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Original LIFE Magazine — October 29, 1956
Own an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine from October 29, 1956, featuring a dramatic plane rescue at sea on the cover. The issue also includes a feature by Sir Winston Churchill on Henry VIII, examining the king and his romantic misadventures.
- Cover Subject: Thrilling plane rescue at sea
- Inside This Issue: Dramatic aviation rescue at sea; Sir Winston Churchill on Henry VIII; British royal history; period news, photography, advertising and culture from 1956
- Completeness: Complete original issue, not a reproduction
- Perfect For: LIFE Magazine collectors, aviation-history enthusiasts, Winston Churchill collectors, British-history readers, maritime-rescue enthusiasts and vintage Americana collections
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 22 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Ordeal on Flight 943: the Last Five Hours and an Unbelievable Rescue at Sea
Pg… 35 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week
Pg… 38 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Texas Blows Its Top Over Football: the Season’s Big Weekends Find the State with More Teams, Wilder Spectators and Gaudier Half–Time Shows
Pg… 44 EDITORIAL: The Bomb in Politics
Pg… 76 ARTICLE: The New World, by Sir Winston Churchill. Beginning Volume II of “A History of the English–Speaking Peoples,” it Includes Pictorial Essays on the Birth of Britain’s Great Navy and on the Settings for Lusty King Henry VIII. Photographed for LIFE by Gjon Mili
Pg… 124 ARTICLES: Ahead in His Own Campaign, Ike Battles for the Party. By TIME–LIFE Washington Correspondent James L. McConaughy Jr.
Pg… 49 EDUCATION: Mask–Makers Show How to be Very, Very Scary at Halloween
Pg… 56 SCIENCE: M.I.T. Uses a Masticating Mechanism for Testing Tenderness
Pg… 61 MEDICINE: Progress on a Better Polio Vaccine
Pg… 71 TELEVISION: A TV Beauty for Three Networks and Her Varied Hair Shades
Pg… 109 SPORTS: Swaps, a Real Thoroughbred, Tries to Pull Through as His Fractured Leg is Given Elaborate Medical Care
Pg… 115 CLOSE–UP: William J. Brennan Jr., a Brilliant Judge Appointed to the Supreme Court, Gets Ready for His Biggest Job
Pg… 119 MOVIES: Dragnet for a New and Teen–Aged Saint Joan
Pg… 141 PARTY: A Big Day for the Camargo Hunt: Cincinnati Socialites Follow a Rigorous Ride with a Late Dance
Pg… 15 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 16 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Owlish Eyeful
Pg… 144 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Underpins Cut Down Overhead
