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...Cue in Common. Nothing defines the waiting room and the nature of its occupants more precisely than the reading matter on display. Movie magazines, out of order in a banker's office or Government agency, are run-of-the-table at Central Casting, a must at the hairdressers. General practitioners and advertising executives stick to the better-known periodicals; so, as a rule, do psychiatrists (though many patients, fearful of being caught engrossed in the Reader's Digest and branded a condensed personality, bring along a newspaper instead). Opticians invest in anything, so long as the print...
...Navy Skyhawk darted above the calm waters off Spain's Mazagón beach, its lights flashing in the early dawn. On that cue, 84 U.S. Navy ships, ten U.S. merchant ships and 14 small Spanish vessels began churning about in the largest military landing operation since World War II. This was Steel Pike I-the Navy's attempt to prove that old-fashioned assault by sea still holds some advantages over the modern trend toward movement...
Roomier & Racier. Taking a cue from the U.S. competition, the Europeans are bringing out more new models and moving to somewhat greater size. Despite the Italian slowdown, Fiat is doing better than last year because of the success of its recently introduced "850" model, which is roomier, racier and more luxurious than the standard small Fiat; sales have reached 1,000 a day. British Motor Corp. has brought out a new Austin "1800" model to compete against Ford's Cortina and G.M.'s Vauxhall Viva. In Germany, the larger Volkswagen "1500" has made up some of the sales...
...Lampoon, the political clubs--have full-scale executive competitions, in which longtime friends must strive against one another, all seeking coveted offices. The same is true of varsity athletics, or of the struggles for Radcliffe girls at a one-to-five premium. Some students suggest that they take their cue in the Cain complex from observation of the Harvard Junior Faculty...
...often as not, the Democrats take their cue from Rocky and Scranton, and Goldwater recently complained: "Rockefeller and Scranton have done me more damage than the Democrats ever could...