News & Economy
President: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Vice President: Richard M. Nixon
Population: 180,671,158
Life expectancy: 69.7 years
Dow-Jones High: 685
Dow-Jones Low: 566
Cost of a new home: $16,500.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $--
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.31
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.57
Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.49
News Headlines
Capt. Gary Powers U-2 Spy Plane Shot Down Over Russia
Israelis Kidnap Adolf Eichman from Argentina to Jerusalem
Khrushchev at U.N . Pounds Shoe In Anger.
John F. Kennedy Wins Democratic Nomination, Nixon wins GOP
 Kennedy Wins Presidency, Democrats Sweep Congress
Two White Public Schools in New Orleans Are The First To Integrate.
House Committee Looks Into "Payola" American Bandstand DJ Dick Clark Involved
Alan Freedman Eight Arrested In Taking Radio Payola
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. You Talk Too Much - Joe Jones
2. Cathy's Clown - The Everly Brothers
 3. Twist, The - Chubby Checker
4. Save The Last Dance For Me - The Drifters
5. Running Bear - Johnny Preston
6. Sweet Nothin's - Brenda Lee
7. Handy Man - Jimmy Jones
8. Walk, Don't Run - The Ventures
9. Alley-Oop - The Hollywood Argyles
10. Stay - Maurice Williams & The Zodiacs
Top Albums
• Nice `n' Easy - Frank Sinatra
• Persuasive Percussion - Terry Snyder and the All Stars
• The Sound of Music - original cast
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
Button Down Mind, Bob Newhart
Best New Artist: Bob Newhart
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“We Got Us,” Eydie Gormé and Steve Lawrence
Best Pop Female Vocal:
“Mack the Knife,” Ella Fitzgerald
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Georgia on My Mind,” Ray Charles
Record of the Year:
“Theme From A Summer Place,” Percy Faith
Song of the Year:
“Theme From Exodus”
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Psycho -$32,000,000
Dolce vita, La -$19,516,000
The Alamo -$7,910,000
G.I. Blues -$4,300,000
Macumba Love -$3,000,000
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Burt Lancaster: Elmer Gantry
Best Actress: Elizabeth Taylor: Butterfield 8
Best Director: Billy Wilder: The Apartment
Best Picture: The Apartment
Best Supporting Actor: Peter Ustinov: Spartacus
Best Supporting Actress: Shirley Jones: Elmer Gantry
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Gunsmoke
2. Wagon Train
3. Have Gun, will travel
4. The Andy Griffith Show
5. The Real McCoys
6. Rawhide
7. Candid Camera
8. The Untouchables
9.The Price is Right
10. The Jack Benny Show
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - Playhouse 90 (CBS)
Best Actor - Robert Stack, The Untouchables
Best Actress - Jane Wyatt, Father Knows Best
Comedy...
Best Comedy - Art Carney Special (NBC)
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Time Capsule: 1960
