January 3, 1973
By the winter of 1973, Nixon was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.60/hr — the Vietnam ceasefire was taking shape, with the Nixon administration announcing a halt to all U.S. bombing, mining, and shelling of North Vietnam as negotiators reported progress toward a settlement that would eventually return 115 American prisoners of war. On television, "All in the Family" remained the country's most-watched show, while Carly Simon's "You're So Vain" sat at the top of the pop charts and moviegoers were still filling theaters to see "The Godfather," which had swept the previous year's Oscars. The Oakland Athletics had just claimed the 1972 World Series title, and out in deep space, NASA's Pioneer 10 spacecraft made history on December 3 by transmitting the first close-up photographs of Jupiter ever captured, completing a journey of more than 600 million miles from Earth.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 3, 1973
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 3, 1973
Congress Critics Of War Threaten To Fight Funding
Caution On Talks
Senate Democrats, 36‐12, Back Action To End War
President Insists On A ‘Properkiniy’ Of Vietnam Pact
Pentagon Concedes Navy Violated Law By Deficit Spending
World Events — January 1973
Time Person of the Year — 1973
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 3, 1973
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1972–73 Season
Emmy Winners — 1973
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 3, 1973
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 3, 1973
On the field
Sports Champions — January 3, 1973
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