TITLE: LIFE magazine
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ISSUE DATE: September 26 1955; Vol. 39, No. 13
CONDITION: LARGE magazine, Approx 10oe" X 13oe". COMPLETE and in VERY GOOD condition. (See photo)

IN THIS ISSUE:
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COVER: The former President of the U.S. stands with Mrs. Truman before their Independence, Mo. home (see pp. 82-118). Cover -- Eliot Elisofon.

THE WEEK'S EVENTS:
The nation tackles its school crisis.
History's ghosts: a British amateur gets first picture of Lenin and Stalin in their Moscow tomb.
A Look at the World's Week: Adenauer gets German PWs back but pays a hard Soviet price.
Tension and jitters in the American League home stretch.
Tall long-shot aims to upset Democrats in Philadelphia election.
The Russians play a swan song as they pull out of Austria.
Miss America's photo album from age 4 months to today.
EDITORIALS: Ike and the elders; Moses and the jackals.

PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: Washington as Truman saw it: nine pages in color of the capital city's beauty as the President saw it on his early morning walks. Photographed for LIFE by Eliot Elisofon.

ARTICLE: THE TRUMAN MEMOIRS. The first instalment of a President's unique personal account of the decisive years recalls the vast decisions that confronted him as he took office. By Harry S. Truman.

ARTICLE: Blue Yonder Traditions: a reporter hoping to be present as hallowed old customs are born at the air academy discovers they are already there full grown. Written and illustrated by Bill Mauldin.

SCIENCE: An Illinois professor makes bubble-blowing a serious business.

BUSINESS: GM stages a multimillion-dollar extravaganza in Chicago.

NATURE: Eight tiny Asian lizards make a flying start in captivity.

MOVIES:
Hollywood goes to Phenix City for a realistic crime thriller.
Paris police art show of famous fakes warns unwary art lovers.

SPORTS: Old tennis pro Kramer comes up with bold plan for amateurs.

FASHION: Furriers bring out a medium-priced item called "slunk".

TELEVISION: Contest-winning Marine dines in style on his $64,000 victory menu.

OTHER DEPARTMENTS:
Letters to the Editors.
Speaking of Pictures: concept for a flying airfield.
Miscellany: cat in a cold iron box.


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