May 31, 1967
Gas cost $0.33 a gallon in the spring of 1967, and the Dow Jones stood at 906 — the U.S. Senate voted 88-0 to approve a landmark treaty banning the militarization of outer space, sending the Outer Space Treaty to President Johnson for his signature. On screens and turntables, audiences were watching "Mission: Impossible" take home the Emmy for best drama while father-daughter duo Frank and Nancy Sinatra held the #1 spot on the charts with "Somethin' Stupid." The Philadelphia 76ers claimed the NBA championship by defeating the San Francisco Warriors, the same spring that NASA launched Lunar Orbiter 4 to photograph the far side of the Moon in preparation for a future crewed landing.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — May 31, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 31, 1967
Soviet Is Sending 10 More Warships To Middle East; Turkey Authorizes Passage Of Vessels From Black Sea To The Mediterranean Link To Crisis Indicated U.S. Aides See Little Military Peril But Fear Step May Stiffen Arabs' Stand Soviet Is Sending 10 Warships To Strengthen Force In Mideast
Moscow Says U.S. Hit A Soviet Ship In Vietnam Port; Charges Raid On Freighter 50 Miles From Haiphong-- Seaman'S Death Reported Threat Voiced In Note 'Appropriate' Steps Pledged In Event Of Recurrence-- Pentagon Orders Inquiry
U.S. Denies Attack On Soviet Vessel In North Vietnam; It Attributes Any Damage 'In All Probability' To Fire From Antiaircraft Guns Peace Plea To Moscow 'Renewed Efforts' Urged-- Pravda Terms The Incident 'Deliberate Provocation'
Dayan Says Israel Needs No Aid By Foreign Troops; Dayan Wants No Foreign Troop Aid
Nasser Exhorts Arabs; Cairo Asserts Its Forces Invade Israel After Repulsing Attacks
Moscow Demands Israel Quit Egypt; Soviet Bids U.N. Condemn 'Aggression' And Repeats Support Of Arabs
World Events — May 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 31, 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 — May 31, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 31, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — May 31, 1967
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