TITLE: LIFE magazine
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ISSUE DATE: August 29 1955; Vol. 39, No. 9
CONDITION: LARGE magazine, Approx 10oe" X 13oe". COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)

IN THIS ISSUE:
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COVER: Billy Conner of Batesville, Ark, holds onto granddad's hand as they set out for an afternoon of fun together (see pp. 99-105). Cover -- Leonard Mccombe.

THE WEEK'S EVENTS:
A billion-dollar flash flood: torrential rains following in the wake of Hurricane Diane bring sudden misery to thousands in northeastern states.
A Look at the World's Week:
A moral mandate for all Americans: a grim court-martial illustrates the need for the new Code of Conduct just Issued by the President. Drawings for LIFE by Arthur Shilstone.
The outlawed Irish Republican Army, abetted by U.S. friends, harasses its old foe, the English.
The citizens of Vevey, Switzerland salute their fine wines with a fortnight of pagan pageantry.
Gaily the Japanese launch a ship--with some delay.
EDITORIAL: John Marshall's living legacy.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: The magnificent Greek revival: Part IV in LIFE's series on behavlor for U.S. America's Arts and Skills describes how a prospering country turned to the classic style of ancient Greece for its architecture and furniture. Photographed for LIFE by Fritz Goro.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: A special happy world for a grandson: the story of little Billy Conner and his warm relationship with an understanding grandfather. Photographed for LIFE by Leonard McCombe.

ARTICLE: A great gamble breaks Korea's bloody perimeter: Part III of "MacArthur's Rendezvous with History," by Major General Courtney Whitney.

TELEVISION: Nuns take on TV: 20 parochial school teachers in a Boston studio learn new teaching techniques.

THEATER: A star-studded revival of Wilder's "Skin of Our Teeth," now on Broadway, will open the fall battle of TV spectaculars.

MOVIES: Prologue to blues: Jack Webb of "Dragnet" shoots a moody funeral to open his new jazz movie, "Pete Kelly's Blues".

NATURE: Tree frogs on a trapeze: Florida pets do an aerial act.

SCIENCE: Checkup on Channelers: U.S. and British doctors try to find out what makes a good endurance swimmer.

OTHER DEPARTMENTS:
Letters to the Editors.
Speaking of Pictures: Norwegians climb cliffs on a risky egg hunt.
Miscellany: false face in wet wind.
Slow-moving His sour disp.


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