Thursday, May 24, 1962

From the day

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The Headlines

Son of General Clay Is Wounded During Battle in South Vietnam; Colonel and 3 Other U.S. Men Injured Slightly--Saigon Forces Rout Red Unit CLAY'S SON HURT IN VIETNAM CLASH

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Stranger on the Shore

Mr. Acker Bilk

#1 at the box office

West Side Story

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

• Project Mercury: American astronaut Scott Carpenter orbits the Earth three times in the Aurora 7 space capsule.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Bob Dylan (1941)
• Queen Victoria (1819)
• Joseph Brodsky (1940)
• Mikhail Sholokhov (1905)
• Jean-Paul Marat (1743)

Slang

Tech Check

Telstar Satellite, LED (Light Emitting Diode) & Compact Cassette.

Cost of Living (1960)