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The centerpiece of this issue is the 26 page special section “Watts: ‘65-‘66, Still Hell to Pay,” written by Jerry Cohen and Bill Murphy, the Pulitzer Prize winning Los Angeles Times reporting team, with photography by Bill Ray. The issue also covers the US bombing campaign against Hanoi’s oil facilities, The Beatles’ visit to Tokyo, the wedding preparations of Luci Baines Johnson, 1960s fashion, and a midsummer dinner feature, along with numerous period advertisements throughout. A vintage subscriber mailing label is present on the cover, consistent with the issue’s age and history.
LIFE Magazine · July 1966 · Watts riots · civil rights · Pulitzer Prize · Bill Ray photography · 1960s Los Angeles · vintage magazine · Vietnam War · Beatles Tokyo
