Friday, December 23, 1960

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The Headlines

KENNEDY RESIGNS HIS SENATE SEAT; STUDIES JOB LIST; Furcolo Scheduled to Name Smith to Succeed Him as Massachusetts Member FEDERAL POSTS WEIGHED 200 Higher-Level Officials Still to Be Chosen for the New Administration KENNEDY RESIGNS HIS SENATE SEAT

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Are You Lonesome Tonight?

Elvis Presley

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Etch A Sketch

On This Day

• Hilkka Saarinen née Pylkkänen is murdered in the so-called "oven homicide" case in Krootila, Kokemäki, Finland.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Akihito (1933)
• Helmut Schmidt (1918)
• Alexander I of Russia (1777)
• Joseph Smith (1805)
• Jean-François Champollion (1790)

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)