July 15, 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 — July 15, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of July 15, 1962
President Calls For Soviet'S Help At Arms Meeting; Calls For 'Creative Search' For Ways To End Weapons Race And Insure Peace Parley On Tomorrow 17 Nations To Resume Quest Dean Voices Hopes For Treaty On Test Ban President In Plea To Soviet On Arms
President Warns Soviet On Berlin; Calls In Dobrynin; Tells Russian Ambassador A Withdrawal Of Western Forces Is Not Negotiable Cautions On Illusions Emphasizes Need To Control Controversy U.S. Plane Is Harassed By Jet
Jordan Reported Assuring Israel; U.S. And Britain Say Amman Wants Peace On Border
World Events — July 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — July 15, 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 — July 15, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — July 15, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — July 15, 1962
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