July 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 — July 2, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 2, 1967
Joint Chiefs Back Troop Rise Asked By Westmoreland; Joint Chiefs Back Vietnam Build-Up
Egypt And Israel In 2 New Clashes Along Suez Canal; Israelis Contend Foe Fired Heavy Mortar Barrage Across The Waterway 8 Casualties Reported Cairo Says Enemy Resumed Drive Along East Bank Toward Port Fuad
Arab Area In Aden Retaken By British; British Capture District In Aden
Joint Panel Sees War Coast Soaring; Congressional Body Fears Estimates Are Off Again, Perhaps By $6-Billion
Suit To Bar Cuts In Liquor Prices Rejected In State; Court Of Appeals Says Fair Trade Law Can'T Be Used To Thwart Reform Act
World Events — July 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 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 — July 2, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 2, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — July 2, 1967
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