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No one seemed wholly exempt from the contagion. Those who were not enthusiastic were at least curious. On the strength of their appearance, Ed Sullivan doubled his ratings. Even the highest brows and the remotest recluse were undone by their young. Painter Andrew Wyeth, for instance, was badgered by his...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Singers: The Unbarbershopped Quartet | 2/21/1964 | See Source »

So far, Morrow County people have made most of their gains from the boom by leasing their land for drilling. Oil speculators have wildly bid up prices; a three-month lease for a 61-acre tract near already-producing wells recently skyrocketed from $1 to $30,000 in a single...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Oil: Boom in Ohio | 2/21/1964 | See Source »

General Motors reported the highest earnings-$1.6 billion-ever made by any corporation, regaining the crown briefly held by American Telephone & Telegraph. Standard of New Jersey became the world's first oil company ever to earn more than $1 billion in a single year. Giant IBM and DuPont both...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Earnings: The Best of Everything | 2/7/1964 | See Source »

In recent years, nothing has succeeded like CBS. Its shows have dominated television for a decade. Since the beginning of the current season, Nielsen has listed twelve CBS shows among the top 15 in prime time and ten out of ten in the daytime. The company's stock has...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Television: Mr. CBS | 1/31/1964 | See Source »

Money Making Money. Tourism, of course, is still king, and the Bahamians know that the islands will never support heavy industry. Says Sir Stafford Sands, 50, Minister of Finance and Tourism: "We're best off selling the product we have-the world's best climate plus easy accessibility...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Bahamas: A Little Bit Independent | 1/24/1964 | See Source »

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