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...always freezing cold down there--he kept the windows open, even in the deepest months of winter. Under his blanket he would lie on a forest green, spartanly cushioned sofa, tilting his body perpetually side-ways to face the television set. And although he had a yen for the shows of his younger days--"Hogan's Heroes," and "Quincy," and "The Streets of San Francisco," oh, and John Wayne movies of every make and description--they would be bumped aside quite often for ESPN, when the spirit moved...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Memoriam | 1/23/1995 | See Source »

...hooked on, maybe, just to "wake up the echoes," if you will. Or bring a girlfriend down to evade the brothers and mother which would love to keep tabs on such events were they held closer to the rest of the world, although I knew full well that the sofa upon which we might frolic was Dad's and Dad's alone in spirit...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: In Memoriam | 1/23/1995 | See Source »

...replied. "You could do that." After winning his suburban Dallas district in an upset, he proved her right by spending his debut months in Washington dramatizing his frugality by camping on a cot in the House gymnasium. Evicted by then Speaker Tip O'Neill, he reluctantly retreated to a sofa in his office and later to a house in Maryland...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Newt's Battle-Ready Armey | 11/28/1994 | See Source »

...Marie Hall sat next to her husband on the green sofa, trying to talk the gun out of his hands. "You know you can't kill yourself," she said. "Think about the boys, and your mother, and your brother and me. How will we feel...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Officers on the Edge | 9/26/1994 | See Source »

Their three small children were playing in the next room. When they heard the shot, they came running, saw the red stain spreading over the sofa and didn't say a word...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Officers on the Edge | 9/26/1994 | See Source »

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