June 30, 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 30, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of June 30, 1962
Soblen Reported On Way To U.S.; Ex-Spy For Soviet Is Said To Have Been Deported By Israel For Illegal Entry Ben-Gurion Holds Parley Soblen Reported On Way To U.S. Arrested Thursday Moral Obligations
Dominicans Fear Crisis Over Sugar; U.S. Moves To Soften Impact Of Quota Cut Senate Due To Act On Slash Today Dominicans Assail Act Dominicans Fear Internal Crisis Over A Sugar Quota Cut By U.S.
Khrushchev Vows Defense Of China; Charges U.S. Plot; Speaks Without Emotion Khrushchev Vows Defense Of China Kennedy Affirmed Stand New Pledge Less Explicit Yugoslavs In Moscow Charge Called 'Nonsense' Pelping Stressing Issue Canton Forces Bolstered New Bombardment Forecast Taiwan Jets Over Matsu
Sugar Bill Sent To White House; Senate Votes Compromise --Plan Devised To Increase Quota Of Dominicans Authority For President Sugar Bill Sent To White House; Plan Devised To Aid Dominicans Humphrey Drafts Plan
Moscow Demands U.S. Quit Vietnam; Note To Britain Denies Reds In North Support Rebels-- Sees Undeclared War Joint Appeal Urged Soviet Wants U.S. To Quit Vietnam
World Events — June 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — June 30, 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 30, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — June 30, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — June 30, 1962
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