Monday, November 05, 1962
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News Headlines This Week: |
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Nov 2 - JFK announces Cuban missile bases were being dismantled
Nov 4 - US performs atmospheric nuclear test at Johnston Island
Nov 6 - Saudi Arabia proclaims abolishing slavery
Nov 6 - UN General Assembly adopts resolution condemning South Africa
Nov 7 - Glenn Hall set NHL record of 503 consecutive games as goalie
Nov 7 - Richard Nixon quits politics-You won't have Nixon to kick around
Nov 8 - Canada govt orders changing nickel back to round shape
Nov 17 - Pres Kennedy dedicates Dulles Intl Airport outside Wash DC
Nov 20 - USSR agrees to remove bombers from Cuba, & US lifts blockade
Nov 26 - Fab Four have their 1st recording session under name Beatles
Nov 29 - Great-Britain & France decide to jointly build Concorde
Nov 5 - Lori Lynne Payne is born!
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Songs for 1962 |
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Telstar
by Tornadoes
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Big Girls Don't Cry
by Four Seasons
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Peppermint Twist
by Joey Dee & the Starliters
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Hey! Baby
by Bruce Channel
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Sherry
by Four Seasons
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Duke of Earl
by Gene Chandler
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I Can't Stop Loving You
by Ray Charles
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Roses Are Red
by Bobby Vinton
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Soldier Boy
by Shirelles
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The Twist
by Chubby Checker
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| 1962 Prices |
US
President |
| Bread: |
$0.21/loaf |
John F. Kennedy |
| Milk: |
$1.04/gal |
US
Vice President |
| Eggs: |
$0.94/doz |
Lyndon B. Johnson |
| Car: |
$2,275 |
Academy Award Winners
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| Gas: |
$0.31/gal |
| Best Picture: | Lawrence Of Arabia |
| | Directed By David Lean |
| Best Actor: | Gregory Peck |
| | in To Kill A Mockingbird |
| Best Actress: | Anne Bancroft |
| | in The Miracle Worker |
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| House: |
$19,000 |
| Stamp: |
$0.04/ea |
| Avg Income: |
$6,670/yr |
| Min Wage: |
$1.15/hr |
| DOW Avg: |
652 |
| People born on November 5 |
| 1887 - Paul Wittgenstein, Vienna Austria, left hand specialist pianist |
| 1955 - Sylvester Louis Adams, murderer |
| 1959 - Bryan Adams Vancouver BC Canada, singer (Heaven) |
| 1494 - Hans Sachs, composer |
| 1942 - Elke Sommer Berlin Germany, actress (Oscar, 10 Little Indians) |
| 1962 - Brian Wheat, rock bassist (Tesla-Psychotic Supper) |
| 1818 - Benjamin Franklin Butler, Mjr General (Union volunteers), died in 1893 |
| 1943 - Sam Shepard US, actor/playwright (Frances, Crimes of the Heart) |
| 1825 - Julius H [Szamvald] Stahel, Major General (Union volunteers) |
| 1832 - William Woods Averell, Major General (Union Army), died in 1900 |
| 1895 - Walter Gieseking, German pianist/composer |
| 1911 - Roy Rogers Cincinnati Ohio, cowboy (Happy Trails, Roy Rogers Show) |
| 1942 - Art Garfunkel NYC, singer/actor (Sounds of Silence, Carnal Knowledge) |
| 1913 - Vivien Leigh (Gone With Wind) Frankly my dear, I don't give a damn |
| 1931 - Ike Turner AKA Mr Tina Turner!, singer (A Fool in Love) |
| 1963 - Tatum O'Neal Los Angeles CA, Mrs John MacEnroe (Paper Moon, Little Darlings) |
| 1948 - Peter Hammill, English singer/songwriter (Patient) |
| 1962 - Lori Lynne Payne, Falls Church Virginia, precious daughter! |
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On TV in 1962 |
| Alfred Hitchcock Presents |
The Flinstones |
The Ed Sullivan Show |
Gunsmoke |
The Dick Van Dyke Show |
| Perry Mason |
Bonanza |
The Twilight Zone |
The Andy Griffith Show |
Leave it to Beaver |
| The Beverly Hillbillies |
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Hot New Toys in 1962 |
| King Zor |
Mystery Space Ship |
The Great Garloo |
| Sea Monkeys |
Astro Ray Gun |
Odd Ogg |
| Colorforms - Miss Weather |
Frosty The Sno-cone Machine |
Singing Chatty Cathy |
| Stratego |
Tammy Doll |
Little Audrey Breakfast Time |
| Aggravation |
Barbie |
Mille Bornes |
| King Zor Dinosaur |
The Exciting Game Of The Kennedies |
Operation Moon Base Playset |
| Etch-A-Sketch |
Deluxe Aggravation |
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Top Books in 1962 |
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A Clockwork Orange
by Anthony Burgess
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Silent Spring
by Rachel Carson
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions
by Thomas S. Kuhn
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The Bronze Bow
by Elizabeth George Speare
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Catch-22
by Joseph Heller
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The Guns of August
by Barbara Tuchman
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Pale Fire
by Vladimir Nabokov
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Patriotic Gore
by Edmund Wilson
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Island of the Blue Dolphins
by Scott O'Dell
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