News & Economy
President: John F. Kennedy
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Population: 183,691,481
Life expectancy: 70.2 years
Dow-Jones High: 734
Dow-Jones Low: 610
Cost of a new home: $17,200.00
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
Adolf Eichman Goes To Trial In Jerusalem
Russian Astronaut Yuri Gayarin First Man in Space Circles Globe.
Anti-Castro Cubans Fail in Assault At Bay Of Pigs.
First U.S. Manned Flight with Alan Shepard Stays in Space For 15 Minutes.
East Germans Build Berlin Wall, Tensions Rise
JFK Advises "Prudent Family" to Have Bomb Shelter.
Hassan, 31 Is New King Of Marrocco
First US Solid-Fuel Missile Is Launched
Bay Of Pigs Landing Is Fiasco
Castro Makes Cuba Socialist; Ends Vote
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Tossin' And Turnin' - Bobby Lewis
2. Runaway - Del Shannon
3. Blue Moon - The Marcels
4. Runaround Sue - Dion
5. Quarter To Three - Gary "U.S." Bonds
6. Will You Love Me Tomorrow - The Shirelles
7. I Like It Like That, Part 1 - Chris Kenner
8. Daddy's Home - Shep & The Limelites
9. Stand By Me - Ben E. King
10. Goodbye Cruel World - James Darren
Top Albums
• Calcutta - Lawrence Welk
• Exodus - Soundtrack
• Judy at Carnegie Hall - Judy Garland
• The Button-Down Mind Strikes Back - Bob Newhart
• Wonderland by Night - Bert Kaempfert
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland
Best New Artist: Peter Nero
Best Pop Duo or Group:
High Flying, Lambert, Hendricks and Ross
Best Pop Female Vocal:
Judy at Carnegie Hall, Judy Garland
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Lollipops and Roses,” Jack Jones
Best Rock and Roll Recording:
Let's Twist Again, Chubby Checker
Record of the Year:
“Moon River,” Henry Mancini
Song of the Year:
“Moon River”
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
101 Dalmatians -$143,992,148
El Cid -$26,620,000
Teen Kanya -$81,200
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Maximilian Schell: Judgment at Nuremberg
Best Actress: Sophia Loren: Ciociara, La
Best Director: Robert Wise and Jerome Robbins: West Side Story
Best Picture: West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris: West Side Story
Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno: West Side Story
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Wagon Train
2. Bananza
3. Gunsmoke
4. Hazel
5. Perry Mason
6. The Red Skelton Show
7. The Andy Griffith Show
8. The Danny Thomas Show
9. Dr. Kildare
10. Candid Camera
Emmy Awards
Drama...
 Best Drama - Hallmark Hall of Fame: Macbeth (NBC)
Best Actor - Raymond Burr, Perry Mason
Best Actress - Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Stanwyck Show
Comedy...
Best Comedy - Jack Benny Show (CBS)
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Time Capsule: 1961
American League
