News & Economy
President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Vice President: Hubert H. Humphrey
Population: 200,706,052
Life expectancy: 70.2 years
Dow-Jones High: 985
Dow-Jones Low: 825
Cost of a new home: $26,600.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $7,743.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.05
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.34
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.53
Cost of a gallon of milk: $1.07
News Headlines
North Korea seizes "Pueblo" And Crew
Martin Luther King Assassinated In Memphis
Robert Kennedy's assassin Sirhan Sirhan Arrested
James Earl Ray Arrested in Murder OF Marten Luther King
Nixon Elected by Margin Of 500,000
Jackie Kennedy Weds Aristotle Onassis
50,000 March In Capital For Poor People
Soviet Tanks Invade Defiant Prague
Huey Newton Found Guilty In Shooting
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Tighten Up - Archie Bell & The Drells
2. Judy In Disguise (With Glasses) - John Fred & His Playboy Band
3. Dock Of The Bay, The (Sittin' On) - Otis Redding
4. People Got To Be Free - The Rascals
5. Chain Of Fools - Aretha Franklin
6. Green Tambourine - The Lemon Pipers
7. Cry Like A Baby - The Box Tops
8. Mony Mony - Tommy James & The Shondells
9. Yummy Yummy Yummy - Ohio Express
10. Horse, The - Cliff Nobles & Co.
Top Albums
• Bookends - Simon and Garfunkel
• Cheap Thrills - Big Brother and the Holdings Company
• Magical Mystery Tour - Beatles
• The Beatles - Beatles
• The Graduate - Soundtrack
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
By the Time I Get to Phoenix, Glen Campbell
Best New Artist:
José Feliciano
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel
Best Pop Female Vocal:
“Do You Know the Way to San Jose,” Dionne Warwick
Best Pop Male Vocal:
“Light My Fire,” José Feliciano
 Record of the Year:
“Mrs. Robinson,” Simon and Garfunkel
Song of the Year:
“Little Green Apple”
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Movies
Top 4 Movie Money Makers
2001: A Space Odyssey -$56,715,371
Planet of the Apes -$26,000,000
Star! -$4,000,000
Speedway -$3,000,000
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Cliff Robertson: Charly
Best Actress: Barbra Streisand: Funny Girl tied with Katharine Hepburn: Lion in Winter
Best Director: Carol Reed: Oliver!
Best Picture: Oliver!
Best Supporting Actor: Jack Albertson: The Subject Was Roses
Best Supporting Actress: Ruth Gordon: Rosemary's Baby
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
1. Rowan and Martin's Laugh-In
2. Gomer Pyle, U.S.M.C.
3. Bonanza
4. Mayberry R.F.D.
5. Family Affair
6. Gunsmoke
7. Julia
8. The Dean Martin Show
9. Here's Lucy
10. The Beverly Hillbillies
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - NET Playhouse (NET)
Best Actor - Carl Betz, Judd for the Defense
Best Actress - Barbara Bain, Mission: Impossible
Comedy...
Best Comedy - Get Smart (NBC)
Best Actor - Don Adams, Get Smart!
Best Actress - Hope Lange, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir
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Time Capsule: 1968
Ohio St.
Joe Namath buys a mink coat, news media hit