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January 24, 1959

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NO FEELING OF FALLING

Robert Lewis Taylor

PROFILE of Jacques Andre Istel, a 29-year-old French-American & this country's leading parachutist. He has been the U.S. team captain, trainer, & …

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The Case For And Against The Reading of Old Newspapers

St. Clair McKelway

Writer tries to have his dog perform for him like a servant, specifically fetch his newspaper each day. To begin with he recalls a Somerset Maugham …

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