Monday, August 8, 1960

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The Headlines

SOVIET DENOUNCES HAMMARSKJOLD ACT; U.N. Secretary Is Accused of 'Capitulation' Before Katanga Colonizers SOVIET DENOUNCES U.N. CHIEF A NEW

#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

• Paul Dirac (1902)
• Mohamed Morsi (1951)
• Dustin Hoffman (1937)
• Emiliano Zapata (1879)
• Ernest Lawrence (1901)

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)