Word: duking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...fact that he was only a part-time student at Duke University, he might have been rated a Big Man on Campus. Enrolled in 1987 in the continuing- education program, he quickly became a campus celebrity. His moniker helped. The short, wavy-haired chap with the cosmopolitan air just happened to be Maurice de Rothschild, wayfaring scion of the rich and illustrious French banker, Baron Guy de Rothschild...
...went for two years around Duke and Durham. When the putative nobleman had to borrow a few dollars from friends, it seemed to pain him royally. When he could string together enough credit, he was a sport, once laying on a swank downtown party for the Duke swimming team he managed. He lived in an ordinary town house, but it was elegantly appointed and always stocked with good wine. He boasted about his friendships with Kevin Costner, Burt Reynolds and other Hollywood celebrities...
Last week Duke's campus daily, the Chronicle, reported that the phony Frenchman was Mario Cortez Jr., 37, of El Paso. In 1967, said the daily, he changed his name to Mauro Jeffery Rothschild. Wherever and whoever he may be, Rothschild left thousands of dollars in debts at Duke, including $14,000 owed to one friend and a $400 tab at the florist. He also left a legacy of stories that ought to last a generation at least...
...Germany in control of Europe? It is hard to see how Britain could have gone on waging war indefinitely without any allies. And though Churchill had vowed to fight on the beaches, there were always others who might have been more "reasonable." One such figure was the self-exiled Duke of Windsor, who had taken refuge in Spain after the fall of France. He made it clear that he opposed the war, and the Germans tried through intermediaries to recruit him as a mediator in peace talks, even suggesting that he might thus be restored to his throne. Both...
...remains to be seen whether Mike Dukakis can stage such a dramatic comeback. But whatever his fate, the Duke deserves better treatment than he has been getting lately...