By every known measuring stick, the $64,000 Question is the nation's No. 1 TV show. Every Tuesday night some 13 million Americans forgo reading, bypass the movies and other forms of entertainment to watch a carefully picked group of eccentric specialists give everyone a vicarious feeling of cupidity. Last week promoters of the show tried to lure a bigger audience than ever with newspaper ads to ballyhoo a mysterious "world-famous guest." As the guest walked front and center, the announcer intoned: "Our next guest on the golden threshold of the $64,000 Question is from Suffolk, England: Mr. Randolph Churchill." After...
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