Thursday, July 20, 1961

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The Headlines

KENNEDY HOPEFUL ON SCHOOL BILLS; Backs Attempt to Reverse Rules Setback in House KENNEDY HOPEFUL ON SCHOOL BILLS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Tossin' and Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

#1 at the box office

Fanny was still grossing $200,000 at Radio City Music Hall

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

• French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Petrarch (1304)
• Edmund Hillary (1919)
• Gregor Mendel (1822)
• Erik Axel Karlfeldt (1864)
• Mahmud II (1789)

Slang

Tech Check

Space Capsule (Vostok/Mercury), Electric Toothbrush & Industrial Robots (Unimate).

Cost of Living (1960)