June 11, 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.
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Magazine Covers — June 11, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 11, 1967
Soviet Threatens 'Sanctions' Move; Ending Ties, Moscow Warns Israel To Halt War Other Red Lands Act Similarly Soviet Breaks Ties With Israel; Vows Sanctions If War Goes On
Soviet Asks Shift Of Mideast Issue To U.N. Assembly; Facing Veto In The Council, Moscow Seeks New Forum For Vote Against Israel Gromyko Writes Thant Asserts It Is Essential That U.N. Erase War'S Results --He May Join Debate Erasing Of Gains By Israel Sought But Fedorenko Proposal To Council Seems Doomed By U.S. Opposition
World Events — June 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
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Billboard Charts — June 11, 1967
Grammy Awards
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On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1966–67 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — June 11, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 11, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — June 11, 1967
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