LIFE Magazine January 26, 1959

Pg… 14 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Living at 30? Below: Alaska Thrives Amid Winter Gloom. Photographed for LIFE by Gordon Tenney Pg… 22 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Killing in Cuba and a Moral Issue: the Castor Brothers Defend Their Mass Executions Pg… 29 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week Pg… 32 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Furore in Fight World: Pugs, Promoters Split on the I.B.C. Case Pg… 37 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Diplomatic Temple: America’s Embassy Wins India’s Praise Pg… 87 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Return of Lisa Rose Pg… 24 EDITORIAL: Labor at a Crossroad Pg… 46 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Strange Creatures of a Lost World: Their Fossil Bones Revealed to Darwin the Continuity of Life. Darwin’s World of Nature, Part IV. Illustrated for LIFE by Jean and Rudolph F. Zallinger. Text by Lincoln Barnett Pg… 95 PICTORIAL ESSAYS: Blessings of Bachelorhood: Like Nine Million U.S. Males, Billy Mitchell Savors Singleness While it Lasts. Photographed for LIFE by Grey Villet Pg… 100 ARTICLE: Black Africa Surges to Independence: Aroused by New Leaders and Problems, Vast Continent Explodes Out of the Stone Age Into the Modern World. By Robert Coughlan Pg… 40 SPORTS: Summery Sport for Skiers: Swimmers Dip in Outdoor Pool Surrounded by Snow Pg… 67 CLOSE–UP: Bright Days for a “Bum”: “Pappy” Boyington’s Reformed Life Lends Him New Stature Pg… 77 ART: Modern Coup at the Carnegie Pg… 82 FASHION: The High Shape of Hats to Come Pg… 115 PARTY: Key–Holders Open a New Clubhouse: Gaslight Gangs Gather for Washington Whoop–Up Pg… 4 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors Pg… 10 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: Photo War on “Bugs” Pg… 118 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: Fall of the House of Inman

Living at 30[degree] below: Alaska thrives amid winter gloom	14
Alaska (Climate), Anchorage (Alaska), Fairbanks (Alaska)
Killing in Cuba and a moral issue	22
Executions, Cuba (Politics and government)
Labor at a crossroad	24
Labor unions (Corrupt practices), Labor laws and regulations
How to think about Mikoyan	24
Anastas Ivanovich Mikoian; 1895-1978
Furore in fight world	32
James Dougan NORRIS (jr), INTERNATIONAL boxing club
Carnivorous birds	52
Extinct birds
Fabulous find of fossil riches	63
Mammals, Fossil
Bright days for a bum	67
Pappy Boyington; 1912-1988
Modern coup at the Carnegie	77
Carnegie Institute, Art (Exhibitions)
Return of Lisa Rose	87
Kidnapping
Diplomatic temple, New Delhi	37
Embassies (Buildings)
Summery sport for skiers	40
Swimming pools, Ski resorts
Strange creatures of a lost world	46
Extinct animals, Paleontology (Pleistocene), Wildlife (Latin America)
Blessings of bachelorhood	95
Single men
Black Africa surges to independence	100
Africa (Politics and government), Ghana (Politics and government), Nigeria (Politics and government)
Key-holders open a new clubhouse	115
Washington (D.C.) (Clubs)