Friday, July 8, 1960

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The Headlines

SOUTH ASKS CURB ON RIGHT PLANK; Urges Democrats to Bar Risk of a Bolt -- Negro Group Seeks Strong Stand SOUTH ASKS CURB ON RIGHTS PLANK

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Alley Oop

Hollywood Argyles

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• Francis Gary Powers is charged with espionage resulting from his flight over the Soviet Union.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean de La Fontaine (1621)
• John D. Rockefeller (1839)
• Pyotr Kapitsa (1894)
• Igor Tamm (1895)
• Nelson Rockefeller (1908)

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)