Tuesday, August 15, 1961

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The Headlines

Full City School Reforms Put Off by Governor to '62; Special Session Is Limited to Replacing Board and Voting Funds -- Fiscal and Appointment Changes Delayed GOVERNOR DEFERS ACTION ON SCHOOLS

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

Tossin' and Turnin'

Bobby Lewis

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

On This Day

• Border guard Conrad Schumann flees from East Germany while on duty guarding the construction of the Berlin Wall.

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You Share a Birthday With

• Napoleon (1769)
• Walter Scott (1771)
• Louis de Broglie (1892)
• Sri Aurobindo (1872)
• Gerty Cori (1896)

Slang

Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1960)