Monday, February 29, 1960

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The Headlines

ACHESON UPHOLDS BONN ON SUMMIT; Terms West Germans Right in Fears on West's Stand ACHESON UPHOLDS BONN ON SUMMIT

#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

On This Day

• The 5.7 Mw  Agadir earthquake shakes coastal Morocco with a maximum perceived intensity of X (Extreme), destroying Agadir and leaving 12,000 dead and another 12,000 injured.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Gioachino Rossini (1792)
• Pope Paul III (1468)
• Bartholomew I of Constantinople (1940)
• Morarji Desai (1896)
• Herman Hollerith (1860)

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)