June 2, 1967
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.40/hr that summer of 1967, and the Dow Jones sat at 906 — while a U.N. cease-fire watch along the Suez Canal remained deadlocked after the Six-Day War had reshaped the Middle East in less than a week. On the radio, The Association held the number one spot with "Windy," and at the movies, audiences were turning out for the James Bond film "You Only Live Twice." On August 6, Cambridge astronomer Jocelyn Bell recorded the first data that would lead to the discovery of pulsars — an entirely new class of rapidly rotating neutron stars — marking one of the most significant finds in the history of astronomy.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 2, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 2, 1967
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 — June 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 2, 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 — June 2, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 2, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — June 2, 1967
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