News & Economy
President: John F. Kennedy
Vice President: Lyndon B. Johnson
Population: 186,537,737
Life expectancy: 70.1 years
Dow-Jones High: 767
Dow-Jones Low: 723
Cost of a new home: $18,200.00
Cost of a new car: $--
Median Household Income: $--
Cost of a first-class stamp: $0.04
Cost of a gallon of gas: $0.31
 Cost of a dozen eggs: $0.54
Cost of a gallon of milk: $0.49
News Headlines
Kennedy Orders Blockade of Cuba to Prevent Soviet Missile Deployment
John Glen First American to Orbit Earth, 3 Revolutions
130 Die in Paris as Boeing 707 Crashes
Federal Troops Go To U. of Mississippi To Register First Black, James Meredith
Marilyn Monroe Dies of Overdose
Two Of The Fling Wallendas Killed During High Wire Act In Detroit
Peter O'Toole To Star In Lawrence Of Arabia
U-2 Pilot Gary Powers Traded For Spymaster Rudolf Abel
JFK Orders Total Ban On Cuban Products
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Music
Billboard Top 10
1. Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's
2. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler
3. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles
4. Sheila - Tommy Roe
5. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters
6. Loco-Motion, The - Little Eva
7. Wanderer, The - Dion
8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka
9. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares
10. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon
Top Albums
• Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancici
• Holiday Sing Along with Mitch - Mitch Miller
• Modern Sounds in Country and Western Musice - Ray Charles
• Peter Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary
• West Side Story - Sound Track
Grammy Awards
Album of the Year:
The First Family, Vaughn Meader
Best New Artist: Robert Goulet
Best Pop Duo or Group:
“If I Had a Hammer,” Peter, Paul and Mary
Best Pop Female Vocal:
Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald
Best Pop Male Vocal:
I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett
Best Rock and Roll Recording:
“Alley Cat,” Bent Fabric
Record of the Year:
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennett
Song of the Year:
“What Kind of Fool Am I”
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Movies
Top 5 Movie Money Makers
Dr. No -$16,067,035
How the West Was Won -$12,150,000
Taras Bulba -$4,000,000
State Fair -$3,500,000
Girls! Girls! Girls! -$2,600,000
Academy Awards
Best Actor: Gregory Peck: To Kill a Mockingbird
Best Actress: Anne Bancroft: The Miracle Worker
Best Director: David Lean: Lawrence of Arabia
Best Picture: Lawrence of Arabia
Best Supporting Actor: Ed Begley: Sweet Bird of Youth
Best Supporting Actress: Patty Duke: The Miracle Worker
Television
Americas Top 10 TV Favorites
 1. The Beverly Hillbillies
2. Candid Camera
3. The Red Skelton Show
4. Bonanza
5. The Lucy Show
6. The Andy Griffith Show
7. Ben Casey
8. The Danny Thomas Show
9. The Dick Van Dyke Show
10. Gunsmoke
Emmy Awards
Drama...
Best Drama - The Defenders (CBS)
Best Actor - E.G. Marshall, The Defenders
Best Actress - Shirley Booth, Hazel
Comedy...
Best Comedy - Bob Newhart Show (NBC)
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Time Capsule: 1962
NBA MVP:
