June 19, 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 19, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 19, 1967
Debate Is Sharp; Russian Assails U.S. As Meddler, Citing Policy In Vietnam
Britain Proposes Special U.N. Aide To Assay Mideast; Brown Says Official Would Formulate Basis For A New Peace-Keeping Force Arabs Press Demands Yugoslavia And India Join U.A.R. In Call For Israel To Withdraw Her Troops Britain Proposes A Special U.N. Representative To Assay Situation In Mideast Brown Suggests Assembly Action New Aide Would Formulate Basis For New Peace Unit For Troubled Region
China Is A Factor In Soviet Position; Moscow Is Believed To Fear Peking Seeks To Become Principal Ally Of Arabs China Plays A Role In Soviet'S Mideast Position
World Events — June 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 19, 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 19, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 19, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — June 19, 1967
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