Thursday, September 22, 1960

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The Headlines

2 ARE SHOT HERE AS CUBANS CLASH; Girl, 9, Seriously Wounded as Rival Groups Fight in 8th Avenue Cafe 2 ARE SHOT HERE AS CUBANS CLASH

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

My Heart Has a Mind of Its Own

Connie Francis

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The Sudanese Republic is renamed Mali after the withdrawal of Senegal from the Mali Federation.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Michael Faraday (1791)
• Andrea Bocelli (1958)
• Ségolène Royal (1953)
• Saul Perlmutter (1959)
• Wilhelm Keitel (1882)

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)