Pg… 22 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: France Again Enjoys a Notable Scandal: L’Affaire Lacaze Unfolds Against a Background of Great Art and Immense Wealth. By David Snell Pg… 28 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Long U.S. Shoot Past the Moon: Pioneer IV Accomplishes a New Space Trick Pg… 30 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week Pg… 37 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Happy Caravan of Modern Pioneers: Detroiters Fed Up with City Life Gamely Head for Homesteading in Alaska Pg… 43 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Riot and Repression in Nyasaland: Negro Africa’s Nationalism Flares Up After the Arrest of Fiery Leader Pg… 32 EDITORIAL: Welcome, Son, Who are You? Pg… 56 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAY: The Animal Heirs of Ages Past: Life of Forest and Pampas Showed Darwin Path of Evolution. Darwin’s World of Nature. Part V. Text by Lincoln Barnett. Photographed for LIFE by Dmitri Kessel. Paintings for LIFE by Walter Linsenmaier Pg… 104 ARTICLE: The Private Letters of the President: They Reveal how Eisenhower Brings Personal Touch to Public Affairs Pg… 47 SPORTS: Rehearsal for Winter Olympics Produces a U.S. Star at Squaw Valley Pg… 75 CLOSE–UP: India’s New Boss–Lady: Mrs. Indira Gandhi, Nehru’s Daughter, Heads the Congress Party Pg… 87 YOUTH: A Blanket is a Little Girl’s Best Friend Pg… 95 TELEVISION: Another Toll for a Famous Bell: Actors Rehearse Hemingway Story for TV Pg… 125 PARTY: Seven–Day Coffee Break in Colombia Pg… 10 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors Pg… 16 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: a Primitive Victor’s Piggyback Pg… 54 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Sequel: a Span for a Dam Pg… 128 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: a Bench to be Beneath