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Swiftly and efficiently the men herded the women upstairs at pistol point, tied them with curtain cords, locked them in a bathroom, and-undetected by a private secretary asleep upstairs-systematically ransacked the house. Soon afterwards they walked away with a wad of bank notes and the French underworld's biggest haul of stolen jewelry (estimated value: $285,000) since the Aga Khan's wife was robbed of $500,000 worth on the Riviera in 1949. It was not. however, so much the size of the haul that gave the burglary its special interest as the identity...
...surprise he shows, the audience might think that nuns just sort of naturally came with tropical islands. But Deborah is dramatically startled to see him. "Naow, le's jus' take it easy, ma'am," says Mitchum in that half-asleep Mitchum way. She hastily explains her unchaperoned presence -war, and all that sort of thing. Yawns lackadaisical Castaway Mitchum: "Tha's tough...
...grateful that John Hicks built a house in 1726 which can now be used for a library. In one of its nine rooms on three floors, Kirkland House members can retreat from their roommates and tutors, and find a soft chair in which to study or fall asleep. Another location where much occurs is the Junior Common Room, where forums, concerts, and meetings punctuate the eternal magazine reading and piano playing...
Once the spectator has caught the tail of Lindbergh's kite, he will hardly dare to let go-Director Wilder sees to that. He worries the last quiver of excitement from the facts-from the time Lindbergh fell asleep in mid-Atlantic, from the fishing boat he hailed ("Which way is Ireland?"), from the landfall at Ireland's Dingle Bay, less than three miles off course after 3,000 miles of flight by dead reckoning. And always there is the thrilling sight of the little plane as it flashes through the air as clean as a sword...
...English's claim for $5,742 in back pay after English testified that although he had been paid for 30 hours a week as a restaurant odd-job man, the boss had neglected to reimburse him for 61 hours weekly he spent in a bedroom adjoining the eatery, "asleep with an ear cocked...