In this issue
Edition: U.S.
Edition: U.S.
Vol. LXXIV No. 17
Read the Cover StoryNATION
THE NATION: Indignity & Peril
(National Affairs / THE NATION)
THE PRESIDENCY: Ever-Rising Levels (National Affairs / THE PRESIDENCY)
National Affairs: Hometown Birthday (National Affairs)
POLITICS: The Hunters (National Affairs / POLITICS)
DEMOCRATS: Bonjour, Mes Amis (National Affairs / DEMOCRATS)
National Affairs: The Kennedy Count (National Affairs)
National Affairs: Up & Away With LBJ (National Affairs)
National Affairs: How Now, Brown? (National Affairs)
National Affairs: Three for the Show (National Affairs)
REPUBLICANS: Rooky's Giant Step (National Affairs / REPUBLICANS)
National Affairs: GREATEST & LAST BATTLE OF A NAVAL ERA (National Affairs)
HEROES: The Soldier (National Affairs / HEROES)
FOREIGN RELATIONS: Prefabricated Agent (National Affairs / FOREIGN RELATIONS)
BUREAUCRACY: Status at State (National Affairs / BUREAUCRACY)
THE SUPREME COURT: Jury Trial (National Affairs / THE SUPREME COURT)
WORLD
WESTERN EUROPE: The New Balance
(Foreign News / WESTERN EUROPE)
GREAT BRITAIN: The Aftermath (Foreign News / GREAT BRITAIN)
Foreign News: The Treasure Hunt (Foreign News)
RUSSIA: Bigger & Better (Foreign News / RUSSIA)
FRANCE: Closer & Closer (Foreign News / FRANCE)
Foreign News: Artless Dodgers (Foreign News)
INDIA: The Life of the Communist (Foreign News / INDIA)
PAKISTAN: Deadlier than the Male (Foreign News / PAKISTAN)
IRAQ: The Boiler (Foreign News / IRAQ)
KENYA: Opening the Highlands (Foreign News / KENYA)
THE BELGIAN CONGO: Sounds of the Future (Foreign News / THE BELGIAN CONGO)
RED CHINA: The Numbers Game (Foreign News / RED CHINA)
THE ANTARCTIC: Thaw over the Ice (Foreign News / THE ANTARCTIC)
T+G27724HE PHILIPPINES: One Down (Foreign News / JHE PHILIPPINES)
THE AMERICAS: Breached Bloc (The Hemisphere / THE AMERICAS)
PUERTO RICO: Helping the Mainland (The Hemisphere / PUERTO RICO)
BRAZIL: The Answer-Back Man (The Hemisphere / BRAZIL)
CUBA: Enemies Underground (The Hemisphere / CUBA)
CANADA: An Ache in the Economy (The Hemisphere / CANADA)
SCIENCE
Science: Hat Trick
Science: Man v. Bird
Science: Toward Control of Growth
Science: Waves Under the Sea
HEALTH & MEDICINE
Medicine: One, Two or Three?
(Medicine)
Medicine: Separation Surgery (Medicine)
Medicine: Secrets of Life (Medicine)
Medicine: The Country Doctor (Medicine)
PRESS
The Press: The Old Subscribers
(The Press)
The Press: Accent on Youth (The Press)
The Press: Do-lt-Yourself Sportswriter (The Press)
SPORT
Sport: Top Ten
Sport: Twin Trojan Horses
Sport: Finger Exercise
BUSINESS
Business: Steel: The Strike's Blow
STATE OF BUSINESS: Good--So Far (STATE OF BUSINESS)
Time Clock, Oct. 26, 1959 (Time Clock)
AGRICULTURE: Corn Hangover (AGRICULTURE)
RAILROADS: In the Public Interest (RAILROADS)
INTERNATIONAL AIR FARES (-INTERNATIONAL AIR FARES)
ADVERTISING: The Kooksters (ADVERTISING)
REAL ESTATE: Hate Those Hotels (REAL ESTATE)
BUSINESS ABROAD: Wily Willy (BUSINESS ABROAD)
EDUCATION
Education: Windfall for Engineers
Education: Assignment: Oxford
Education: How to Kill a University
Education: The Goal Is Good
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
TELEVISION: These Gunns for Hire
(Show Business / TELEVISION)
Show Business: A Melancholy Business (Show Business)
Cinema: The New Pictures, Oct. 26, 1959 (Cinema)
Art: Sink & Swim (Art)
Art: GREAT DRAWINGS (Art)
Music: Curtains Up! (Music)
Music: New Star for the Met (Music)
Music: With the Left Hand (Music)
The Theater: New Plays on Broadway, Oct. 26, 1959 (The Theater)
Books: The Fifth Element (Books)
Books: Sweet Smell of Success (Books)
Books: The Dream of Cincinnatus C. (Books)
Books: The Seasick Admiral (Books)
CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER,BOOKS: Time Listings, Oct. 26, 1959 (Time Listings / CINEMA,TELEVISION,THEATER,BOOKS)
MISCELLANY
Miscellany, Oct. 26, 1959
MILESTONES
Milestones, Oct. 26, 1959
PEOPLE
People, Oct. 26, 1959
TO OUR READERS
A Letter From The Publisher, Oct. 26, 1959
(A Letter From The Publisher)
LETTERS
Letters, Oct. 26, 1959

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