1967 - Pages of Time

 

National News

Three U.S. Astronauts Die in Flash Fire	Race Riots Occurred in 100 U.S. Cities
The U.S. Population Reaches 200 Million	Oswald Killer, Jack Ruby, Dies of Cancer
Elvis and Priscilla Marry in Los Vegas	Thurgood Marshall Becomes First Black Appointed to Supreme Court

World News

Stalin's Daughter Defects to U.S.	Israel Smashes Arabs in Six Day War
Frances DeGaulle Pledges to Liberate Quebec	LBJ and Russia's Kosygin Hold Summit in Glassboro, NJ
US Troops in Vietnam Increase from 300,000 to 474,300

Sports News

NCAA Basketball Champs: UCLA	Heisman Trophy Winner: Gary Beban, UCLA
World Series: St. Louis (NL)	Superbowl Football: Green Bay Packers
Stanley Cup Hockey: Toronto Maple Leafs	Indianapolis 500 A.J. Foy 151.207 MPH
U.S. Open Golf Winner: Jack Nicklaus	Boston Marathon Dave McKenzie 2:15:45
Kentucky Derby Proud Clarion Ridden by R. Ussery	Boxing (Heavyweight) Cassius Clay defeats Ernie Terrell Cassius Clay KO's Zora Folley

At The Movies
Music from 1967

Academy Award Winners Best Picture: In the Heat of the Night
Best Actor: Rod Steiger In the Heat of the Night	Best Actress: Katharine Hepburn Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Music From 1967
All you need is love Ruby Tuesday Up, up and Away Ode to Billie Joe Penny Lane

1967 - Your Year in Review

1967 Prices Average Income New Car New House Loaf of Bread Gallon of Gas Gallon of Milk Silver per Ounce Gold per Ounce Dow Jones Average $ 7,305.00 $ 2,724.00 $14,425.00 $      .22 $ .33 $ 1.15 $ 1.55 $ 35.0 786.41 to 943.08

President - Lyndon Johnson Vice President - Hubert Humphrey

Miss America - Jane Anne Jayroe, Laverne, OK

Minimum Wage: $1.40

Life Expectancy - 70.2 Years