Monday, July 25, 1960

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The Headlines

STRIKE BAN ENDS FOR PENNSY UNION; No Date for Walkout Set -- Firemen Threaten L.I.R.R. Pennsy Union Is Free to Strike; Firemen Add to L.I.R.R. Woes

#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

• Elias Canetti (1905)
• Rosalind Franklin (1920)
• Nobel Prize in Chemistry (1922)
• Gavrilo Princip (1894)
• Arthur Balfour (1848)

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)