January 1 - The Beatles start a 5 day tour in Scotland to support the release of their new single, "Love Me Do".
January 7 - Gary U.S. Bonds[?] files a $100,000 lawsuit against Chubby Checker, claiming that Checker stole "Quarter to Three" and turned it into "Dancin' Party." The lawsuit is later settled out of court.
... over cost, the Typhoon is now in series production.
Current orders for the participating nations are 232 for the United Kingdom, 180 for Germany, 121 for Italy, ...