Description
Original LIFE Magazine — July 21, 1967
This is an authentic original issue of LIFE Magazine published July 21, 1967 — a real piece of American history, carefully preserved and ready to give, collect, or display.
Cover Subject: Kidnapped U.S. official Gus Hertz during the secret struggle to free him from the Vietcong.
Inside This Issue: Features LIFE’s account of the efforts to determine whether Gus Hertz was still alive and secure his release after he was kidnapped in Vietnam, along with the original news, photography, advertising, politics, culture, and features from July 21, 1967. The issue also includes features on Twiggy in London, Angela Lansbury on Broadway, the new King of Tonga, poet John Berryman, and ballet stars Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev.
Completeness: Complete original issue, including the original pages, photographs, stories, and advertisements. Not a reproduction or modern reprint.
Perfect For: Vietnam War collectors, Cold War history enthusiasts, military and diplomatic-history readers, vintage journalism collectors, 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: Mideast Needs Less Rigidity
Pg… 4 Opinion and Comment: Editorials: Greek Comedy?Plus Tragedy
Pg… 8–14 Opinion and Comment: Reviews
Pg… 19 Opinion and Comment: Letters to the Editors
Pg… 21 Opinion and Comment: The Presidency: Watch the Polls?but Watch Out. By Hugh Sidey
Pg… 22 The Week’s News and Features: The Secret Fight for Gus Hertz: By Richard B. Stolley
Pg… 30 The Week’s News and Features: On the Newsfronts of the World
Pg… 35 The Week’s News and Features: Close–Up: Henry Haller, White House Chef
Pg… 41 The Week’s News and Features: Theater: Rebellion on Broadway as Stars Balk at Lengthy Runs. By John Hallowell
Pg… 44 The Week’s News and Features: Mirage–Style Lingerie: It Looks Like Everything But What it is. Photographed by Don Ornitz
Pg… 51 The Week’s News and Features: Special Report: The Animals of East Africa?See How They Run. By Ralph Graves
Pg… 56A The Week’s News and Features: Science: The Curious Shapes of Voiceprints
Pg… 58 The Week’s News and Features: Hail to the New King of Tonga: Taufa’ahau Tupou IV is Crowned and His Island Kingdom Celebrates. Photographed by Farrell Grehan and David Beal
Pg… 67 The Week’s News and Features: Whisky and Ink, Whisky and Ink: A Hard–Living, Hard–Working Poet Named John Berryman Achieves Sudden and Deserved Renown. By Jane Howard
Pg… 78 The Week’s News and Features: Modern Living: A Hotel in Atlanta that’s All Razzle–Dazzle
Pg… 83 The Week’s News and Features: Ballet: Fonteyn and Nureyev?from “Paradise Lost” to a Frisco Jail
Pg… 86 The Week’s News and Features: Miscellany
