Tuesday, August 2, 1960

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The Headlines

U.S. STUDIES WAYS TO GIVE CONGO AID; Works With U.N. to Develop Program -- Envoy to New State Briefs President U.S. Program of Aid to Congo Through U. N. Is Under Study

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini

Brian Hyland

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Shimon Peres (1923)
• Peter O'Toole (1932)
• Isabel Allende (1942)
• James Baldwin (1924)
• Jorge Rafael Videla (1925)

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)