Thursday, March 3, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

BID BY PRESIDENT ON ALGERIA SEEN; He Is Said to Have Proposed Truce to Bourguiba as a Prelude to Peace Talks BID BY PRESIDENT ON ALGERIA SEEN

#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

• Alexander Graham Bell (1847)
• Georg Cantor (1845)
• Zico (footballer) (1953)
• William Godwin (1756)
• Ion Iliescu (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)