Sunday, January 24, 1960

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The Headlines

PRESIDENT RAISES GOAL FOB EXPERTS; Economic Report Reveals Growing Emphasis by U.S. on Foreign Trade PRESIDENT RAISES GOAL FOR EXPERTS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Running Bear

Johnny Preston

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• Algerian War: Some units of European volunteers in Algiers stage an insurrection known as the "barricades week", during which they seize government buildings and clash with local police.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Frederick the Great (1712)
• Moon Jae-in (1953)
• Joachim Gauck (1940)
• Pierre-Augustin de Beaumarchais (1732)
• E. T. A. Hoffmann (1776)

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)