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...first time since he became Governor in 1955, Arkansas' Orval Faubus went sleepless on election night. Seeking a fifth two-year term, Faubus faced five opponents in the Democratic primary. Observers thought the vote would be tight, and many had visions of a runoff election against Segregationist Congressman Dale Alford or moderate ex-Governor Sid McMath. As it turned out, Faubus could have stood in bed: he pulled in about 52% of the votes, more than the combined total won by Alford, McMath and three other also-rans. The one place where his opposition beat him was Pulaski County...
...Verlon. Biographical details about the man were scarce-Verlon, Verkauf explained, was too shy to seek publicity-and Verkauf was always vague about his whereabouts. Finally a woman art critic notified Verkauf that she wanted to do a piece about Verlon for the semiannual Quadrum. "I had a sleepless night," he recalls. "I got up at 2 in the morning, wondering what I would tell her. I was nervous because she was a respected critic and I did not want to get her into trouble. So I told her, I am Verlon...
...naked steel testing towers, the exposed beams of half-completed buildings, all took on a weird beauty. It was already a humid 76°. An 8-knot breeze rippled the coconut fronds. In a small operations building, about 15 technicians sat amid the coffee-cup litter of a sleepless night...
...want it to do." The computer system has already been pressed into service to process business tax returns from the seven Southern states, even writes businessmen robot letters if they pay too much or too little. But the taxpayer has a period of grace before the impersonal and sleepless computers go to work on the entire country in 1966-and the IRS is using the interim to 156.8 psychological advantage. "As a word to the wise," says Commissioner Caplin, "I would say that this is a very good time to clean the slate if past errors or omissions are known...
...years, I have been squawking about that cotton sheet stretched over rubber or plastic. It is responsible for more discomfort, sleepless nights, and barbiturates administered than any other single factor...