Life Magazine, April 4, 1955 - Confucianism

World's great religions, Part 3 - Religion in the land of Confucius, China, includes Buddhism and Taoism. Full page color Van Heusen shirts ad with the brave man Tony Curtis in a very pink shirt. Sir Winston Churchill's life is reviewed in pictures and described in his own words. Half page America Fore Insurance Group ad with nice art of a motorcycle policeman. Valery Alexandrovich Lysikov defects from East Germany to West Germany. Great article on Montgomery Ward and the chain of stores, Louis E. Wolfson (see LIFE September 6, 1954 and November 22, 1954) is trying to take over from Sewell L. Avery. Rocking chair contest in Lauzon, Quebec - including Gerard Labrecque and Raymong Robitaille. Nice full page Precision Radiation Instruments ad with Blanton Burford and uranium prospecting. Fledgling fashion designer Janet Leigh. A fun article with cute photos - Psychologist Keller Breland and wife teach animals strange tricks in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Mary Martin telecasts Peter Pan on TV. Stanky and the St. Louis' Cardinals. Full page color Kellogg's Rice Krispies cereal ad with rice krispies as a culinary work of art. World War II prisoner starved by the Nazis thrives in Port Washington, Wisconsin - Joe Demler, sequel to April 16, 1945. The College Quiz board, a radio show, with photos of (Colgate and Cornell teams ) Paul Schmidt, Marty Heyert, Jim Wachtell, Bruce Richmond, Keith Johnson, Tony Kovner, Al Natapoff. Nice long article about the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team, with lots of photos. Curious little story about a device to see how quickly you can jump out of the way of a speeding car, Jump-to-it-ometer.