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January 1978

Once Over Lightly

Sense and nonsense on the road to recovery

DURING THE EARLY YEARS of World War II, a resident of skid row found himself in desperate circumstances. Except for the clothes he was wearing, he had pawned everything he owned, even his upper and lower dentures, and he hadn't been able to panhandle a dime that day.

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