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Show BARRY M. GOLDWATER has replaced the GOLD WA1 Canyon as Arizona's most talked-abophenomenon. Throughout the United States, he is the symbol of ut -- conservatism. But labels like Mr. Conservative tend to oversimplify and obscure as much as they explain. As a result, although people are familiar with the Senator's handsome, square-jawe- d face and his militant, right-win-g politics, .they still ask: what is Barry Goldwater really like? The truth is that the Senator is a man of many facets most of them relatively unknown to the general public. Only the last 10 of his 63 years have been spent in the national spotlight, and it was his earlier years that molded the man. A typical Westerner, Goldwater loves the outdoors and is an enthusiastic skin diver, swimmer, golfer, and explorer of Arizona's wild hin- terland. He also is a' dedicated investigator of the State's Indian and Spanish lore; the blue dots tattooed on his left hand are the mark of membership in the Smoki Clan, a group formed to preserve ancient dances of the Indians. During. World War II, Goldwater's zest for, action and adventure found an outlet when he became a pilot For a while he ferried planes, but finally he got himself transferred to a wing. Today he is a major general in the Air Force reserve. There is a strong inventive streak in Gold- water. The flag on the pole outside his Phoenix home automatically goes up at dawn and down at dusk. The mechanism, which is activated by the sun, was dreamed up by the Senator and his younger son Michael, 22, who shares his, interest in gadgets. . ; fighter-replaceme- , JL The man behind the label is surprisingly versatile-he has even invented By FLORA RHETA SCHRETOER - t- j ' . nt .... , I-- ...-- -- - ' v. . f; -- f ,y v' Has Greatly Varisd Interests Goldwater's 1955 Thunderbird also bears the stamp of his mechanical bent. The car is equipped with a short-wav- e radio, aircraft inweather-data devices. struments, and But the Senator's creativity does not stop at gadgets. When he and his family moved into their Washington apartment, Goldwater served as his own interior decorator. He blended purples, blues, oranges, and yellows so successfully .that the effect is that of an Arizona sunset He struck the home-sta- te motif again by hanging Arizona on the living-rooartists paintings by . it 5 , : m - walls. . - - - In decorating the bathroom, Goldwater gave free rein to his often unrecognized sense of humor. Hanging there is a painting of Cyclone II, the family bulldog, and prominent in the pic- -, ture is the animal's gold tooth, which replaced one that had to be extracted. Goldwater also has originated designs for Family Weekly, December 9, 1962 " "I v S i. |