THE World in 1961
- The Headlines
 John Kennedy becomes 35th US President
US breaks diplomatic relations with Cuba
Bay of Pigs affair proves a fiasco
Germans build Berlin Wall
Kennedy creates Peace Corps
Kennedy advocates civil defense and fallout shelters
Ernest Hemingway commits suicide
Birth control endorsed by National Council of Churches
Minimum wage set at $1.25/hr
James Hoffa elected President of Teamsters
Roger Maris hits 61 homers; Ty Cobb dies
Yo-Yos become national craze
First US manned flight with Alan Shepard stays in space for 15
minutes
Ray Crock opens 200 McDonalds in California
 Population:
183,691,481
Life expectancy: 70.2 years
Dow-Jones (Like we knew what that was)
High: 734
Low: 610
Federal spending: $97.72 billion
Federal debt: $292.6 billion
Inflation: 1.9%
Consumer Price Index: 29.9
Unemployment: 5.5%
*Prices Cost of a new home: $12,525.00
Cost of a new car: $1,855.00
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: $0.31
Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.57
Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.49
Cost
of a loaf of bread: $0.21
Cost of a pound of steak:
$1.12
Per capita income: $2330.00
*Information supplied by Custom
Candy Bars at customcandybars.com
Movies
 101 Dalmatians
El Cid
A Raisin in the Sun
Breakfast at Tiffany's
Judgment At Nuremburg
Splender in the Grass
West Side Story
Academy Awards Best Actor: Maximilian Schell: Judgment
at Nuremberg
Best Actress: Sophia Loren: Ciociara, La
Best Picture: Robert Wise: West Side Story
Best Supporting Actor: George Chakiris: West Side
Story
Best Supporting Actress: Rita Moreno: West Side Story
Billboard's Top Songs:
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
 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"
TV Favorites
 1 )
Wagon Train
2 ) Bonanza
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
11 ) My Three Sons
12 ) The Garry Moore Show
13 ) Rawhide
14 ) The Real McCoys
15 ) Lassie
16 ) Sing Along with Mitch
17 ) Dennis the Menace
18 ) Marshal Dillon
19 ) Ben Casey
20 ) The Ed Sullivan Show
Emmy Awards
Drama Best Drama - Hallmark Hall of Fame: Macbeth
(NBC)
Best Actor - Raymond Burr, Perry Mason
Best Actress - Barbara Stanwyck, Barbara Stanwyck
Show
Supporting Actor - Don Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show
Comedy Best Comedy - Jack Benny Show (CBS)
Best Variety- Astaire Time (NBC)
SPORTS
Football NFL
: Green Bay
37 - New York 0
Pro MVP:
Paul Hornung, Green Bay, HB
College Football:
Alabama
Heisman Trophy: Ernie Davis,
Syracuse, HB
Rose Bowl: Minnesota
21, UCLA 3
Orange Bowl: LSU 25, Colorado
7
Cotton Bowl: Texas 12, Mississippi
7
Sugar Bowl: Alabama 10, Arkansas
3
Basketball NBA Championship Winner: BOSTON
4-1 - Coach: Red Auerbach
Opposing
Team: St. Louis Hawks - Coach: Paul Seymour
NBA MVP: Bill Russell, Boston, C
Ave Score: 16.9
NCAA National Champions:
Cincinnati 27-3 - Coach: Ed Jucker
Baseball World Series Winner: NY Yankees
4-1 - Coach: Ralph Houk
Opposing Team:
CINCINNATI - Coach: Fred Hutchinson
National
League MVP: Frank Robinson, Cin
Rookie
of the Year: Billy Williams, Chi
American
League MVP: Roger Maris, NY
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