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...month ago that same nomination appeared to be Goldwater's almost for the asking. But, unless it has an incumbent President seeking reelection, no party can afford to concede its highest prize so far in advance. Thus, in the months to come, Goldwater's fortunes will surely ebb and flow, Rocky's prospects will probably improve, favorite-son candidates will emerge, dark-horse possibilities will have their day -and there will be much more speculation about Dick Nixon...
High Cost of Defense. Not that Germany has failed to do its share for Western defense. Though the spirit of militarism is at such low ebb that the Bundeswehr is hard put to find recruits, West Germany maintains twelve divisions...
Even so, there were times last week when her corner must have seemed a lonely place. As curiosity about the sister-in-law of South Viet Nam's President Ngo Dinh Diem began to ebb in the second week of her 21-day tour, sympathetic crowds dwindled, officials cold-shouldered her, and about the only people who turned out to see her were newsmen and students...
UNTIL recently most political observers figured that Democrat John Kennedy was a sure 1964 winner, and that it did not make much difference who the G.O.P. candidate would be. Now, many are changing their minds. To be sure, a President is historically at low ebb at the tag end of a pre-election year, and between now and November 1964 a lot of things can happen-and probably will. But a state-by-state survey by TIME correspondents indicates that at least Republican Barry Goldwater could give Kennedy a breathlessly close contest. The results (electoral votes in parentheses...
...walking wounded and unofficial dead of the affluent society. They inhabit what is known in officialese as "substandard housing," but they are figures in a land scape of hell. Wallant writes with lyrical affection of falling plaster, the colors of linoleum, the awful caprice of electrical fixtures, and the ebb and flow of cruel plumbing. He sniffs the eternal odors of poverty, sin and despair on stairway, landing and daybed. The flaking walls about his creatures are a barometer of the damp weather in the soul. His theme is the pursuit of grace among the abounding roaches...