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Beatle Bravery Worth More Than Money

June Harris, New Musical Express, 2 September 1966

A FEW days after the tornado, we're still recovering from the Beatles visit! The concert is over, and so is the tour. The amount the Beatles finally made on their Shea Stadium date was something like $190,000, but the goodwill they achieved by coming here in the face of such a storm was worth more than the money they made.

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