Friday, September 2, 1960

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The Headlines

TIFFANY ENDS SUIT TO BAR PARK CAFE; But Hewing Continues Action on Own -- 2 Hotels Join TIFFANY ENDS SUIT TO BAR PARK CAFE

#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

• The first election of the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile. The Tibetan community observes this date as Democracy Day.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Wilhelm Ostwald (1853)
• Frederick Soddy (1877)
• Ahmad Shah Massoud (1953)
• Liliʻuokalani (1838)
• Andrej Babiš (1954)

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)