National Geographic August 1961

Report on Laos
Roadblocks, grenades, and bullet- ridden buildings sum up the state of this small farming country under terrorist siege.
Cowes to Cornwall: Sailor’s Log of a Channel Cruise
Setting out from England’s Isle of Wight, Captain Villiers sails to Cornwall’s southwestern tip.
The Friendly Huts of the White Mountains
The Appalachian Mountain Club, the nation’s oldest, offers lodging, meals, and camaraderie at small cabins built along 354 miles of carefully maintained hiking trails.
Sailors in the Sky: Fifty Years of Naval Aviation { Sailors in the Sky: U. S. Naval Aviation Marks Its 50th Year}
Ships with airplane catapults preceded the modern aircraft carrier in the evolution of war at sea.