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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: October 17th, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI, No. 16 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # October 17, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI No. 16October 17, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI No. 16  Issue name October 17th, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI, No. 16 | U.S. Issue date October 17, 1960 Location U.S. Related categories [Politics](/vault/subject/politics/) [Education](/vault/subject/education/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1960-10-17/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [THE NATION: Milestone of Democracy](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894996,00.html)[THE CAMPAIGN: Debate No. 2](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894997,00.html)[POLITICAL NOTES: Conservative Crusader](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894998,00.html)[BATTLE FOR THE SENATE: BATTLE FOR THE SENATE](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894999,00.html)[POLITICAL NOTES: Who's for Whom, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895000,00.html)[DEFENSE: Shots from the Hip](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895001,00.html)[ISSUES: Church & State (Contd.)](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895002,00.html)[DISASTERS: Electra's Tragedy](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895003,00.html)[UNITED NATIONS: The New Boys](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895004,00.html)[Foreign News: The Old Boys](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895005,00.html)[Foreign News: COLONIALISM REVISITED](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895006,00.html)[GREAT BRITAIN: Counting Labor Out](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895007,00.html)[SPAIN: Edging Away from Franco](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895008,00.html)[FRANCE: De Gaulle Under Attack](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895009,00.html)[IRAN: Promise to Reform](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895010,00.html)[TURKEY: The Phony Incident](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895011,00.html)[COMMUNISTS: Subversion on the Farm](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895012,00.html)[CONGO: Entr'acte](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895013,00.html)[SOUTH AFRICA: Ja for Verwoerd](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895014,00.html)[FORMOSA: The Taipei Railroad](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895015,00.html)[BRAZIL: The New President](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895016,00.html)[THE AMERICAS: New Builder at Work](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895017,00.html)[CUBA: Growing Troubles](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895018,00.html)[Science: Courier from Earth](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895020,00.html)[Science: Fantastic Red Spot](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895021,00.html)[Medicine: School Phobia](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895040,00.html)[Medicine: Second Oldest Profession](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895041,00.html)[The Press: How to Retire](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895027,00.html)[The Press: The Best Bridge](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895028,00.html)[Press: Nigeria's Free Press](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895029,00.html)[Religion: The Southern Baptists](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895038,00.html)[Sport: The Big Baddies](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895022,00.html)[Sport: A Hard-Nosed Game](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895023,00.html)[Sport: Scoreboard, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895024,00.html)[Thin Slices](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895055,00.html)[STATE OF BUSINESS: A Tricky Time](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895042,00.html)[Business: Vaulting Profits](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895043,00.html)[LABOR: Violence on the Picket Line](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895044,00.html)[CONFLICT OF INTEREST-: Ethics on the Ragged Edge](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895045,00.html)[AUTOS: Compacts in Paris](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895046,00.html)[AVIATION: New Crew for TWA](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895047,00.html)[Time Clock, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895048,00.html)[BUSINESS ABROAD: Farben's High-Flying Heirs](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895049,00.html)[Education: Master Planner](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895026,00.html)[The Theater: New Plays on Broadway, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895025,00.html)[Music: The Compleat Musician](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895031,00.html)[Music: The Three Davids](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895032,00.html)[TELEVISION: This Is Your Wife?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895033,00.html)[BROADWAY: English Invasion](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895034,00.html)[THE ROAD: The Once & Future show](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895035,00.html)[Art: The Dream Builders](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895036,00.html)[Art: THE ROOM AT THE TOP](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895037,00.html)[Cinema: The New Pictures, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895039,00.html)[Books: Abdul v. Ivan](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895050,00.html)[Books: Again, G](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895051,00.html)[Books: Ohio Nights](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895052,00.html)[Books: Mixed Fiction, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895053,00.html)[CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER: Time Listings, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895054,00.html)[Milestones, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895030,00.html)[People, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,895019,00.html)[A Letter From The Publisher, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894995,00.html)[Letters, Oct. 17, 1960](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,894994,00.html) October 17th, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI, No. 16 | U.S. ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":210,"height":60},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https://time.com/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"October 17th, 1960 | Vol. LXXVI, No. 16 | U.S.","item":"https://time.com/magazine/us/3565277/october-17th-1960-vol-lxxvi-no-16-u-s/"}]}]} ```