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Politics, world news, photos, video, tech reviews, health, science, and entertainment news. title: November 3rd, 1961 | Vol. lxxviii, No. 21 | U.S. image: https://gcp-na-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- Back to the vault # November 3, 1961 | Vol. lxxviii No. 21November 3, 1961 | Vol. lxxviii No. 21  Issue name November 3rd, 1961 | Vol. lxxviii, No. 21 | U.S. Issue date November 3, 1961 Location U.S. Related categories [Society](/vault/subject/society/) [Gender](/vault/subject/gender/) [Politics](/vault/subject/politics/) [Education](/vault/subject/education/) [Browse issue pages](/vault/issue/1961-11-03/page/1/)[Buy This Cover](https://www.timecoverstore.com/) ## Table of Contents Others [The Presidency: Toughening Up](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897859,00.html)[Foreign Relations: Report from Viet Nam](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897860,00.html)[Nation: Atoms for Tito](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897861,00.html)[The Atom: A Must on Tests](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897862,00.html)[Space: Saturn's Success](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897863,00.html)[The Economy: New Frontier's New Frugality](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897864,00.html)[Agriculture: Nailed for a Billion-Dollar Loss](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897865,00.html)[New York: Back to the Hustings](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897866,00.html)[Nation: THE LESSONS OF DENVER](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897867,00.html)[Sequels: Too Tender](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897868,00.html)[Arkansas: Just Plain Bill](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897869,00.html)[The White House: The Guest](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897870,00.html)[Civil Defense: Survival (Contd.)](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897871,00.html)[Organizations: The Minutemen](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897872,00.html)[Communists: The Show Goes On](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897873,00.html)[World: MOSCOW: Real View of the Cold War](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897874,00.html)[World: PEKING: Reasons for the Long Quarrel](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897875,00.html)[World: Two Kinds of Test](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897876,00.html)[Russia: Poetry Underground](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897877,00.html)[Berlin: Muscle at Checkpoint Charlie](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897878,00.html)[West Germany: Up Periscope](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897879,00.html)[United Nations: Package Deal](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897880,00.html)[Turkey: The Second Republic](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897881,00.html)[South Korea: The New Life](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897882,00.html)[South Africa: Prize & Prejudice](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897883,00.html)[Nepal: The Newest Goddess](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897884,00.html)[Brazil: Nation Adrift](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897885,00.html)[Peru: Time to Reform](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897886,00.html)[Science: Test's Aftermath](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897896,00.html)[Science: Hot Cargo](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897897,00.html)[Science: Peaceful Gnome](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897898,00.html)[Medicine: Cancer & Conscience](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897901,00.html)[Food & Drink: A Watch on the Wine](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897899,00.html)[Customs: The Nymphettes](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897900,00.html)[The Press: First to Last](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897890,00.html)[The Press: None So Good](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897922,00.html)[Sport: The Iconoclast](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897891,00.html)[Sport: Scoreboard: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897892,00.html)[State of Business: The Shape of '62](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897910,00.html)[Indicators: New Tool](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897911,00.html)[Advertising: The Wunderkinder](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897912,00.html)[Corporations: Meat, Potatoes & Money](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897913,00.html)[Business: Personal File: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897914,00.html)[Business Abroad: Energy for New Zealand](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897915,00.html)[Education: One Woman, Two Lives](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897907,00.html)[Music: Big Book, Big Song](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897888,00.html)[Music: Old Horse, New Saddle](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897889,00.html)[Theater: What's Up in Africa, Doc?](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897893,00.html)[Theater: French Eros](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897894,00.html)[Theater: Chilly Will-he-do-it](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897895,00.html)[Tin Pan Alley: Paul the Comforter](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897902,00.html)[Television: Talent Associates](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897903,00.html)[Art: A Wonderful Investment](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897904,00.html)[Art: Pittsburgh Prizewinners](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897905,00.html)[Art: Mystery Maker](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897906,00.html)[Cinema: Pressure Cooker](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897908,00.html)[Cinema: Suffering on Silk](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897909,00.html)[Books: The Limits of Imitation](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897917,00.html)[Books: Animal Crackers](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897918,00.html)[Books: Mr. Madison's War](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897919,00.html)[Books: Shy Pornographer](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897920,00.html)[Cinema: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897921,00.html)[Milestones: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897916,00.html)[People: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897887,00.html)[A Letter From The Publisher: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897858,00.html)[Letters: Nov. 3, 1961](https://content.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,897857,00.html) November 3rd, 1961 | Vol. lxxviii, No. 21 | 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, 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