Wednesday, October 19, 1960

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The Headlines

U.S. BIDS U.N. HELP GET SURPLUSFOOD TO NEEDY NATIONS; Six Countries Support Plan for F.A.O. to Supervise Transfer Procedure AFRICA WOULD BENEFIT Political Committee Places Disarmament First on Agenda for Debate U.S. BIDS U.N. HELP ON FOOD PROGRAM

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

I Want to Be Wanted

Brenda Lee

#1 at the box office

Ben-Hur †

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• The United States imposes a near-total trade embargo against Cuba.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Miguel Ángel Asturias (1899)
• Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar (1910)
• John le Carré (1931)
• Philip Pullman (1946)
• Marsilio Ficino (1433)

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)