Thursday, September 1, 1960

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The Headlines

SCHOOLS TO SPEED INTEGRATION HERE BY TRANSFER PLAN; 3,000 Pupils in Segregated Areas Will Be Allowed to Enroll Elsewhere SCHOOLS TO SPEED INTEGRATION HERE

#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

You Share a Birthday With

• Annie Ernaux (1940)
• Edgar Rice Burroughs (1875)
• Roh Moo-hyun (1946)
• A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896)
• Francis William Aston (1877)

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)