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...Lawrence's troubled marriage into the main "character" of her book. Her excellent sense of pacing gives the story a dramatic edge and an cerie sense of inevitability. She brilliantly characterizes the writer's wife, the refined yet oddly primitive Friends von Richthofen, a relative of the infamous "Red Baron." Maddox writes wittily, "such was the woman lying in wait for the lonely, ailing, direction-less D.H. Lawrence.... He never had a chance...
...election; if not he may challenge Feinstein in the year 2000. Says TIME Los Angeles contributor Martha Smilgis, who covered the campaign: "He's just a sore loser. He lost almost $30 million of his own money. But keep in mind that his father (a Texas oil baron) is worth $600 to $700 million, and he wants his son to be President."Post your opinion on theElection '94bulletin board...
...1970s, children out for trick- or-treat stopped by the elegant N Street townhouse of Averell and Pamela Harriman. They were greeted by a maid in a white apron holding a silver tray full of dimes. How novel! The wealthy Harrimans -- Pamela was the daughter of a British baron, Averell a financier and former Governor of New York -- were handing out money instead of candy. But not a lot. The maid cautioned: "Just one dime each...
...inexperienced guard, the foursome -- two of whom wore jackets with CARABINIERI written across the back -- snatched keys from the janitor's office, took one guard hostage, tied up 15 others. They then unlocked the cells of six prisoners, including Felice Maniero, an alleged Mafia boss, and his lieutenant, Sergio Baron, both on trial for drug trafficking and armed robbery. Escaping in two cars through an electronically controlled security gate, the gang dropped off its hostage -- then vanished. Said one Paduan: "They made monkeys out of the police, the prison guards, everyone...
...squeal on their co-conspirators, and get off with no more than a fine and community service. The few who actually go to jail serve their terms in relatively comfortable minimum-security prisons, get out early for good behavior and are often left with fortunes. Former junk-bond baron Michael Milken served only two years of a 10-year sentence for securities fraud, and, after shelling out more than $1 billion in fines and to settle civil lawsuits, is trying to make do with a piddling sum estimated at $300 million. He was even invited to lecture on ethics...