Wednesday, March 2, 1960

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The Headlines

RUSSELL HARDENS FILIBUSTER STAND ON VOTING RIGHTS; Discounts Talk of an Accord as Deadlock in Senate Heads for Third Day MAJORITY IS CONFIDENT Forces Roll-Call on Motion and Beats It, 55 to 6 -- Catches Foes Napping DISCOUNTS TALK OF A COMPROMISE Senate Is Still Deadlocked in Contest of Stamina -- Majority Confident

#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

• Mikhail Gorbachev (1931)
• Pope Pius XII (1876)
• Pope Leo XIII (1810)
• Abdelaziz Bouteflika (1937)
• Benedict of Nursia (480)

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)