Pg… 24 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: The Small State of West Virginia Gets the Spotlight as Its Primary Provides a Test for the Momentum of Front–Runner Kennedy Pg… 30 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: Youths of Korea Ring Freedom in and Jubilation Takes the Place of Tragedy Pg… 37 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: A Look at the World’s Week Pg… 45 THE WEEK’S EVENTS: As Worldwide Furor Over Caryl Chessman Stirs Arguments on Broader Issues, a Noted Authority Sets Down the Pros and Cons of Capital Punishment Pg… 32B EDITORIALS: The Student Phenomenon Pg… 32B EDITORIALS: Again, “Welcome Strangers!” Pg… 90 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: The Founder of Self–Government, Strife–Torn Greece, Regains Its Birthright. Part IV of a Six–Part Series on the World’s Democracies. Photographed for LIFE by James Burke Pg… 102 PHOTOGRAPHIC ESSAYS: A Hopeful Second Chance for High School Dropouts: in Detroit They are Helped by the Nation’s Only Large–Scale Plan, Which Restores Their Confidence and Fits Them for Jobs. Photographed for LIFE by Paul Schutzer Pg… 59 ARTICLES: Escape at Sea After Orbiting: Part IV of the Astronauts’ Exclusive Report of LIFE on Their Training. By Navy Lieut. Commander Alan Shepard Pg… 114 ARTICLES: Our Flashily Constructed, Lovable, Open–Handed Banks: They Load Patrons with Gifts and “Instant Money.” By Herbert Brean Pg… 53 TELEVISION: Art Carney’s Triumphs: in Diverse Roles He is Big Hit Pg… 71 LIFE’S GARDEN NEWS: Showy Water Lilies: How to Grow Hybrid Varieties that Produce Radiant Blossoms Pg… 80 FASHION: Spring Fashions get a Lift from Bold Gypsy Earrings Pg… 85 MOVIES: A Blonde Called Me–Me–Oh (Yvette Mimieux) Starts Up Road to Film Fame Pg… 110 SPORTS: Idaho Ranchers Revive Ancient Chariot Race in Western Style Pg… 129 PARTY: The U.S.A. as Host to “Charlie”: from Broadway to Bourbon Street “Vive De Gaulle” Rings Out Pg… 14 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Speaking of Pictures: a Literary Picture Gallery by a Publisher, Who has Just Joined Forces with a Distinguished Colleague Pg… 18 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Letters to the Editors Pg… 132 OTHER DEPARTMENTS: Miscellany: a Far–Fetching Feline