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Memories Continued from Page 16 lon for regular. In Nov. Bud’s Union Station celebrated its second anniversary. Owner Bud Tomerlin donated the entire day’s profits to Boy Scout Troop 204 which was sponsored by the B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge 2007. ~ Ray Beneitone was installed as Exalted Ruler of the Elks. The Elk’s Ritual Team took state honors and would finish third in the national contest. ~ Oracle finally received water service with the completion of construction by Arizona Water Company. ~ Formal dedication services were held at the San Manuel Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Sun, Oct. 14, 1962 following an open house on Sat. ~ Two diving boards were installed at the San Manuel swimming pool. ~ Ben Cohen became the new manager of Cohen’s Department Store in August replacing Sig Lieberman. ~ San Manuel Motors advertised a used 1957 Chevrolet Bel Air Sports Coupe V-8, powerglide, radio, heater for $1,045. A brand new 1962 Ford Galaxie was $3,330.74. ~ In October it was announced that a countywide curfew for unincorporated towns Levy Peralta, was being enforced. No one under the age of 18 could be out on the streets after 9 p.m. During the summer the curfew was 10 p.m. Magma Copper would blow the whistle to remind juveniles to be off the streets. Local grocery prices included Creed’s – 2lb can of Folgers coffee $1.29, Borden’s Scoopin’ ice cream 95 cents for a half gallon, T-bone steak .79 a pound. Goodman’s – ground beef 3 lb. package for 99 cents, 10 lb. bag of potatoes 39 cents, bell peppers 5 cents each. Oracle Mercantile – center cut pork chops 59 cents a pound, lettuce two heads for 25 cents. P and R Market – sirloin steak .79 a pound, avocados two for 25 cents, giant-size Tide detergent 79 cents. The San Manuel Drive-In
San Manuel Miner, San Manuel, Arizona offered in the summer on Wed. and Thurs. nights a double feature evening for $1.00 a car load. Historical events of 1962 United States Navy Seals established. Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro. Bishop Burke of Buffalo, New York Catholic Dioceses declares Chubby Checker’s “Twist” is impure and bans it from all Catholic schools. Marilyn Monroe dies of a drug overdose. President Kennedy bans all trade with Cuba except for food and drugs. He would later enforce a blockade of Cuba and ban all Cuban imports and exports. United States confronts Russia in the Cuban Missile The United States Supreme Court disallows race separation on public transportation. Walter Cronkite begins anchoring the CBS Evening News. Nelson Mandala captured by South African police. Martin Luther King arrested during demonstration in Georgia. James Meredith becomes the first African American to enroll at the University of Mississippi. JFK orders 3,000 Federal troops to Mississippi insure integration. United Farm Workers founded by Mexican-American labor leader Cesar Chavez. Richard Nixon quits politics Edward M. “Ted” Kennedy first elected Senator of Massachusetts. Two U.S. Army officers killed in Saigon. Dr. John W. Mauchly, inventor of some of the original floor size electronic computers predicted that within a decade everyone would be walking around with their own personalized computer. Music and culture of 1962 Television The Tonight Show starring Johnny Carson began its 30 year run after host Jack Paar left the show. The Rose Bowl football game between Minnesota and UCLA would be the first national color television broadcast of a collegiate football game. Television series that were cancelled included Cheyenne (1955-1962) a western starring Clint Walker
Alfred Hitchcock Presents (1955-196) The Huckleberry Hound Show (1958-1962) animated series. New series arriving in 1962 were The Lucy Show (1962-1968) with Lucille Ball and Vivian Vance Combat (1962-1967) World War II action series starring Vic Morrow The Jetsons (1962-1963) The Virginian the first 90 minute western starring James Drury and Doug McClure McHale’s Navy starring Academy Award winner Ernest Borgnine and Tim Conway (Ensign Parker) The Andy William’s Show starred the singer of “Moon River” and “Days of Wine and Roses,” sadly, Andy Williams passed away this year. The Osmonds also made their debut on this show in 1962 Stoney Burke followed the adventures of a rodeo cowboy. Do you remember the name of the actor that played Stoney? Hint – He would also play the original Steve McGarret in the hit series Hawaii 5-0, Match Game and NBA on ABC. The Beverly Hillbillies starring Buddy Ebsen and Irene Ryan. The theme song for the Beverly Hillbillies was recorded by Flatt and Scruggs and would be number one hit on the country music charts. The top 10 television shows were: The Beverly Hillbillies Candid Camera Red Skelton Show Bonanza The Lucy Show The Andy Griffith Show Ben Casey The Danny Thomas Show The Dick VanDyke Show Gunsmoke Motion Pictures The most significant historical event in the movie industry in 1962 was the making of the first James Bond movie Dr. No starring Sean Connery and Ursula Andress. The Bond movie series would be the second highest grossing film series in motion picture history. Although Dr. No did not debut in the United States until the following year, sales and attendance in England and the rest of Europe placed it in
