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Friday, November 25, 1960

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The Headlines

LATIN RED PARTIES SAID TO SUPPORT PEIPING'S POSITION; Sympathetic to Militancy of Chinese Chief of State at Moscow Conference HE CRITICIZES RUSSIANS But Khrushchev Retains the Backing of Majority for Peaceful Coexistence LATIN REDS SAID TO BACK CHINESE

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#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Elvis Presley

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

Slang

Slang of the decade

General

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Hippie

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Surfer

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Catchphrases of 1960

  • Yabba Dabba Doo!

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

23,933 days ago

(65 years, 208 days)