Special Report hosted by Jules Bergman   of US space exploration, featuring interviews with John Glenn, Scott Carpenter and NASA officials. Also, a step-by-step outline of the program designed to put an American on the moon and a look at the need for young Americans to participate in these new adventures. Finally, a view of plans for the Gemini and Apollo missions and a preview of carpenter's upcoming three-orbit flight.                             

Astronaut Scott Carpenter becomes the fourth American to be launched into space aboard the Aurora 7 Spacecraft.          

Live coverage  from all three networks of the "Aurora 7"  fourth USA spaceflight launch with naval officer Scott Carpenter. Joined in progress at T-15 minutes (7:19 AM EST.). Carpenter was the second American astronaut to orbit in space.  
From Mercury Control, Shorty Powers. CBS TV coverage by Walter Cronkite. ABC and NBC reports with correspondents Jay Barbee, LIsa Howard, Bill Ryan. There is a "hold" at 11 minutes because of fog. Charles Von Freud earlier interview with John Carpenter. Countdown is picked up. Launch time 7:45 AM EST. count down at T-5 minutes and counting.
                                     

Happy ending of the flight of "Aurora 7. A  CBS Special half-hour report on the successful three-orbit space flight of Scott Carpenter, completed earlier in the day.                      

News and commentary from radio Havana, Cuba. Flight of Aurora 7.                       

The US resumes nuclear testing, the New York stock market has a bad day-heavy selling wave, Scott Carpenter believed to be "tired" on his third orbital flight, President Kennedy talks on Laotian policy.            

Stock market rally reverses decline, Scott Carpenter receives welcome and degree at Colorado University, American hero Sgt Alvin C. York is Ill and hospitalized.                                        

World Today is a radio news program broadcast over the Mutual Broadcasting System and hosted by Tony Marvin. 

The top news stories of 1962. Space: John Glenn orbits the earth three times, Scott Carpenter also orbits the Earth three times, the Russians orbit two spacemen Nikolayev and Popovich, the US's Walter Schirra orbits the earth six times, the Mariner 11 spacecraft passes near Venus. a comment by Dr. Willy Ley, the US to resume nuclear testing, the Soviets propose a nuclear test ban, "Der Spiegel affair" in West Germany, German politics, British politics, Eddie Fisher, Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton affair, comment by Fisher, he denies rumors of a breakup, comments by man-in-the-street, racial crisis in Oxford, Mississippi, Governor Barnett denies the registration of James Meredith, President Kennedy says he will send troops, two die in suceeding riots, a hospital error results in several baby deaths, doctors strike in Canada, thialiminide deformities in newborn babies, Adolf Eichmann, Robert Soblen, Fritz Kreisler, Charles Laughton, Thomas Mitchell, Marilyn Monroe, and Eleanor Roosevelt all died in 1962, comments by Isaac Stern on Kreisler, Marilyn Monroe talks about acting, Boxing deaths Benny (Kid) Paret dies from injuries he suffered in his fight against Emile Griffith in Madison Square Garden in New York City, Sonny Liston wins the heavyweight boxing crown defeating Floyd Patterson in a first round knockout, John Steinbeck wins the Nobel Prize, a comment on Hollywood films.

Host: Tony Marvin. 

                                                                                                                                                                        

The space flights of John Glenn, Scott Carpenter, Pavel Popovich, Walter Schirra, and Andriyan Nikolayev, the first TV transmission via Telstar to and from Europe, the Ecumenical Council opens in Rome through the efforts of Pope John. Russia and the US continue nuclear testing, Ban-the-Bomb demonstrators in US and England, racial crisis: James Meredith, University of Mississippi, conflict, riots, the crisis in Albany, Georgia, President Kennedy objects to US Steel price rise, Black Monday, May 28th, Wall Street plunges, mid-term elections- Rockefeller, Romney, Scranton win Governorships, Pat Brown defeats Richard Nixon for Governorship of California, Edward Kennedy wins Massachusetts Senate seat, the Kennedy family and its activities such as Mrs. Kennedy's travels and social activities, a tour by Mr. and Mrs. Robert Kennedy of the Far East, US involvement in South Vietnam, Chinese armies invade India, Prime Minister Nehru comments on India's position, Cuban missile crisis, the return of the Cuban "Bay-Of-Pigs" prisoners, Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt dies, comments by Mrs. Roosevelt and President Kennedy.                                                                                    

October 1, 1962-May 22, 1992. 

Johnny Carson, host of NBC's network late-night "Tonight Show" reigned for 30 unprecedented years...five times the combined tenure of Steve Allen, and Jack Paar. Carson was impervious to competition, including efforts to dethrone him by Les Crane, Joey Bishop, Merv Griffin, Dick Cavett, Jack Paar, Pat Sajak, Joan Rivers, and Arsenio Hall. Sadly, very few complete "Tonight Show" broadcasts survive during Johnny Carson's first ten years of broadcasting. Around 1965, through the early 1970's, oldest tapes were first erased systematically by orders from myopic NBC executives, to be recycled for purposes of saving money. Ironically, in many cases, these older master tapes were too brittle, and portended probable drop-outs for re-use after being erased. Subsequently blank after being erased, these older questionable master 2" Quad tapes were either sparingly used or never used again for recording new programming and eventually were discarded. Saving thousands of dollars at the time (wiping master tapes for potential re-use) resulted in losing millions of dollars by NBC in today's marketplace, and more importantly wiping thousands of historic TONIGHT SHOW broadcasts, which contain precious personal anecdotes from political, show business, and sports icons of the past.




Johnny's guests are Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, Imogene Coca, and astronaut Scott Carpenter. 

Sid Caesar remarks on challenges working in the round, last nights Emmy Award broadcast which he criticizes, the American public selling themselves short at this time reflecting more on criticism and less related to pride in the USA, wanting to do a comic routine on hippies, his observations, since a youngster, observing peoples behavior mannerisms and dialects which he demonstrates to Johnny and audience. Caesar mentions that off stage he is by nature shy and quiet, and reads a lot. 
Sid Caesar, Bob Hope, Imogene Coca and Ed McMahon
recreate a 1939 Radio script with hilarious results. 


NOTE: It is interesting that on this broadcast both Sid Caesar and Bob Hope are angry at what is happening in America related to the attitude of young people who have become disrespectful and belligerent. Also, noteworthy, is that this broadcasts aired just 6 weeks after the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King and just two weeks before the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy.