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...crime seemed like a grotesque parody of Upstairs, Downstairs. Richard John Bingham is the seventh Earl of Lucan, an Irish title dating from 1795. He made gentleman's marks at Eton, joined the Coldstream Guards, then prepped at a London bank until one spectacular night 15 years ago when he won $56,000 at chemin de fer. After that, "Lucky Lucan" became an inveterate gambler...
Deeply in Debt. Marriage in 1963 to a petite commoner named Veronica Duncan did not change him. The couple had three children, but Lady Lucan saw little of her husband. She was often depressed, and the Earl twice tried to have her committed. His own behavior came to follow an almost obsessive pattern: lunch at a gaming club, usually the Clermont, cards or backgammon in the afternoon, home to bathe and change, back to the tables in the evening...
...Earl Bouchet West Haven, Conn...
...three-hitters. This year, after two seasons as a 20-game winner, Ryan is setting a 30-win pace with eight victories and only two defeats while flourishing a 2.25 ERA. All that on a team of otherwise marginal talent. "The man is unbelievable," says Baltimore Orioles Manager Earl Weaver. "He has the potential to pitch a no-hitter every time...
Abie-Bodied Seaman Earl Gilbert, 52, of Pascagoula, Miss.: "After the Marines came, God I felt good. Damn good. Those Marines are great. Ford did a damn good job, but I just want to thank those Marines...