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Hopper, one learns from Levin's catalogue, used to carry a worn quotation from Goethe everywhere with him, in his wallet. As well he might have done: for his paintings are (in the words of Goethe's title) Dichtung und Wahrheit, poetry and truth, the dignified utterances of a near genius whose modest attachment to the commonplace freed him from triviality, though not from doubt...
...some retailers are beginning to see a few wispy signs that the consumer may be again reaching for his wallet. Says Charles Duchen, chairman of Younkers Inc., a department store chain based in Des Moines: "In the past four or five weeks, the consumer has grown more confident. There is a feeling that we have reached the bottom and the worst is behind us." Adds James Zimmerman, president of Rich's in Atlanta: "Back-to-school sales are already very good...
...also happens to be one of the worst for the back. Choose a chair that provides firm support, especially of the lower back. Keep feet slightly elevated. Get up occasionally, stretch and walk around to relieve the strain. A special tip to men: do not keep a bulging wallet in the back pocket. During long intervals of sitting, it can press on the sciatic nerve, sending shooting pains down...
Trying to report the riot, United Press International Reporter Mike Fowler was seized by blacks, beaten and robbed of his wallet. Jeffrey Kulp, ,22, a white passenger in a car being attacked by a mob, was shot in the back and left paralyzed from the waist down. As the car fled, it struck Shanreka Perry, 11, a black girl. Her leg had to be amputated...
...attempted to ascertain who he was and met with some unresponsiveness on his part," the officer testified, referring to him and his black partner. Further questioning revealed that Ezera did not "out and out refuse to identify himself. He produced something from his wallet with a name and something with Harvard written on it--I don't recall what." Burns charged that he did not believe that Ezera was actually the man arrested. The judge asked that the lawyers approach the bench. Following a brief discussion the judge declared Ezera not guilty. With clenched fist Ezera walked...