Friday, June 24, 1960

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The Headlines

'Laxity' Is Charged In New IND Fires; 'LAXITY' CHARGED IN NEW FIRES

#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

• Venezuelan President Rómulo Betancourt is injured in an assassination attempt.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Ambrose Bierce (1842)
• Victor Hess (1883)
• Juan Manuel Fangio (1911)
• Martin Lewis Perl (1927)
• Julia Kristeva (1941)

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)