Tuesday, March 22, 1960

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The Headlines

DEMOCRATS MEND RIFT ON DELEGATE; 17th District Leaders Here Agree on Seeking Farley as Compromise Choice DEMOCRATS MEND RIFT ON DELEGATE

#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

• Arthur Leonard Schawlow and Charles Hard Townes receive the first patent for a laser.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Robert Millikan (1868)
• Wilhelm I (1797)
• Anthony van Dyck (1599)
• Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor (1459)
• Ulugh Beg (1394)

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)