September 4, 1962
That fall of 1962, gas ran $0.31 a gallon and Kennedy was in the White House — and the Cuban Missile Crisis had just pushed the United States and Soviet Union to the edge of nuclear confrontation before Soviet cargo ships turned back from a U.S. naval blockade and the standoff began to ease. On the cultural front, The 4 Seasons were at number one with "Sherry," and "The Dick Van Dyke Show" was earning Emmy recognition as one of television's top comedies. The New York Yankees defeated the San Francisco Giants in seven games to claim the World Series, and that same October, astronaut Wally Schirra completed six orbits of the Earth aboard the "Sigma 7" capsule, logging nearly nine hours in space during the Mercury-Atlas 8 mission.
On the cover
Magazine Covers — September 4, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 4, 1962
Kennedy Pledges Any Steps To Bar Cuban Aggression; Says U.S. Would Protect Hemisphere From Threat Posed By Soviet Arms Close Watch Promised President Sees No Evidence Of 'Significant' Increase In Castro'S Military Power Kennedy Says U.S. Will Act On Cuba
India Asks China For Border Talk; But Red Troops Must Pull Back First, Note Says India Asks China For Border Talk
Soviet Denounces Allies On Berlin; Again Bars Talks; Charges West With Border Provocations And Rejects Parley To Ease Tension Repeats Pact Demand Insists 3 Powers Pull Out Troops--Brandt And Bonn Split On City'S Status Soviet Denounces Allies On Berlin
Argentina Ends 'Rump' Congress; Elections Set For October, 1963 Action Augments The Military'S Control Argentina Ends 'Rump' Congress
President Seeks Right To Call Up 150,000 Reserves; Berlin Is Factor Link To The Arming Of Cubans By Soviet Is Discounted President Asks Congress For Stand-By Authority To Call Up 150,000 Reservists Berlin Is Believed A Major Factor Link To Soviet'S Shipments Of Weapons To Castro Is Termed Secondary
World Events — September 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 4, 1962
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1962–63 Season
Emmy Winners — 1962
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — September 4, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 4, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — September 4, 1962
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