LEXINGTON, Ky. — On March 9, 1963, John F. Kennedy was about to complete his 26th month as President of the United States.
The No. 1 song on the Billboard Top 40 was “Walk Like A Man” by The Four Seasons. At the movie theater, Gregory Peck’s “To Kill A Mockingbird” had wrested the No. 1 place atop the tickets-sold list from the cinematic masterpiece that was “Son of Flubber.”
Meanwhile, in Lubbock, Texas, the 1963 men’s NCAA Basketball Tournament tipped off with a first-round doubleheader that saw Oklahoma City defeat Colorado State, 70-67, and Texas beat Texas Western, 65-47, in the Midwest Region.
