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Saturday, June 11, 1960
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The Headlines
COURT BALKS A.E.C. ON CONSTRUCTION OF POWER STATION; Says Unit Was Unjustified in Issuing a License for Plant on Lake Erie PUBLIC HAZARD IS CITED Ruling Could Affect Safety Criteria for Project Sites Already Approved COURT BALKS A.E.C. ON POWER STATION
Read in The New York Times →#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
- Yasunari Kawabata (1899)
- Gene Wilder (1933)
- Jacques Cousteau (1910)
- Richard Strauss (1864)
- Ben Jonson (1572)
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
24,100 days ago
(66 years, 10 days)