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...house while he's away and takes care of Jimmy while he's there. In a little under 24 hours, Jimmy discovers he's committed bigamy, obtains two annulments, and takes yet a third wife--the Lady Kay (Shella McCarthy), sister of the Duke of Durham (Dan Strickler), a down-and-out nobleman who has been forced by estate and inheritance taxes to dabble in a bit of booze running...
...with the Congressional Medal of Honor for killing 20 enemy soldiers in a fit of rage after seeing his friends destroyed: why his mother who brought him up as a Christian is so proud of his being honored for killing: and why the medal should transform him overnight from a down-and-out "spade" to a privileged citizen estranged from the rest of the poor black community. At the same time he clings to the medal, for it distinguishes him and protects...
...spiritually attractive than they are mentally alert. Nor are their hardships exactly heartrending. It is true that their cellar prison lacks fresh air, sunlight, comfy mattresses and a flush toilet and that the food is just not up to international cruise standards. Still, one cannot help thinking that a little down-and-out living may be good for them...
While thousands of new arrivals have been able to land good jobs quickly, more than a few end up dealing with freelance employment "agents." Typically, they hire down-and-out job seekers to work at the wells for $4.50 an hour. The catch: the agent gets the $4.50 and takes $2 for himself before passing it on. Another severe problem is housing, which has failed to expand to accommodate the explosive growth of Odessa's population-from 93,000 to 102,500 last year. Even those with money are often forced to leave for lack of a home...
Harvard coach Bill Cleary turned to his captain and leading scorer to put the Crimson ahead, and Roth didn't let him down. In fact, he made it look easy, faking Sollows out of his pants, and back-handing it over the down-and-out goalie...