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Wednesday, September 28, 1960
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The Headlines
PORT AGENCY BIDS ON HUDSON TUBES; JETPORT SITE OUT; Authority Offers 70 Million to Buy H. & M. Railroad and Renovate Operation REAL ESTATE INCLUDED Morris Airport Dropped in Face of Trenton Protests -- New Areas Studied HUDSON TUBES GET 20 MILLION OFFER
Read in The New York Times →#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
Slang
Slang of the decade
General
bummerfoxhunkscam
Hippie
flower powergroovyheavyout of sightright on
Surfer
cowabungahang tenwipe outgnarly
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)
Loaf of Bread
$0.20
Gallon of Gas
$0.31
Average Home
$11,900
New Car
$2,600
Time Elapsed
23,992 days ago
(65 years, 267 days)