Thursday, January 14, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

TV 'Play of Week' Gets Sponsor Who Pledges to Keep Hands Off; TV 'PLAY OF WEEK' SIGNS A SPONSOR

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The Reserve Bank of Australia, the country's central bank and banknote issuing authority authorized by the 1959 Reserve Bank Act, is established.

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You Share a Birthday With

• 1949 (1849)
• Albert Schweitzer (1875)
• Yukio Mishima (1925)
• Giulio Andreotti (1919)
• Mehmed VI (1861)

Slang

Tech Check

Laser, Echo Satellite & Etch A Sketch.

Style of 1960

Silhouette: A-line and geometric (Mod)

Material: PVC and polyester

• Miniskirts
• Go-go boots
• Pixie cuts

Cost of Living (1960)