Pg… 34 STORIES OF THE WEEK: Hidden Land Where Russia and China Square Off: Outer Mongolia. Word and Picture Report by Howard Sochurek

Pg… 44 STORIES OF THE WEEK: The Adlai Stevenson Affair. By John L. Steele

Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: Christian of a Stormy Past

Pg… 4 EDITORIALS: Christians and Future Hope

Pg… 51 NEWSFRONTS: La Vie en France: a Very Elegant Sip and Trip?En Amerique a Royal Wedding Western Style?Mariner's Prying Eye: Far–Out News from Venus?Clap Hands, It's Hallelujah Time for Christmas

Pg… 70 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: Master Carver of the Middle Ages: a Brave Man Named Riemenschneider Created Images of Faith. Photographed for LIFE by Nina Leen

Pg… 94 ARTICLE OF THE WEEK: Judith Hollister and Her Wonderful Obsession: a Temple for the World's Religions. By Robert Wallace

Pg… 112 COLOR SPECTACLE: Bravado and Beauty: a Bounty of Extravagant Film Epics

Pg… 59 DEPARTMENTS: Fashion: Python in the Parlor

Pg… 63 DEPARTMENTS: Animals: Lady, is this Your Kid?

Pg… 83 DEPARTMENTS: Entertainment: a Kennedy Spoof Full of "Vigah." By Peter Bunzel

Pg… 90A DEPARTMENTS: Close–Up: Quick, Go Get Dr. Spock!

Pg… 107 DEPARTMENTS: Theater: "Coward, Flop, Pig," Marital Sweet Talk on Broadway. The Albee Attitude, by Tom Prideaux

Pg… 121 DEPARTMENTS: Sports: in a Tense Game of Tiddlywinks?Hold that Squop!

Pg… 23 DEPARTMENTS: Special Report: Peanuts on Happiness

Pg… 12 DEPARTMENTS: LIFE Guide to Folk Singing, Christmas Doings, Children's Books, Records

Pg… 31 DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 124 DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: "No, No, the Bottle, Silly!"