Friday, August 26, 1960

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The Headlines

CUBA REJECTS BID TO END SOVIET TIE; U.S. RETORT FIRM; Castro's Aide in San Jose Parley Refuses to Drop Moscow 'Protection' HERTER BARS CONTACT He Tells O.A.S. Diplomats Two-Way Talks Are Ruled Out by Havana's Stand CUBA REJECTS BID TO END SOVIET TIE

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

It's Now or Never

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Mother Teresa (1910)
• Antoine Lavoisier (1743)
• Guillaume Apollinaire (1880)
• Julio Cortázar (1914)
• Robert Walpole (1676)

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)