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...ride" until the legislature tripled its taxes, uncovered a former governor's use of the highway department to pave his private property. Harrison's sarcastic nickname for Governor Mabry, "the first-floor governor"-to distinguish him from Commissioner1 of Revenue (and Democratic political boss) Victor Salazar, "the second-floor governor"-is a political byword in the state. Chunky, fast-moving Will Harrison does his own legwork...
Early evening crowds thronged the neon-lighted sidewalks of the Spui (The Hague's Broadway). Many of them were moviegoers, eagerly getting down from busily clanging streetcars to see Song of My Heart, Fallen Idol, or Till the Clouds Roll By. A few, however, drifted unobtrusively towards a second-floor meeting room of the bleak Café de Kroon. They were searching for peace of soul and were willing to see if two bearded, 32-year-old Moslem missionaries could show them...
...last week, the tired, 73-year-old terrorist was resting alone in a second-floor bedroom of his house in Seoul. Shortly after noon, a young Korean army lieutenant, known to the police who guarded the "Tiger's" home dropped in for a visit. He talked with Kim Koo for about five minutes. Then he drew a .45-caliber automatic and fired six shots; four of them struck Kim Koo, who died almost instantly. Later, police reported that the lieutenant had slain Kim Koo to prevent him from using part of the Korean army "for his own purposes...
Early to Bed. The President's 16-hour working day begins at 4 a.m. in his second-floor suite in grey-walled Catete Palace. Since the death of his wife two years ago, he lives with his son and daughter-in-law. He makes his own first cup of coffee as soon as he gets up, then goes through some lively calisthenics. Then, in the early morning silence, he leafs through the newspapers, studies state documents. About 5, his barber enters.* At 6, Dutra breakfasts alone on fruit, coffee and rolls. Half an hour later he is ready...
Semi-Private Master. The plate-glass side walls were curtained to insure the fact, if not the feeling of privacy. But the second-floor "master bedroom" could be called only semiprivate; it was separated from the living room by nothing except the chimney, a flight of steps, and a heavy curtain. The master, when the curtain was drawn aside, would be able to survey a large part of his home without -'stirring "from bed, for some walls stopped short of the ceiling, as in a bathhouse, to "suggest spaciousness." However, the top of the fireplace doubled as a stair...