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Pg… 1 Cover: Born Too soon: The high–risk drama of keeping the tiniest babies alive: Jason Michael Waldmann Jr. who weighed only 1.2 pounds at birth Pg… 6 Publisher’s Note: Last monthly issue of LIFE magazine Pg… 12 The Big Picture: In Texas, a tornado leaves a house in tatters; in Illinois, a basset hound nurtures an unlikely family; in Uganda, a cult leaves only horror behind Pg… 22 Life Around the World: A family man in Jakarta proves that hope is stronger than any hardship – or handicap Pg… 31 Bob Greene: LIFE columnist bids farewell to his first love Pg… 34 Then and Now: What ever happened to some of LIFE’s favorite story subjects Pg… 44 Coming Back to Life: Twenty years later, the natural beauty of Mount St. Helens rises from the ashes. By Charles Hirshberg. Photography by Gary Braasch Pg… 48 Saving Jason: Only 1.2 pounds at birth, Jason Michael Waldmann Jr. was born too soon. But new technology, and old–fashioned care, are keeping tinier and tinier babies alive. By Lise Funderburg. Photography by Co Rentmeester Pg… 66 Making Faces: A portrait photographer asks his subjects: “What do you see?” Photography by Steve Pyke Pg… 76 The Vanishing Wild: For his new book, a nature photographer set out to document the world’s animals – before it’s too late. Photography by Art Wolfe Pg… 106 Just One More: The people who brought LIFE to life
