Today in 1961...

On April 23rd, 1961, Stern's Store for Men on 5th Avenue in New York placed several advertisements in The Times-- among the features, a 100% silk tie by Christian Dior, on sale for five dollars. The background you see here comes from the classified section of the NY Times... where three year old Cadillacs go for about two three thousand... here are some other things of interest we found in the April 23rd, 1961 edition of the New York Times and the Vancouver Sun...

• Shakespears's 397th birth anniversary was celebrated at Stratford-upon-Avon, England
• US was set to orbit a robot space man
• The phone numbers in both Canada and the US consisted of two letters and 5 numbers
• Princeton University admitted their first woman student; Sabra Follett Meservey was the first woman student admitted in the university's 215 year history
• We found this ad.... somebody please tell me what this is for:

• A team of Japanese seizmologist asserted that it will be possible to predict earthquakes in ten years by measuring movements of the earth's crust
• 3,500 anti-Castro Cubans demonstrated at the UN headquarters and the Soviet Mission to the United States to support what they called "The Second Cuban Revolution"
• There was an 11% chance of precipitation in Montréal, with a high of 67 degrees and a low of 48 degrees Fahrenheit (oh my... we weren't using Celsius yet... how does conversion work again?)
• You could get a room at the Plaza in NY facing Central Park for $9.50 to $15 per diem for a single, and $15 to $23 for a double
• Diefenbaker just announced four by-elections to be held on May 28th, all four seats were formerly held by Conservative members from B.C., Ont., N.B., and P.E.I.
• Get two 16 oz. loaf of bread for twenty three cents

And here are some more ads...

• $24.96... that's the same as 2.6 nights at the plaza!
• The big five for your little 1... "Sleepy-Drye- the water repellent all-cotton diaper cover, $1.29" "Mitey Drye- diaper liner to keep cold wet diaper from baby's tender skin, box of three for $2.99" "Sleepy-Bye- sleeping bag helps prevent colds from kicked off covers, $1.75" "New day and night diaper- exceptionally absorbent... $1.29" "Trainy Drye- training pants eliminate the need for constant changing of wet daytime clothes durign training stage... $1.59"... eeeew washing diapers...
• Pepsi Cola introduces their "under the cap" gimmick

Well... that's about all for now... boy... you really see inflation in a whole new light, eh?

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