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Tuesday, December 27, 1960
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The Headlines
LANDIS CHARGES MAJOR DEFECTS IN U.S. AGENCIES; Kennedy Gets Study Calling for Reorganization and Better Appointments 'POLITICAL' JOBS SCORED 'Deterioration' in Personnel of Units Is Found Under Post-War Presidents REPORT CRITICAL OF U.S. AGENCIES
Read in The New York Times →#1 on the Billboard Hot 100
Are You Lonesome Tonight?
Elvis Presley
#1 at the box office
Exodus
The must-have
Etch A Sketch
You Share a Birthday With
- Louis Pasteur (1822)
- Marlene Dietrich (1901)
- Johannes Kepler (1571)
- Gérard Depardieu (1948)
- Ghalib (1797)
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
23,901 days ago
(65 years, 176 days)