WEEK in and out TIME'S editors come to the task of telling the news clearly, accurately, fairly and meaningfully in a way that goes well beyond spot-news coverage. Naturally, they must deal with all the big news; in fact, they deal with a lot more. In any issue the reader will find story after story that is news only because TIME made it so--by getting the idea, seeing the trend or probing for essential meaning.

The big news last week was, of course, still another Russian breakthrough in space, and our cover story tells just how it was done. The cover itself is an unretouched still photograph from the television footage showing the first human being in history to venture outside in eerie, perilous space. The Russian coup, coming only a few days before the major U.S. space effort scheduled for this week, brought up new questions about the U.S. space capability. So, accompanying the cover story, we have a detailed report and six pages of color pictures to show the state of the space art in the U.S. on the eve of the two-man Gemini launching. There were other major stories (civil rights, politics, foreign affairs) that called for and are given major treatment. Beyond these must stories there is TIME news that answers a world of questions. Consider these:

How can a community deal with the wilder ones? (See THE NATION.)

How does the gunfire at Ambelikou signal new danger in an old confrontation? (See THE WORLD.)

Where are nine heads worse than one? (See THE HEMISPHERE.)

What do two billionaires talk about? (See PEOPLE.)

Why did Cosmopolitan hire as its new editor the lady author it had panned in February? (See PRESS.)

Who invented the forward pass? (See SPORT.)

Why is "ceptsmanship" catching on at the colleges? (See EDUCATION.)

What new off-Broadway play is written in the key of flat? (See THEATER.)

Why do so many people want a blanket full of holes? (See MODERN LIVING.)

Why do some business firms have professional spies on the payroll? (See U.S. BUSINESS.)

Why is it warming to remake a durable Overcoat? (See CINEMA.)

Who was the chub-cheeked country boy who grew up to dominate Europe? (See BOOKS.)

The answers to these and many more questions, light and serious, are here.

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