Tuesday, May 17, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

Conflict at the Summit; A View That Khrushchev's Attack May Presage a New Berlin Crisis Conflict at the Summit

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Cathy's Clown

The Everly Brothers

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Edward Jenner (1749)
• Henri Barbusse (1873)
• Erik Satie (1866)
• Alfonso XIII (1886)
• Dennis Hopper (1936)

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)