5 Things: The Week Ahead

1. Roadwork roundup. Beginning today and, in some cases, extending through next week, expect delays on several Bedford roads as paving and other roadwork is scheduled at a handful of areas throughout town. For more details, click here.

2. Grab your broom sticks! The popular third-annual Witch Way to the 5K run/walk takes place this Saturday, Oct, 27. Participants are encouraged to dress up for the run, and the course, which begins at Ross A Lurgio School, will challenge runners and walkers alike.  The race is professionally timed and awards will be presented to the top finishers in each age group, the three best costumes, and some special awards. The proceeds from this race will go to support technology at the Ross A. Lurgio Middle School. The Kids Fun Run starts at 10:30 am and the 5K Run/Walk starts at 11:00 am.

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4. The weatherman says ... A sunny day in the forecast with a predicted high of 63 degrees and a 0-percent chance of rain, according to Weather.com.

5. On this day ... Oct. 22, 1962, the Cuban Missile Crisis became official when President John F. Kennedy announced that spy planes from the United States had discovered Soviet Union missile bases in Cuba. According to History.com:

These missile sites—under construction but nearing completion—housed medium-range missiles capable of striking a number of major cities in the United States, including Washington, D.C. Kennedy announced that he was ordering a naval "quarantine" of Cuba to prevent Soviet ships from transporting any more offensive weapons to the island and explained that the United States would not tolerate the existence of the missile sites currently in place. The president made it clear that America would not stop short of military action to end what he called a "clandestine, reckless, and provocative threat to world peace." What is known as the Cuban Missile Crisis actually began on October 15, 1962—the day that U.S. intelligence personnel analyzing U-2 spy plane data discovered that the Soviets were building medium-range missile sites in Cuba. The next day, President Kennedy secretly convened an emergency meeting of his senior military, political, and diplomatic advisers to discuss the ominous development. The group became known as ExCom, short for Executive Committee. After rejecting a surgical air strike against the missile sites, ExCom decided on a naval quarantine and a demand that the bases be dismantled and missiles removed. On the night of October 22, Kennedy went on national television to announce his decision. During the next six days, the crisis escalated to a breaking point as the world tottered on the brink of nuclear war between the two superpowers.

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