Life Magazine, August 29, 1960 - Record free-fall

.Starting his record 85,300 foot free fall before opening his parachute (great photos inside, too) - he rode up to 102,800 feet in an open gondola balloon then jumped out. U-2 Pilot Francis Powers and his family ordeal, Red propaganda trial. Full page color Ethyl Corporation ad with Garden of the Gods in Colorado, mesa Verde, Rocky Mountain National Park, Glenwood Springs. Mystery of the stunted children, Connie, Gordon and Glenda Dickerson trapped at home by mother in Tecumseh, Ontario. The animal, Romona from New Guinea, a cuscus, a marsupial. Photo essay - Jerrie Cobb trains for space. Photo essay - Steel Mills encroaching on the Indiana dunes jeopardize a wilderness sanctuary. Elegant Iris. Nice two page color McGregor coats ad with 8 different coats and more with prices, art. Gene Kelly gets resounding curtain call at Paris Opera. Sassy styles in Sausalito, at home on houseboats. Full page LIFE ad for the Hemmingway article coming up in the next issue. Singer Paul Anka. Melon massacre in Metuchen, New Jersey. Jerrie Cobb (a woman) of Oklahoma City becomes the first prospective female space pilot, passes all the tests. Photo of Jim Noles doing a boating stunt through flames for movie. Vice President Richard M. Nixon and his take on National Purpose. Handsome full page color Prell ad with jewels in sudsy hair. A water melon eating contest in Metuchen, New jersey, includes photos of Barbara Walp, Willy Jones, Susan Barber, Judy Byers.