Sunday, June 5, 1960

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The Headlines

U.S. NOTE ACCUSES CASTRO OF WAGING A SLANDER DRIVE; Says Premier and Dorticos Are Sowing 'Animosity' -- Cuba Rejects Protest U.S. NOTE DECRIES CUBANS' CHARGES

#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

On This Day

• The Lake Bodom murders occur in Finland.

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You Share a Birthday With

• John Maynard Keynes (1883)
• Federico García Lorca (1898)
• Dennis Gabor (1900)
• Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo (1942)
• Pancho Villa (1878)

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)