Thursday, August 4, 1960

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The Headlines

Belgium Cautions U.N. to Stay Out Of Congo Politics; Belgium Warns U.N. to Shun Internal Politics in the Congo

#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

• Louis Armstrong (1901)
• Percy Bysshe Shelley (1792)
• Knut Hamsun (1859)
• José Luis Rodríguez Zapatero (1960)
• Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother (1900)

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)