Saturday, July 16, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

FIRST U.N. TROOPS ARRIVE IN CONGO; Lumumba Insists Belgians Leave Now -- Asserts a 'War' Has Begun First U.N. Units Reach Congo; Premier Tells Belgians to Leave

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I'm Sorry

Brenda Lee

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Roald Amundsen (1872)
• Barbara Stanwyck (1907)
• Ginger Rogers (1911)
• Yasuo Fukuda (1936)
• Trygve Lie (1896)

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)