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Part of Goldwater's appeal is his undeniable personal magnetism. To teenagers his chief attraction may be his image as jet pilot, ham radio operator and driver of a flashy sports car, but his voting-age admirers couch it in more substantial terms-integrity, honesty and courage. Even his quick-draw, shoot-from-the-hip tendency has its defenders. "Truman shot from the hip," says Virginian Walter Conklin, a magazine production manager. "Kennedy did it against U.S. Steel. I think it's a very human frailty...
...economists' terms, furniture has traditionally been a "postponable purchase"-people often put off buying a new chair, couch or bedroom set until the old one broke down, seldom bought on impulse. Lately, there has been a shift of sorts: Americans are inclined to trade in their old furniture somewhat sooner, buy more and more new furniture than in years past. Last week, at their annual summer show in High Point, N.C., the seat of the industry, the nation's furniture manufacturers puffed up their earlier predictions for 1964. On the basis of a notably strong first half, they...
...HENRY J. COUCH Chicago...
...worst moments of her life occurred two years ago when she was the adolescent in the Broadway production of Graham Greene's The Complaisant Lover. Opening night, her slip came loose and began to make its way to her ankles. She waddled around behind a couch and stepped out of it, sure that the audience had not noticed. When she came back out again, the audience exploded with applause. Even her embarrassments draw raves...
Restless Natives. Mostly, they are high-priced professionals-doctors, dentists, lawyers-plus bankers, stockbrokers and real estate agents. An area known variously as "Couch Canyon" and "Libido Lane" houses most of the city's 198 psychiatrists, or approximately one to every 166 residents (compared with the national average of one per 1,100). There is no heavy industry and no effort to attract any. There are 22 banks, nine hotels, the cleanest jail in the county, and a chamber of commerce that couldn't care less. There are 65 acres of parks and playgrounds but no pool hall...