Tuesday, August 9, 1960

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The Headlines

LUMUMBA FOUGHT; Premier's Foes Push Federation Demand -- Appeal to U.N. LUMUMBA FACING SEPARATIST BIDS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

It's Now or Never

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• South Kasai secedes from the Congo.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Jean Piaget (1896)
• Romano Prodi (1939)
• Amedeo Avogadro (1776)
• Leonid Kuchma (1938)
• Tove Jansson (1914)

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)