News & Economy
President: John F. Kennedy
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Population: 189,241,798
Life expectancy: 69.9 years
Dow-Jones High: 767
Dow-Jones Low: 646
Cost of a new home: $19,300.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $--
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.30
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.55
Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.49
News Headlines
Pope John XXIII Dies, Pope Paul VI Is Elected
250,000 March For Civil Rights In Washington.
Kennedy Assassinated in Dallas
Lee Harvey Oswald Arrested, Lyden Johnson Takes Oath 0f Office
Texan Jack Ruby Shoots Oswald During Live News Coverage
Soviet Missiles Out Of Cuba, Troops Will Stay
N.Y. News Papers Struck For 114 Days
Supreme Court Decides Poor Must Have Lawyers
Governor George Wallace Is Adamant On Race As Negroes Resist
Kennedy Sends Troops To Calm Alabama
Sniper Kills Negro Leader Medgar Evers
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Surfin' U. S. A. - The Beach Boys
2. Sugar Shack - Jimmy Gilmer And The Fireballs
3. Surf City - Jan And Dean
4. He's So Fine - The Chiffons
5. It's My Party - Leslie Gore
6. If You Wanna Be Happy - Jimmy Soul
7. Louie Louie - The Kingsmen
8. Easier Said Than Done - The Essex
9. Deep Purple - Nino Tempo & April Stevens
10. My Boyfriend's Back - The Angels
Top Albums
• Blowin' in the Wind - Peter, Paul and Mary
• Days of Wine and Roses - Andy Williams
• Jazz Samba - Stan Getz, Charlie Byrd
• Little Stevie Wonder - Stevie Wonder
• My Son the Celebrity - Allan Sherman
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
The Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand
Best New Artist: Swingle Singers
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“Blowin' in the Wind,” Peter, Paul and Mary
Best Pop Female Vocal:
The Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Wives and Lovers,” Jack Jones
Best Rock and Roll Recording:
“Deep Purple,” Nino Tempo and April Stevens
Record of the Year:
“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini
Song of the Year:
“The Days of Wine and Roses”
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
From Russia with Love -$24,800,000
Blood Feast -$4,000,000
It Happened at the World's Fair -$2,250,000
Fun in Acapulco -$1,500,000
Mépris, Le -$528,428
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Sidney Poitier: Lilies of the Field
Best Actress: Patricia Neal: Hud
Best Director: Tony Richardson: Tom Jones
Best Picture: Tom Jones
Best Supporting Actor: Melvyn Douglas: Hud
Best Supporting Actress: Margaret Rutherford: The V.I.P.s
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. The Beverly Hillbillies
2. Bonanza
3. The Dick Van Dyke Show
4. Petticoat Junction
5. The Andy Griffith Show
6. The Lucy Show
7. Candid Camera
8. The Ed Sullivan Show
9. The Danny Thomas Show
10. The Favorite Martian
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - The Defenders (CBS)
Best Actor - E.G. Marshall, The Defenders
Best Actress - Shirley Booth, Hazel
Comedy...
Best Comedy - The Dick Van Dyke Show (CBS)
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Time Capsule: 1963
World Series Champs:
