Cover story: Mao, article on "Old Bill" artist Bruce Bairnsfather, elections in England, "feather bedding" (people charging for services they did not provide), Hal Holbrook playing Mark Twain, evolution, art historian Bernard Berenson, missiles and rockets, quiz show figure Charles Lincoln Van Doren, Richard Nixon, a huge beehive, films by Cecil B Demille, Chicago baseball's Casey Stengel, and more.

Some of the great vintage ads include Brach's Candy, Revlon eye makeup, United States Brewers Foundation beer and bowling, Dr. Seuss Zoo toys, Scott Tissue.