September 29, 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 29, 1962
NY Times Headlines — Week of September 29, 1962
Khrushchev Invites Kennedy To Moscow; White House Studies Bid For Berlin Talk; Mrs. Kennedy Is Urged To Make Trip--Udall Carried Message U.S. And British Officials Review Parleys With Gromyko On Crisis Kennedy Is Asked To Visit Moscow
Chou Is Adamant In Soviet Dispute; Upholds Aid For 'Liberation' Wars--Speech Is Viewed As Rebuke To Moscow Chou Is Adamant In Soviet Dispute
President Asks Mississippi To Comply With U.S. Laws; Kennedy Appeals To Mississippi'S Honor And Bids State Comply With Federal Law President Talks To Nation On Tv Voices Hope Racial Dispute Is Over At State U., But Optimism Is Guarded
World Events — September 1962
Time Person of the Year — 1962
On the radio
Billboard Charts — September 29, 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 29, 1962
Ebert 4-Star Films — September 29, 1962
On the field
Sports Champions — September 29, 1962
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