Saturday, September 17, 1960

From the day

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The Headlines

ARMY STILL GAIN; Lumumba Staff Men Arrested -- Soviet Aides to Leave KASAVUBU ORDERS RED ENVOYS TO GO

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Twist

Chubby Checker

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

You Share a Birthday With

• Narendra Modi (1950)
• Bernhard Riemann (1826)
• Konstantin Tsiolkovsky (1857)
• Pope Paul V (1550)
• Anne Bancroft (1931)

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)