LIFE Magazine April 23, 1956 | Authentic, Original LIFE Magazine®

Cover – Jayne Mansfield
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Pg… 34 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Sensational secret behind Stalin’s damnation: An ex–NKVD general discloses deeds so shocking the Reds must disown their own idol. By Alexander Orlov Pg… 47 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Sensational secret behind Stalin’s damnation: An authority on the Soviet presents a document implicating Stalin as czarist spy. By Isaac Don Levine Pg… 52 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The tragic ordeal of Platoon 71 puts Marine training under fire Pg… 56 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Peace comes at end of bloody week in Holy Land as U.N. envoy exerts West’s pressure Pg… 63 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A British auto racer is spilled to fiery death Pg… 66 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Monaco mania: Cartoonist Rowland Emett depicts the little country’s prewedding delirium Pg… 146 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A look at the World’s Week Pg… 58 EDITORIALS: A letter to Khrushchev Pg… 58 EDITORIALS: Moral dilemma on campus Pg… 112 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Prodigious music maker: The world honors Mozart on his 200th anniversary. Photographed for LIFE by Gjon Mili Pg… 152 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Clubfooted boy from Dominican Republic gets new feet and a home in the U.S. Photographed for LIFE by Joern Gerts Pg… 178 ARTICLE: Star’s legend in the making: Jayne Mansfield talks dumb but heads for the top. By Ernest Havemann Pg… 68 THEATER: Frank Loesser’s “The Most Happy Fella” is a musical landmark Pg… 79 SPORTS: Swimmer Orrin Nordstrom wears gloves, shoes while training Pg… 82 ENTERTAINMENT: Beauty for big top: A French artist decks circus in flowery finery Pg… 87 SCIENCE: “In frogs?the universe”: Jean Rostand, son of the famous playwright, finds a rich life in his scientific studies Pg… 95 MOVIES: Hitchcock does a hair–raiser in a concert hall ( The Man Who Knew Too Much ) Pg… 138 MOVIES: Marlon Brando makes up like an Okinawan for “Teahouse” role Pg… 101 RELIGION: Church for the deaf conducts its services in sign language Pg… 105 ANIMALS: Opo the dolphin has a brief summer of happiness taking New Zealand swimmers for a ride Pg… 131 MODERN LIVING: New loot for children: A new book tells where and how to acquire 1,200 gifts for the asking Pg… 143 TELEVISION: Man bites like dog as Lassie and Perry Como get TV awards Pg… 163 ART: Cult of the kitchen sink: British emphasize the sordid Pg… 173 MUSIC: Brother Matthew at the jam session: A great saxophonist leaves the monastery briefly for a jazz performance Pg… 193 MEDICINE: A new technique for collecting blood plasma increases production by giving the corpuscles back to the donors Pg… 197 PARTY: En route to Monaco for her wedding, Grace Kelly plays hard at The Game. Photographed by Howell Conant Pg… 22 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Three miffed misses yearn for other roles

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