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...hate Lou, whose presence is central to the book even though he abandoned Billie. He had been aware of what would eventually happen to Billie at the time of their marriage, but then, "when she was still on the cane, she had a face like the dimensions of a crystal, all chiseled with wisdom, smarts, heartache, all beautiful like a flock of birds scared up off the cove, all beautiful like the sound of cellos..." he had thought himself equal to the task of caring for her as she deteriorated. After he forfeits his well-loved job at the local...
Abeles ripped the first pitch she saw up themiddle, and Amberg and LaSovage both came aroundto score. Teller followed with a seeing-eye singleinto right, and sophomore Crystal Springer came into pinch run for her. That is when Read stepped tothe plate and capped off a tremendous afternoon...
...course, some passengers prefer pure luxury. Retired California businessman Roy Black and his wife have spent $30,000 for the penthouse of Crystal Cruises' 940-passenger ship Harmony during a 30-day world tour. The Blacks are so fond of Crystal, a privately owned company, that they've taken 18 Harmony cruises. "It's the ultimate in comfort and spaciousness and decor," Black says of the 950-sq.-ft. penthouse, which comes with a Jacuzzi and private butler service, among other creature comforts. "It's always been our home away from home...
...that more true than offscreen. We're talking about those ego-driven dictators of Panavision dreams who consume truckloads of drugs, frolic with call girls and go millions over budget as carelessly as if they were writing a bad check for groceries. Take Francis Coppola, who drank from Lalique crystal and cavorted with bimbos on the set of Apocalypse Now while his crew suffered from hookworm and rabies. How about Martin Scorsese, who was so wired at Cannes in 1978 that he sent a plane to Paris just to score cocaine? Or Top Gun producer Don Simpson, whose idea...
...wasn't crystal clear before that there is an ultra-conservative crusade out to get Bill Clinton, now there is proof in the fact that Paula Jones is appealing the judge's decision to dismiss her case [ESSAY, April 27]. Jones has always been a pawn of the right wing, which will spend any amount to bring Clinton down. These Clinton haters have promised to bankroll her legal expenses; they don't care about her vindication. Jones is a complete phony. TOBY MACK Roxas City, the Philippines...