Saturday, August 13, 1960

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The Headlines

2,000 Americans Are Stranded In Europe by Strike of Seamen; STRIKERS STRAND 2,000 AMERICANS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

It's Now or Never

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The Central African Republic declares independence from France.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Fidel Castro (1926)
• Alfred Hitchcock (1899)
• Frederick Sanger (1918)
• Karl Liebknecht (1871)
• John Logie Baird (1888)

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)