Saturday, April 30, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

DICK CLARK DENIES RECEIVING PAYOLA; PANEL SKEPTICAL; Disk Jockey and House Unit Disagree in Interpreting Many Business Deals DICK CLARK SAYS HE GOT NO PAYOLA

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Stuck on You

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777)
• António Guterres (1949)
• Stephen Harper (1959)
• Carl XVI Gustaf (1946)
• Jaroslav Hašek (1883)

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)