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June 1971

The Low-bottom Drunk

A vignette of life on skid row that tells it like it is when AA tries to carry the message

The MANHATTAN BOWERY Project is located in the Men's Shelter at 8 East Third Street. To get inside, the Friday-night speaker from AA had to step over the body of a drunk lying on the sidewalk before the entrance.

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