Wednesday, July 11, 1962

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The Headlines

KHRUSHCHEV URGES SMALLER NATIONS GARRISON BERLIN; Calls on Western Big Three to Turn Over Their Part of City to New Force SUGGESTS U.N. CONTROL Premier Tells Peace Meeting NATO Members and Red States Could Send Units

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Roses Are Red (My Love)

Bobby Vinton

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

• Project Apollo: At a press conference, NASA announces lunar orbit rendezvous as the means to land astronauts on the Moon, and return them to Earth.

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• First transatlantic satellite television transmission.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Quincy Adams (1767)
• Giorgio Armani (1934)
• Alexander Prokhorov (1916)
• Robert the Bruce (1274)
• Yul Brynner (1920)

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Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1960)