Pg… 10 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: White Men Flee in Terror from Chaos of the Congo: Exclusive LIFE Pictures, Plus a Dark Prophecy by Stuart Cloete

Pg… 18 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A Round for Rocky on Party Platform: His Pressure on Policy Brings a Secret Meeting, Dramatic Agreement with Nixon

Pg… 23 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: The Great Polaris Breakthrough: Missiles Shot from Sub Give U.S. a Mighty Cold War Plus

Pg… 26 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Fun Spots Combine Education with Fun and Shivers: a New Trend in Amusement Parks Enlivens History with Lots of Excitement

Pg… 20 EDITORIAL: The Eisenhower Era: a Successful Government Made Possible the Much Greater Achievements of the People

Pg… 74 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: The Trials of Cold War Widowhood: Mimi Barker Exemplifies an Unsung Aspect of 'Peace.' Photographed for LIFE by Suzanne Szasz

Pg… 36 ARTICLES: A Suit Tailor–Made for Space: an Astronaut Describes What Will be Worn When an American Goes Into Orbit. By Walter Schirra

Pg… 46 ARTICLES: B. Franklin, the American Diplomat: a Spokesman for Freedom, He Won Our First Ally. Last in LIFE'S Series on the Franklin Papers. With a Picture Essay in Color of European Places the Envoy Knew, Photographed for LIFE by Mark Kauffman

Pg… 70 SPORTS: Salty Seminar for Sailors: Good Crews Learn How to Get Better at a Nautical School

Pg… 82 PARTY: Ex–Fotog Shoots Her Own Pix of Newsy Vacation: Jacqueline Kennedy Turns Her Camera on Her Candidate–Husband

Pg… 9 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 84 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Man with No Eye for Beauty