October 12, 1967
That fall of 1967, gas ran $0.33 a gallon and Johnson was in the White House — the Vietnam War was dominating headlines, with Johnson defending the air campaign and facing growing pressure from Congress to limit his authority to deploy troops. On movie screens, Sidney Poitier was drawing crowds in "To Sir, with Love," and on the radio, a Memphis teenager named Alex Chilton was singing lead on The Box Tops' "The Letter," the country's top song. The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Red Sox in a seven-game World Series, and that same fall, test pilot William J. Knight pushed an X-15 research aircraft to Mach 6.7, setting an unofficial world speed record for a fixed-wing aircraft that still stands today.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — October 12, 1967
NY Times Headlines — Week of October 12, 1967
Eshkol Declares U.A.R.'S Rearming Is 80% Complete; Says Soviet Replacements Have Again Upset Balance Of Power In Middle East U.S. Sees No Peril Yet Premier Again Asserts Israel Won'T Accept Mediation By U.N. In Peace Talks
China Peril Cited; 'Mortal Danger' Seen If Nation Reneges On Asian Pacts
9 Soviet One-Orbit Shots Hint Testing For Warhead Re-Entry; 9 Soviet One-Orbit Shots Hint Testing For Warhead Re-Entry
World Events — October 1967
Time Person of the Year — 1967
On the radio
Billboard Charts — October 12, 1967
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1967–68 Season
Emmy Winners — 1967
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — October 12, 1967
Ebert 4-Star Films — October 12, 1967
On the field
Sports Champions — October 12, 1967
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