January 13, 1962
By the winter of 1962, Kennedy was in the White House and the federal minimum wage stood at $1.15/hr — the administration was pushing a $5.7 billion space budget for 1964, with three-quarters of it directed toward the goal of landing men on the Moon. On television, "The Dick Van Dyke Show" had taken the Emmy for best comedy, while Chubby Checker's "The Twist" sat at the top of the music charts, with Americans across the country picking up the dance in living rooms and on television variety programs. The Green Bay Packers held the NFL championship that winter, and on February 4th, astronomers marked a rare grand conjunction of all five naked-eye planets — Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn — aligned within 16 degrees of one another on the ecliptic, an event that would not repeat in comparable form for generations.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — January 13, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of January 13, 1962
Budget Will Ask 5.5 Billion Total For Space Effort; Program, Now 4 Years Old, To Become Fifth Largest Federal Expenditure Further Rise Expected Major Share Of Funds To Go To Civilian Agency, With Pentagon In 2d Place Growth Of Program Rapid Moon Project A Factor Budget For Space To Ask 5.5 Billion Doubled Each Year Closer Liaison Planned
French Army Hunts Terrorists In Algiers; Algiers Searched By French Troops Scene Of Military Search Crowds Gather In Streets
Record 51.6 Billion Asked For Revised Defense Fund; President Stresses Over-All Needs Of The Military In Limited Wars--Role Of Individual Services De-Emphasized Role Of Services Is De-Emphasized Kennedy Stresses Over-All Needs Of The Military For Fighting Limited Wars A New Budget Approach Air Force Cut Slightly New View Emphasized Vinson Offers Arms Bill
World Events — January 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — January 13, 1962
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1961–62 Season
Emmy Winners — 1962
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — January 13, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — January 13, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — January 13, 1962
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