Friday, December 22, 1961

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The Headlines

Nike Zeus 'Downs' A Missile in Flight For the First Time; NIKE ZEUS 'KILLS' MISSILE IN FLIGHT

#1 on the Billboard Hot 100

The Lion Sleeps Tonight

The Tokens

#1 at the box office

The must-have

Slip 'N Slide

You Share a Birthday With

• Giacomo Puccini (1858)
• Jean Racine (1639)
• Srinivasa Ramanujan (1887)
• Diocletian (244)
• Filippo Tommaso Marinetti (1876)

Slang

Tech Check

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

Cost of Living (1960)