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PRESIDENT KENNEDY NOTES
21,513 CORVETTES
BUILT IN 1963
 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 1963 Corvette.
Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson released the final production numbers and statistics on the 1963 Corvette.
Turn to Corvette Facts - Page 2
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CORVETTE CHANGES FOR 1963
- Complete body and chassis redesign
- Coupe body style available for first time
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THIS YEAR'S TOP HEADLINES
The World in Review
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- President Kennedy was shot and killed in Dallas by Lee Harvey Oswald
- The Nuclear Test Ban Treaty was signed
- Martin Luther King delivers his
“I have a dream” speech
- USA-USSR "hot line"
link established to reduce risk of accidental war
- US Postal Zip Codes start
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COST OF LIVING IN AMERICA
- Automobile = $2,300
- Avg. Income = $5,950
- Gal. Gasoline = $.25
- New Home = $20,650
- Postal Stamp = $.05
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CLICK ON THE 1963 AD
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Top Movies -
Tom Jones, Cleopatra, The Great Escape, How the West Was Won
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Television -
Jack Ruby
shoots Lee Harvey
Oswald on camera –
The first live telecast
of a murder
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Music -
My Boyfriend's Back, It's My Party
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1963 OWNER'S MANUAL
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World Series -
LA Dodgers defeated
NY Yankees
(4-0)
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NBA Championship -
Boston Celtics defeated
Los Angeles Lakers (4-2)
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Stanley Cup -
Toronto d. Detroit (4-1)
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Kentucky Derby -
Chateaugay
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- John F. Kennedy
- Pope John XXIII
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