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Sunday, October 2, 1960
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The Headlines
FISCAL HARMONY URGED ON NATIONS; Return to 'Rules of Game' Under the Gold Standard Is Latest Suggestion OTHER FACTORS NOTED New Demands Ignore Past Experience and the Light Flow of 'Hot Money' Fiscal Harmony Among Nations Urged, Reviving 'Rules of Game'
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
23,987 days ago
(65 years, 262 days)