Thursday, June 23, 1960

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The Headlines

WAGE BILL VOTED BY SENATE PANEL; Sets $1.25 Minimum and Covers 5 Million More WAGE BILL VOTED BY SENATE PANEL

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Everybody's Somebody's Fool

Connie Francis

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The United States Food and Drug Administration declares Enovid to be the first officially approved combined oral contraceptive pill in the world.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Alan Turing (1912)
• Anna Akhmatova (1889)
• Edward VIII (1894)
• Martti Ahtisaari (1937)
• Frances McDormand (1957)

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)