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...Shoe Shop Owner David Rivera, 35, and his wife Irma, 33, were the first to settle into the new project, genteelly christened Charlotte Gardens. Proudly showing off his fully equipped three-bedroom house with its cathedral ceilings, plush carpeting and small backyard, David notes, "This is a hell of a deal compared with the hellhole we lived in before." The Riveras jumped at the chance to desert their often heatless $400-a-month rental apartment near by. They took possession of their new $47,000 home with an initial $7,500, and will pay a mortgage of $370 a month...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Urban Homesteaders | 1/30/1984 | See Source »

...stars and Iowa farmers. But in May 1960, before Eisenhower could return the visit, the Soviets shot down an American U-2 spy plane flying about 65,000 ft. above their territory. Khrushchev demanded an apology from Eisenhower; a few months later, he showed his anger by pounding his shoe on his desk at the U.N. General Assembly...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Vocabulary of Confrontation | 1/2/1984 | See Source »

...proper distances from one another to combine privacy with friendliness. Outside the park, the houses look pretty much the same as well. And the feeling of the neighborhood persists. People who have known each other for years pause on the sidewalks to chat. The cleaners and the shoe shop do not need to hand out claim checks. Dogs are greeted by name. Babies abound. Eccentrics have positions of honor...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In New York: Christmas in a Small Place | 12/26/1983 | See Source »

...Irving is a shoe salesman with only one thing missing from life: his head...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: A Mixture of Humor and Wonder | 12/19/1983 | See Source »

...kicking soccer-style," Danny recalls. "But he borrowed my shoe one day and has stuck with the straight-ahead style ever since. That's all right, though, because...

Author: By Nick Wurf, | Title: Jim Villanueva | 11/18/1983 | See Source »

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