The Year 1962......

The Year was 1962…….
Do You Remember?
 
Economy
 
President: 
John F. Kennedy 
Vice President: 
Lyndon B. Johnson 

Population: 
186,537,737 
Life expectancy: 
70.1 years 

Dow-Jones 
 
High: 
767 
Low: 
723 

Federal spending: 
$106.82 billion 
Federal debt: 
$302.9 billion 
Inflation: 
0.4% 
Consumer Price Index: 
30.2 
Unemployment: 
6.7% 
 
Prices
 
Cost of a new home: 
$18,200.00 
Cost of a new car: 
$ 
Cost of a first-class stamp: 
$0.04 
Cost of a gallon of regular gas: 
$0.31 
Cost of a dozen eggs: 
$0.54 
Cost of a gallon of Milk: 
$0.49 
 
News Headlines
 
·  
Kennedy Orders Blockade of Cuba to Prevent Soviet Missile Deployment 
·  
John Glen First American to Orbit Earth, 3 Revolutions 
·  
130 Die in Paris as Boeing 707 Crashes 
·  
Federal Troops Go To U. of Mississippi To Register First Black, James Meredith 
·  
Marilyn Monroe Dies of Over Dose 
·  
Two OF The Fling Wallendas Killed During High Wire Act In Detroit 
·  
Peter O'Toole To Star In Lawrence Of Arabia 
·   
U-2 Pilot Gary Powers Traded For Spymaster Rudolf Abel 
·  
JFK Orders Total Ban On Cuban Products 
 
SPORTS
 
Football
 
 
NFL 
: 
Green Bay 
16 
- 
New York 
7 
 
 
Pro MVP: 
Y.A. Tittle, NY Giants, QB; Jim Taylor, Green Bay, FB & Andy Robustelli, NY Giants, DE 
 
 
College Football: 
USC 
 
 
Heisman Trophy: 
Terry Baker, Oregon St., QB 
 
 
Rose Bowl: 
USC 42, Wisconsin 37 
 
Orange Bowl: 
Alabama 17, Oklahoma 0 
 
Cotton Bowl: 
LSU 13, Texas 0 
 
Sugar Bowl: 
Mississippi 17, Arkansas 13 
 
Basketball
 
NBA Championship 
 
Winner: 
BOSTON 
4-3 (WLLWLWW) 
- Coach: 
Red Auerbach 
 
Opposing Team: 
LA Lakers 
- Coach: 
Fred Schaus 
 
 
NBA MVP: 
Bill Russell, Boston, C 
Ave Score: 
18.9 
 
 
NCAA National Champions: 
Cincinnati 
29-2 
- Coach: 
Ed Jucker 
 
Baseball
 
World Series 
 
Winner:  
NY Yankees 
4-3 (WLWLWLW) 
- Coach: 
Ralph Houk 
 
Opposing Team: 
SF GIANTS 
- Coach: 
Alvin Dark 
 
 
National League 
 
MVP: 
Maury Wills, LA 
-  
SS 
 
Rookie of the Year: 
Ken Hubbs, Chi 
-  
2B 
 
 
American League 
 
MVP: 
Mickey Mantle, NY 
-  
OF 
 
Rookie of the Year: 
Tom Tresh, NY 
-  
SS-OF 
 
 
MUSIC
Billboard Top 10 (Buy CD)
 
1. Green Onions - Booker T & The MG's 
2. Duke Of Earl - Gene Chandler 
3. Soldier Boy - The Shirelles 
4. Sheila - Tommy Roe 
5. Peppermint Twist - Joey Dee & The Starliters 
6. Loco-Motion, The - Little Eva 
7. Wanderer, The - Dion 
8. Breaking Up Is Hard To Do - Neil Sedaka 
9. Johnny Angel - Shelley Fabares 
10. Palisades Park - Freddy Cannon 
 
Top Albums
 
Breakfast at Tiffany's - Henry Mancici 
   (CD)
Holiday Sing Along with Mitch - Mitch Miller 
   (CD)
Modern Sounds in Country and Western Musice - Ray Charles 
   (CD)
Peter Paul and Mary - Peter, Paul and Mary 
   (CD)
West Side Story - Sound Track 
   (CD)
 
Grammy Awards
 
Album of the Year: 
The First Family, Vaughn Meader 
   
Best New Artist:  
Robert Goulet 
   
Best Pop Duo or Group: 
“If I Had a Hammer,” Peter, Paul and Mary 
   
Best Pop Female Vocal: 
Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson Riddle, Ella Fitzgerald 
   
Best Pop Male Vocal: 
I Left My Heart in San Francisco, Tony Bennett 
   
Best Rock and Roll Recording: 
“Alley Cat,” Bent Fabric  
   
Record of the Year: 
“I Left My Heart in San Francisco,” Tony Bennett 
   
Song of the Year: 
“What Kind of Fool Am I”  
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Americas Top 20 TV Favorites
 
1 
)
The Beverly Hillbillies 
   
2 
)
Candid Camera 
   
3 
)
The Red Skelton Show 
   
4 
)
Bonanza 
   
5 
)
The Lucy Show 
   
6 
)
The Andy Griffith Show 
   
7 
)
Ben Casey 
   
8 
)
The Danny Thomas Show 
   
9 
)
The Dick Van Dyke Show 
   
10 
)
Gunsmoke 
   
11 
)
Dr. Kildare 
   
12 
)
The Jack Benny Program 
   
13 
)
What's My Line 
   
14 
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The Ed Sullivan Show 
   
15 
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Hazel 
   
16 
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I've Got a Secret 
   
17 
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The Jackie Gleason Show 
   
18 
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The Defenders 
   
19 
)
The Garry Moore Show 
   
20 
)
To tell the Truth 
   
 
Emmy Awards
 
 
Drama
 
Best Drama -  
The Defenders (CBS) 
   
Best Actor -  
E.G. Marshall, The Defenders 
   
Best Actress -  
Shirley Booth, Hazel 
   
Supporting Actor - 
Don Knotts, The Andy Griffith Show 
   
Supporting Actress -  
Pamela Brown, Hallmark Hall of Fame: Victoria Regina 
   
 
Comedy
 
Best Comedy - 
Bob Newhart Show (NBC) 
   
Best Variety- 
Garry Moore Show (CBS) 
   
 
 
Pulitzer Fiction: The Edge of Sadness, Edwin O'Connor 
  
 
 
Pulitzer Non-fiction: The Making of the President, 1960, Theodore H. White