May 5, 1963
Gas cost $0.30 a gallon in the spring of 1963, and the Dow Jones stood at 762 — a Soviet agreement to establish a direct communications link between Washington and Moscow marked the first formal accord of the Cold War era aimed specifically at preventing accidental nuclear conflict. On newsstands and screens, Charles M. Schulz's "Happiness Is a Warm Puppy" sat atop the nonfiction bestseller list while Alfred Hitchcock's thriller "The Birds" packed theaters across the country. The Boston Celtics claimed the NBA championship by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers, the same spring that NASA sent Gordon Cooper into orbit aboard "Mercury-Atlas 9" — the final flight of the Mercury program and America's last solo crewed mission before the Gemini era began.
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Magazine Covers — May 5, 1963
NY Times Headlines — Week of May 5, 1963
State Law Bars '64 City Election; New Plan To Rule Out Vote On A Successor To Wagner If He Runs For Senate Law Bars Vote For Mayor In '64 Sees Law Clarified Oil-Storage Regulations
Bosch Threatens Invasion Of Haiti; Forces Massed; Dominican President Says Army Will Attack Unless Refugees Are Freed Duvalier Held Defiant Tension Rises Over Danger Of Massacre Of Insurgents --U.S. Warships Closer Bosch Threatens Invasion Of Haiti O.A.S. Group'S Effort Diplomat Reports To Bosch
Council Of O.A.S. Will Meet Today On Haitian Crisis; 4 Members Of Investigating Group Return To U.S.-- Wider Inquiry Sought Dominican Troops Mass Invasion Threats Continue --Bosch Summons Cabinet To Morning Session Wider Powers Sought Council Of O.A.S. Will Meet Today
Evidence Of Airdrop Is Found In Mountains During Drive By Saigon'S Forces; Chutes Indicate Vietcong Air Aid
O.A.S. Asks Haiti And Dominicans To Avert Battle; Appeal To Two Presidents Cites Peace Obligation Bosch Accepts Delay Action By U.N. Sought Council Is Told By Duvalier Of Border Troops' Threat Tension Still Acute U.N. Gets Complaint O.A.S. Asks Peace In Haiti Dispute Situation 'Very Tense' Duvalier Pledge Questioned
President Voices Birmingham Hope; Calls A Solution By People Of City 'Ideal' Advisers Confer On Situation Dinner At White House President Is Placing His Hopes In The People Of Birmingham Opportunities Called Few
World Events — May 1963
Time Person of the Year — 1963
On the radio
Billboard Charts — May 5, 1963
Grammy Awards
On the bookshelf
On the television
Nielsen Top 10 — 1962–63 Season
Emmy Winners — 1963
At the movies
Box Office & Oscar Winners — May 5, 1963
Ebert 4-Star Films — May 5, 1963
On the field
Sports Champions — May 5, 1963
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