Saturday, February 27, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

POLICEMAN QUITS IN PAY-OFF STUDY; Sergeant Retires, but Says He Was Not 'Bag Man' Cited by Powell POLICEMAN QUITS IN PAY-OFF STUDY

#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

• Constantine the Great (272)
• John Steinbeck (1902)
• Elizabeth Taylor (1932)
• Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807)
• Joanne Woodward (1930)

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)