Cover: "Parachute test with dummy". Pg. 13: "Between a Habsburg king and Nazi rule pretty little Austria must choose". Pg. 24: Photogenic Mayor LaGuardia of NYC. Pg. 37: Slave-born Negro scientist, George Washington Carver, is honored in Alabama. Pg. 66: A little python dines on a rat; a big python is killed for eating a pig. Speaking of Pictures: pg. 4. Austria and Habsburgs: pg. 13. LIFE on the American Newsfront: pg. 18. Photogenic Mayor: pg. 24. Parachutes: pg. 28. Dr. Carver: pg. 37. Movie of the Week: The Soldier and the Lady: pg. 40. A Coed's day: pg. 44. Judas Goat: pg. 47. Chain Gang: pg. 48. The Camera Overseas: pg. 55. Commentators: pg. 60. ...and Comments: pg. 62. Private Lives: pg. 64. Pythons: pg. 66. Coach Rehearsal: pg. 68. LIFE's Pictures: an Index: pg. 69. LIFE Goes to a Party: pg. 72. Letters to the Editors: pg. 76. Pictures to the Editors: pg. 79. ( )