June 10, 1962
The federal minimum wage stood at $1.15/hr that summer of 1962, and the Dow Jones sat at 652 — with the U.S. and Soviet Union locked in ongoing negotiations over a nuclear test ban treaty, casting a shadow over international relations even as everyday American life moved forward. Bobby Vinton's "Roses Are Red (My Love)" sat at the top of the charts, and audiences were filling theaters to see Cary Grant and Doris Day in "That Touch of Mink," the summer's top-grossing film. On July 10, AT&T's Telstar satellite launched into orbit and transmitted the first live transatlantic television pictures, marking the first time a commercial communications satellite had ever relayed a signal between continents.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — June 10, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 10, 1962
7th Army On Red Borders Gets Small Nuclear-Capable Weapons; 7th Army Carries Small A-Weapons
Pentagon To Take Major Space Role To Balk Russians; Assigns Air Force To Work On Manned-Satellite Plans For Combat Purposes Policy Study Started White House Backs Move To Enlarge Program In Shift From Civilian Emphasis Pentagon To Take Major Space Role
President Faces G.O.P. House Fight Over Debt Limit; Republicans Are Expected To Seek Southern Support To Cut Rise By 2 Billion Farm Bill In Trouble Floor Action May Be Put Off Until The Administration Can Marshal Forces President Faces G.O.P. House Fight
President Urges Soviet To Extend Laos Peace Move; Joins Khrushchev In Hailing Coalition And Warns On Disrupting Progress No Bid To Summit Seen Washington Decides Note From Premier Is Merely Review Of Red Stand
World Events — June 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 10, 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 — June 10, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 10, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — June 10, 1962
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