March 3, 1962
Gas cost $0.31 a gallon in the spring of 1962, and the Dow Jones stood at 652 — with Kennedy facing off against the steel industry after major producers announced sharp price increases, only to reverse course within 72 hours under intense White House pressure. On movie screens, "West Side Story" was drawing audiences nationwide after sweeping the Academy Awards, while Elvis Presley held the top spot on the charts with "Good Luck Charm." The Boston Celtics defeated the Los Angeles Lakers to claim the NBA championship, and astronaut Scott Carpenter added to America's momentum in space by completing three orbits of the Earth aboard the "Aurora 7" capsule on May 24.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — March 3, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of March 3, 1962
Kennedy Sets Atom Tests In Atmosphere For April Unless Soviet Signs A Ban; Summit Offered Tass Says President'S Proposal For Treaty Is 'Unacceptable' Kennedy Sets April Atom Tests Unless Soviet Signs A Treaty
U.S. Doubts Tests Will Hurt Parley; Delegates To Geneva Expect Soviet Criticism Tempered With Lures To Summit U.S. Doubts Tests Will Hurt Talks
West May Ease Detection Stand On Atom Testing; U.S. And Britain Said To Be Weighing New Approach To Soviet At Geneva Kennedy Is Supported British Foreign Chief Backs President Warns People Of Russian Duplicity West May Ease Atom-Test Stand
M'Namara Wary On B-70 Conflict; White House Seeks To Avoid Constitutional Fight Over Congress' Arms Role M'Namara Wary On B-70 Conflict
World Events — March 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — March 3, 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 — March 3, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — March 3, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — March 3, 1962
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