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Life Magazine, May 2, 1960 - Trampoliners

Life Magazine, May 2, 1960 - Trampoliners

Life Magazine, April 18, 1960 - Elopement couple

Life Magazine, April 18, 1960 - Elopement couple

Life Magazine, April 25, 1960 - Southeast in spring, lovers leap

Original Life Magazine from April 25, 1960 - Southeast in spring, lovers leap
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These issues are extremely nice. These are in amazing condition and are great for framing or giving as a cherished gift. Some may have very minor defects and address labels.
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These issues are in pretty good shape. These are great for those who want a complete, original, average condition issue to read and enjoy. They may have some light to moderate flaws like small tears, spots, library stamps etc. but would make a great piece of history for the budget minded to mark any occasion.
Some of the contents in this issue
Nice two page color Dan River Wash & Wear Cottons ad with eight different outfits, photographed in Puerto Rico. Two page photo of Goma, the gorilla baby (related story in LIFE October 26, 1960). Census takers are winding up the nation's most ambitious audit, focus on Hawaii, includes photos of Marjorie Yakotake, Kathie Piltz, Virginia Rapozo, Ramon Licanda, Mary Ann Bagley, Al Stacy, Bob Pawn (getting tattooed, Willetta Stellmacher, Lucille Hanson, H. B. West, May Kuroiwa. Paris kidnapping has happy ending, Eric and Jean-Philippe Peugeot, Roland Peugeot, more. The Giants' brand new park on San Francisco Bay, Candlestick park, baseball. Three US rockets are shot into space, Polaris, Transit I-B, Discoverer XI, includes neat photo of recovery plane C-119 catching a payload parachute in mid air. Article on Gore Vidal and "The Best Man." Underwater photos of the National A.A.U. swimming meet. Volunteer firemen in Franklin Village, Michigan are among the town's top money makers. Photo essay - spring tour of six Southwest states by Alfred Eisenstaedt, among many photos is a two page spread of the Feast of Ramps in Cosby, with huge bunch of chicken being barbequed. Rally around Carnegie Hall to save it from being torn down. Len Hall hails the revolution wrought by TV and airplanes. Arnold Palmer, at Masters golf tournament, sets down his thoughts. Doris Kleiner begins life with Yul Brenner at a wedding feast. Travelers from Sarah Lawrence College go to Puerto Rico. Nice two page Good Year ad showing four different kinds of station wagons.
Jungle stare in baby's lair
20
Gorillas
U.S. goes all out for the big count
28
United States (Census)
Census trek in newest state
30
Hawaii
For every enumerator hard-to-avoid perils
32
Hawaiians
Paris kidnaping a l'americaine
38
Kidnapping
Hospitable land for a tour in springtime
80
Southern States (Description and travel)
Choice of routes and some musts
82
Southern States (Maps)
Sunshine, cyclorama and southern cooking
88
Georgia (Description and travel)
Folk feast for odd lily
90
Tennessee (Social life and customs)
Eighty places to stop, what to do there
92
Hotels, motels, etc, Historic houses, sites, etc (Southern States)
Row me out to the ball game
40
Stadiums
Age, health and politics
42
Insurance, Health
Big U.S. space week
47
Guided missiles (Launching), Space vehicles
Best man
55
Gore Vidal; 1925-., Theater reviews (Single works)
Family heritage in politics
58
Gore Vidal; 1925-.
Well-fixed team of fire-eaters
65
Firefighters, Franklin (Mich.)
Window view of swimmers
69
Swimming
Smash new aerial act
76
Aviation (Stunt flying)
Brynner's bride
102
Yul Brynner; d. 1985, Doris KLEINER
At Masters, Palmer replaces Hogan, Snead
107
Arnold Palmer; 1929-., Golf
Hopeful reprise for historic hall
116
Carnegie Hall (New York, N.Y.)
Wide variety of tenants
118
Lylah TIFFANY
Old hands at work and a hopeful
122
Conductors (Music)
Old pro describes how politics in U.S. has changed
126
Campaign funds, Political campaigns, Presidential campaigns
College girls' migration for studious vacation
142
Women college students, Travel study courses