
The Enlightenment: An Interpretation
Peter Gay
National Book Award Nonfiction
"The Enlightenment: An Interpretation"
Peter Gay

On the television

Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season

Bonanza
Nielsen #1 TV Show
Bonanza
Nielsen
Top 10
TV Shows
Nielsen Ratings
Top 10 TV Shows
1966–67 Season

Emmy Winners — 1967

Mission: Impossible
Emmy Drama Series
Mission: Impossible
Get Smart
Emmy Comedy Series
Get Smart
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Emmy Lead Actor
Bill Cosby
I Spy
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden
Emmy Lead Actress
Maureen Stapleton
Among the Paths to Eden

At the movies

Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 3, 1967

Follow Me, Boys!
Box Office #1
Follow Me, Boys!
A Man for All Seasons
Oscar Best Picture
A Man for All Seasons
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Oscar Best Director
Mike Nichols
The Graduate
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Oscar Best Actor
Rod Steiger
In the Heat of the Night
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Oscar Best Actress
Katharine Hepburn
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner

Ebert 4-Star Films — January 3, 1967

Bonnie and Clyde
4-Star Review
Bonnie and Clyde
Camelot
4-Star Review
Camelot
Cool Hand Luke
4-Star Review
Cool Hand Luke
Elvira Madigan
4-Star Review
Elvira Madigan
La Collectionneuse
4-Star Review
La Collectionneuse

On the field

Sports Champions — January 3, 1967

Super Bowl
Green Bay Packers
def. Kansas City Chiefs
World Series
St. Louis Cardinals
def. Boston Red Sox
NBA Champion
Philadelphia 76ers
def. San Francisco Warriors
Stanley Cup
Toronto Maple Leafs
def. Montreal Canadiens

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