August 31, 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 — August 31, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of August 31, 1967
Senate Unit Asks Johnson To Widen Bombing In North; Scores Mcnamara On Policy Of Restricted Air War In Light Of Military Views Joint Chiefs Supported Stennis Panel Report Says Closing Of Haiphong Port Is An Essential Move Senate Unit Asks A Wider Air War
Arab Fund To Aid U.A.R. And Jordan; $392-Million Assistance For War Victims Planned Arab Fund To Aid U.A.R. And Jordan
President Denies Rift On Bombing; Defends Policies; Replies At News Conference To Senate, Panel'S Call For Wider War In Air Differences Belittled Johnson Blames The Press For Reports Of Division Among His Advisers President Denies Rift On Bombing
Nasser And King Plan Concessions; Arab Chiefs, In Sudan, Seek A Nonmilitary Solution Of Impasse With Israelis Nasser And King Plan Concessions
Peace Candidate Charges Fraud; Observer Says Good-By To Army Chief; Vietnam Losers Charge A Fraud Civilian Candidates Protest Election, But Assert They Oppose Demonstrations Defeated Civilians Protest Election As A Fraud
Vietnam Ballot Acclaimed By U.S. As A 'Major Step'; Statement Says The People Have Made Choice And 'Deserve Our Support' Courage Also Praised Kennedy Urges That Voting Lead To Peace Talks And Internal Improvements U.S. Lauds Voting In South Vietnam
World Events — August 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — August 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 — August 31, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — August 31, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — August 31, 1967
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