Monday, February 22, 1960

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The Headlines

Algerian Quake Razes 200 Huts On a Mountainside and Kills 44; Nearly 100 Injured, Mostly Women and Children -- Four Tremors Jar Remote Area ALGERIAN QUAKE KILLS 44 IN TOWN

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Theme from A Summer Place

Percy Faith

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• George Washington (1732)
• Arthur Schopenhauer (1788)
• Heinrich Hertz (1857)
• Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell (1857)
• Horst Köhler (1943)

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)