the top ten grossing movies for 1962. The top ten films of the year were Lawrence of Arabia – Peter O’Toole and Omar Sharif. Won Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Director David Lean The Longest Day – John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Henry Fonda. In Search of the Castaways – Hayley Mills and Maurice Chevalier. Whatever Happened to Baby Jane – Betty Davis and Joan Crawford The Music Man – Robert Preston and Shirley Jones Dr. No – Sean Connery, and Ursula Andress. That Touch of Mink – Cary Grant and Doris Day. Mutiny on the Bounty – Marlon Brando and Trevor Howard To Kill a Mockingbird – Gregory Peck would win the Oscar for Best Actor. Academy Award winner Robert Duvall made his film debut in this movie. Gypsy – Rosalind Russell (Best Actress in a Musical 1962) and Natalie Wood Some other significant movies in 1962 were The Days of Wine and Roses with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick Birdman of Alcatraz with Burt Lancaster The Manchurian Candidate with Frank Sinatra and Laurence Harvey The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance with John Wayne, James Stewart and Lee Marvin How The West Was Won with James Stewart, Henry Fonda, John Wayne, Gregory Peck Lonely Are The Brave with Kirk Douglas and Walter Matthau based on the novel The Lonely Cowboy by Edward Abbey. At one time Edward Abbey lived in Oracle, Arizona. Music The dance crazes were the Mashed Potato. It originated with a hit rhythm and blues instrumental (Do The) Mashed Potatoes in 1960 by Nat Kendricks and the Swans which was really James Brown and his band but was recorded under a different name due to contractual concerns. James Brown was doing the Mashed Potato on stage in
Page 17 the 1950s. The dance stayed popular and continued in 1962 with the song “Mashed Potato Time” by Dee Dee Sharp. “The Loco-Motion” was a hit song by Little Eva (Eva Boyd). The song was written by Carole King and Gerry Coffin and is named one of the top 500 songs of all time by Rolling Stone magazine. After the song became a hit, they had to invent a dance to go along with it. The Watusi was the number two dance craze of the year started with The Orlons hit record “Wah Watusi. “The Twist” by Chubby Checker was the number one song in 1960 and started the dance craze. In 1962, The Twist became number one on the charts again, the only song in history to ever do this. This made the dance popular and with songs like “Peppermint Twist” and “Hey Let’s Twist by Joey Dee and the Starliters. “Twisting the Night Away” by Sam Cooke, “Twist and Shout” by the Isley Brothers and “Slow Twisting” by Chubby Checker continued to be a popular dance. Chubby’s movie Twisting Around The Clock played at the San Manuel Drive-In that year. Limbo dancing also was popular at parties due to Chubby Checker and his album Limbo Party which included the hit single “Limbo Rock.” Folk music was popular in 1962 and was evolving into protest music. A young folk singer would make his album debut that would go on to be a big influence on the music scene. His name was Robert Zimmerman. Other folk singers on the charts were The Kingston Trio’s “Where Have All The Flowers Gone” and Peter, Paul and Mary “If I Had A Hammer.” A group called the Beach Boys spread surf music from southern California to the rest of the country with their song “Surfin’ USA”. Dick Dale and the Deltones also promoted the surf sound with “Misirlou.” In England, an obscure group named the Beatles recorded “Love Me Do.” Other popular musicians of 1962 included Neil Sedaka, Roy
Orbison “Dream Baby,” The Four Seasons “Sherry,” and of course Elvis Presley was in the news with two top 100 hits and three movies being shown on screen “Girls! Girls! Girls!,” “Follow that Dream” and “Kid Galahad.” The top 15 songs of 1962 “Stranger on the Shore” – Mr. Acker Bilk “I Can’t Stop Loving You” – Ray Charles “Mashed Potato Time” – Dee Dee Sharp “Roses are Red (My Love)” – Bobby Vinton “The Stripper” – David Rose “Johnny Angel” – Shelly Fabares “The Loco-Motion” – Little Eva “Let Me In” – The Sensations “The Twist” – Chubby Checker “Soldier Boy” – The Shirelles “Hey Baby” – Bruce Channel “The Wanderer” – Dion “Duke of Earl” – Gene Chandler “Palisades Park” – Freddy Cannon “Breaking Up Is Hard To Do” – Neil Sedaka Country Western Hits “Crazy” – Patsy Cline “Misery Loves Company” – Porter Wagoner “Devil Woman” – Marty Robbins “She’s Got You” – Patsy Cline “Don’t Let Me Cross Over” – Carl Butler and Pearl If any of you have any memories of “where were you in ‘62” or have a story to share about this time in history, send it to johnh@ minersunbasin.com or share it online at Facebook.com/ CopperArea.
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