Tuesday, March 15, 1960

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The Headlines

MOVES TO WIDEN RIGHTS BILL FAIL IN 2 HOUSE TESTS; Senate Revises Its Measure to Make U.S. Crime of Flight After Bombings MOVES TO WIDEN RIGHTS BILL FAIL

#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

• Andrew Jackson (1767)
• Paul Heyse (1830)
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg (1933)
• Emil von Behring (1854)
• Zhores Alferov (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)