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Modest Vision. In their 16 years in the capital, John and Ivo Sparkman have built themselves a quiet, pleasant life. His wife, who dislikes housework, is on the federal payroll at about $3,000 a year as a secretary in Sparkman's office. They live in a three-bedroom, white brick house in Washington's Spring Valley, which they bought in 1948. Their only child, handsome, 28-year-old Julia Ann (who plans to campaign for her dad), lives with them at present: her husband, Navy Lieut. Commander Tazewell Shepard Jr., is awaiting orders to carrier duty...
...letting his daughter Jean marry one because he figures no "petered-out American" has the gumption to support her. He knows that his wife Rosa is regularly making love to a younger man out in the woods, but he puts up with it as long as she does the housework...
...woman watches daytime TV regularly, "in contrast to the upper middle-class wife who has clubs, community activities, visiting, etc." Since the m.m. woman generally feels a bit isolated and needs social stimulation, she watches a few selected programs which have "personality appeal" and "dramatic appeal." (Dutybound to housework, she rarely allows herself the easy indulgence of seeing all daytime TV shows.) So long as she can imagine herself a participant, the m.m. woman is satisfied. She will even take time to knit booties for a soap-opera baby, write down quips for Arthur Godfrey, point out factual flaws...
...spends two more days writing her columns in batches of six. Most of her editing is cutting, since "people don't seem to write briefly about their troubles." She leaves housework to a maid, but by late afternoon, she starts cooking dinner. Her husband never makes suggestions for the column, "is happy as long as the house and family come first...
First Things First. In San Diego, the Evening Tribune ran an advertisement in its Situations Wanted column: "Woman, 35, general housework, loves children, live in. Husband welcome. TV not absolutely essential...