Description
Original LIFE Magazine — August 11, 1967
This is an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine published August 11, 1967 — a real piece of American history, carefully preserved and ready to give, collect, or display.
Cover Subject: The catastrophic fire aboard the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal during the Vietnam War.
Inside This Issue: Features LIFE’s dramatic coverage of the USS Forrestal disaster, including the explosions, fire, destruction, rescue efforts, and loss of life aboard the carrier in the Gulf of Tonkin, along with the original news, photography, advertising, politics, culture, and features from August 11, 1967.
Completeness: Complete original issue, including the original pages, photographs, stories, and advertisements. Not a reproduction or modern reprint.
Perfect For: U.S. Navy veterans and families, Vietnam War collectors, naval-history enthusiasts, USS Forrestal collectors, military-history readers, LIFE Magazine collectors, and anyone who wants a meaningful gift from a specific date or year.
Original LIFE Magazines are authentic issues published between 1936 and 2000.
Pg… 4 Opinion and Comment: Editorials: Castro Revolution, Export Model
Pg… 4 Opinion and Comment: Editorials: A Sad Twilight for De Gaulle
Pg… 8–12 Opinion and Comment: Reviews: Book: Gwyn Griffin’s “An Operational Necessity,” Reviewed by William McPherson
Pg… 8–12 Opinion and Comment: Reviews: Movie: “Don’t Look Back,” with Bob Dylan, Reviewed by John L. Wasserman
Pg… 8–12 Opinion and Comment: Reviews: Psychedelia: “Electric Circus,” Reviewed by John Stickney
Pg… 17 Opinion and Comment: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 18 Opinion and Comment: The Feminine Eye: Confessions of a “Business Thing.” By Shana Alexander
Pg… 20 The Week’s News and Features: Inferno on U.S.S. ‘Forrestal’: In One of the Navy’s Worst Disasters, Fire and Explosions Remove the Mighty Aircraft Carrier from Her Station in the Vietnam War. The Crew’s Heroism Saved the Ship from Total Destruction. By Hal Wingo (John McCain)
Pg… 28 The Week’s News and Features: On the Newsfronts of the World: People and Events Around the Globe. A Sabbath in the Sinai for Israeli Tourists
Pg… 30B The Week’s News and Features: The Presidency: Beyond Politics, the Reality of Faith. By Hugh Sidey
Pg… 33 The Week’s News and Features: Close–Up: David Amram, a Music–Making Swinger and Rising American Composer
Pg… 38 The Week’s News and Features: The Isolated Beauty of Nepal: It’s Quite the Thing to do to Head for Kathmandu. Photographed by Farrell Grehan. Who Knows Where the Forks Are? Boris. By Jane Howard
Pg… 54B The Week’s News and Features: The Aftermath in Detroit: In a City Laid Waste by Riots and Guerrilla Warfare, the Young Mayor Seeks an Answer in the Ashes. By Nick Thimmesch
Pg… 63 The Week’s News and Features: Medicine: The Bite of a Shrew and a Life–or–Death Decision. LIFE Washington Bureau Chief Richard B. Stolley Tells How He had to Choose Between Taking the Dreaded Rabies Shots and Risking the Disease?and in the Process Dispels Some Old Myths
Pg… 73 The Week’s News and Features: Fashion: New Warmth for the Wet Set
Pg… 76 The Week’s News and Features: Great Dinners: Part 43: Pleasure from a Poached Fish. A Summer Salmon Provides a Chilled and Delicate Dish. From Soup to Mousse, All Cold and All Done Well Ahead. By Eleanor Graves
Pg… 82 The Week’s News and Features: Miscellany
