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Monday, November 7, 1960
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The Headlines
TEACHERS' STRIKE IS SET FOR TODAY; SCHOOLS TO OPEN; Federation Calls Out Its 10,000 Members as City Peace Efforts Fail PUPILS TOLD TO REPORT Staffs Warned of Penalties--Officials See Scope of Walkout Limited 'TEACHERS' STRIKE IS SET FOR TODAY
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Save the Last Dance for Me
The Drifters
#1 at the box office
Midnight Lace
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Marie Curie (1867)
- Albert Camus (1913)
- Leon Trotsky (1879)
- James Cook (1728)
- C. V. Raman (1888)
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
23,951 days ago
(65 years, 226 days)