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...Chez Jean" is proud of its success and is very jealous to protect its name and reputation against false and misleading statements wherever they occur. Although we have attempted to point out some of the glaring errors and misrepresentations contained in your review, we did not feel that a point by point rebuttal was appropriate at this time. We do feel, however, that the first step towards correcting the damage caused by your review would be to publish this letter and allow your readers--whether in "jeans" or in a suit and whether they "act snobby" or civil--to learn...
...warden, played by hard-eyed, mean-drawling Eddie Albert, is a football freak ready to do anything to get a national championship for his semipro club, staffed by the guards. He asks Reynolds to help coach them. But the team captain is also captain of the guards, and jealous of his prerogatives. He suggests-with a few well-placed blows below the belt-that Reynolds turn down the warden's kind offer...
...publication a few years ago of his Selected Letters and the first two volumes of Lawrance Thompson's biography, there could be no doubt about it: Frost never matured emotionally, and the dark side of a powerful and childish nature frequently dominated. He was often malicious, vindictive and jealous to a degree that could not be passed off as the mere crankiness of a sensitive man. He was insatiably greedy for attention and praise. He was a tormented man who hurt those around him in ways that could not always be mended...
Middle-class blacks are constantly reminded of their putative responsibilities. "All kinds of wonderful things are happening to me," says Superconsumer Dora Smith, who is reveling in her improved fortunes in life, "but other blacks appear to be jealous." Adds Mary Davis, the Chicago urban planner: "I'm tired of white liberals always reminding you that if you take two steps forward, you always have to remember your un fortunate brethren. Look at white people who live in the rich suburb of Barrington Hills. They don't go down to Cicero and mingle with the blue-collar workers...
Muffy is wistfully jealous of her friend's maturity and develops a crush on a preppy heartbreaker. When he spurns her, she turns back to the steady, unexciting Malcolm (George O'Hanlon Jr.). They abandon their virginity on Christmas Eve with all of the uncertainty but none of the accomplishment that characterized Abby's liaison. Muffy blames it all on her never-ending bad luck, the consequences of which approach sentimental catastrophe when she becomes pregnant...