Life Magazine, May 24, 1963 - Astronaut Gordon Cooper

Original Life Magazine from May 24, 1963 - Astronaut Gordon Cooper

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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

Cooper's trip and Einstein's theory, his flight heralds a fantastic era of shrinking time. Full page Maytag washer ad features 35 women of Delta Delta Delta sorority at the State University of Iowa. Tribulations of John Acoca, boy getting haircut. Extremist violence in Birmingham, Alabama, James Baldwin speaks out. New car gets something new under its hood, turbine engine in Chrysler car. Hume Cronyn in The Miser, arts flourish in new theater in Minneapolis. 16 pages of color photos of surfers in Hawaii, Rick Grigg, Jose Angel, Joe Kaohi, Greg Noll, Nick Beck. James Baldwin talks about relationships between the races. Stirling Moss makes predictions about Indianapolis 500 race. Roland H. Baker at Michigan State University has do-it-yourself African elephant skeleton to assemble. James Bond makes his movie debut, Sean Connery as 007. JFK revamps White House rose garden. Ballet team of Fonteyn and Nureyev are the hottest thing in show biz. Two page color Ford ad with ten photos of small boy in space suit with bubble on his head explores the interior of the new car. Extraordinarily cute photo of boy parking toy car between regular cars, Brian Noble.

Table of Contents

Beyond rights, the issue of human dignity	4
Blacks (Civil rights), Civil rights demonstrations
Luck with your locks, young John	16
Hairstyling
He brings it in right on the old bazoo	28
Gordon Cooper, Project Mercury
Three million year trip in fifty-five years	34
Relativity (Physics)
Theatrical dream come true makes a miracle in Minneapolis	41
Minneapolis (Minn.) (Theater)
Want to build an elephant?	77
Skeleton
There's a bill due that has to be paid	81
James Baldwin (American novelist, playwright and essayist.); 1924-1987
I have a hunch the U.S. will be shocked	93
Automobile racing
Tender regard and a seat belt for Trudy	103
Alligators, Pets
Hottest little team in show biz	107
Margot Fonteyn (Dame); 1919-1991, Rudolf Nureyev (Russian ballet dancer.); 1938-1993, Royal Ballet
Riding the wild waves	56
Surfing
Pure pleasure of being half killed	73
George Silk; 1916-.
J.F.K.'s new garden	110
White House (Washington, D.C.), Washington (D.C.) (Gardens and gardening)

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Life Magazine, May 24, 1963 - Astronaut Gordon Cooper

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