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January 24, 1959

The New Yorker cover for 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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