Pg… 23 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Western Aid for Red Build–Up, by David Douglas Duncan

Pg… 35 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A Lady Watches the Sea Batter Her House

Pg… 36 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Governor's Son Squirms at Inaugural

Pg… 41 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Egyptian Envoy Engages in Athletic Diplomacy

Pg… 42 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: A Train Runs Out of Track

Pg… 44 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: LIFE on the Newsfronts of the World

Pg… 49 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: The Great Spanish Bullfight Scandal

Pg… 52 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: First Meeting of Ike with Cabinet

Pg… 53 THE WEEK'S EVENTS: Salute to Ike from the Eighth Army

Pg… 34 EDITORIALS: France: New Government

Pg… 34 EDITORIALS: A Million Homes a Year: A Proposal to Ike

Pg… 94 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: A Summer Resort in Winter, Photographed for LIFE by Alfred Eisenstaedt

Pg… 63 ARTICLE: High Style Cash–and–Carry, by Herbert Brean

Pg… 55 RELIGION: Diabolical Doings in Atlanta Morality Play

Pg… 72 ART: Irene Rice Pereira and Her Passion for Light

Pg… 77 FASHION: First Lady's Finery

Pg… 80 MOVIES: New Bather, Same Gable

Pg… 85 THEATER: Poetic Platform Drama

Pg… 105 ARCHAEOLOGY: Ireland's Ancient Lake Dwellers

Pg… 6 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: This is How Olympic High Jumper Tried Ballet in an Effort to Get Higher

Pg… 13 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors

Pg… 111 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: LIFE Goes to an Earl's Wedding

Pg… 118 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Here Comes the Little Crocodile