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PRESIDENT KENNEDY NOTES
14,531 CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1962
 St Louis, MO (AP) - The President of the United States, John F. Kennedy, proclaimed this day as "America's Sports Car Day" in honor of the 1962 Corvette.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1962 Corvette.
Turn to Corvette Facts - Page 2
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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1962
- Engine displacement increased to 327ci
- Bright trim pieces on side cove removed
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THIS YEAR'S TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
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- Cuban Missile Crisis:
Soviet Union to build missile
bases in Cuba
- Cuban blockade ordered by Kennedy. Lifts
blockade after Russia backs down
- John Glenn
becomes first American to orbit
Earth
- Pope John XXIII
opens Second Vatican
Council
- Astrodome breaks ground
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COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA
- Automobile = $2,300
- Avg. Income = $5,700
- Gal. Gasoline = $.26
- New Home = $20,300
- Postal Stamp = $.04
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CLICK ON THE 1962 AD
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Top Movies -
Lawrence of Arabia, To
Kill a Mockingbird, Mutiny on the Bounty,
Birdman of Alcatraz
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Television -
Johnny Carson hosts
The Tonight Show
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Music -
I Left My Heart In San
Francisco, If I Had A Hammer, Duke Of Earl, Johnny Angel
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1962 OWNER'S MANUAL
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World Series -
NY Yankees defeated San Francisco
Giants (4-3)
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NBA Championship -
Boston Celtics defeated
Los Angeles Lakers (4-3)
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Stanley Cup -
Toronto d. Chicago (4-2)
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Kentucky Derby -
Decidedly
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- Ernie Kovacs
- Eleanor Roosevelt
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