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In Newport Beach
- Cost of an overdue library book goes up to 10¢
- Balboa Library's resident cat, "Lady," is written up in the Orange County section of the L.A. Times
- The USS Bennington pays a social call to Newport: local residents have the opportunity to tour the 880 ft. aircraft carrier for a weekend in August
- Vice-President Richard Nixon spends a relaxing day playing golf and "[delighting] the gallery" at the Irvine Coast Country Club
- City officials receive State approval to make improvements to Corona del Mar State and City Beach Park
In the news
- First pictures of Earth taken from space
- Dalai Lama flees Tibet after that country is invaded by China
- Ruth Handler creates the Barbie doll
- President Nixon and Soviet Premier Khrushchev argued Captialism versus Communism in their heated "Kitchen Debate."
- BankAmerica ushered in the age of credit with the introduction of their credit card (now knows as VISA)
- For these and other news stories, visit the People's History Blog
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Television
- Gunsmoke was the most watched show for the third year in a row.
- Debuts included "Bonanza," "Dennis the Menace," "The Twilight Zone," and the "The Untouchables."
- The“Quiz Show Scandal” erupted when it was discovered that Charlie Van Doren, a Columbia University instructor, cheated on the game show “Twenty-One”.
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