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With the Ambassador as headquarters, she continued to promote good will abroad. | continued | {
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Of course, her benevolence was limited to those who could afford it, but then there is a limit to what one person can do. | afford | {
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Of course, her benevolence was limited to those who could afford it, but then there is a limit to what one person can do. | is | {
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Of course, her benevolence was limited to those who could afford it, but then there is a limit to what one person can do. | do | {
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By this time Diane was a beguiling lass of 19 and still seeking her place in the world. | was | {
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She thought royal status might come her way when, while she was still in Rome, she met Pulley Bey, a personal procurer to King Farouk of Egypt. | thought | {
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She thought royal status might come her way when, while she was still in Rome, she met Pulley Bey, a personal procurer to King Farouk of Egypt. | come | {
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She thought royal status might come her way when, while she was still in Rome, she met Pulley Bey, a personal procurer to King Farouk of Egypt. | was | {
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A close friend of hers in the Roman days described it this way : | described | {
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`` It was a strange relationship. | was | {
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Pulley Bey spoke no English. | spoke | {
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She had a hard time making him understand that it was Farouk she wished to meet. | had | {
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She had a hard time making him understand that it was Farouk she wished to meet. | wished | {
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`` Pulley Bey insisted that she bestow her favors on him '', the friend continued. | insisted | {
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`` Pulley Bey insisted that she bestow her favors on him '', the friend continued. | bestow | {
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`` Pulley Bey insisted that she bestow her favors on him '', the friend continued. | continued | {
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It seemed as though she were always auditioning. | seemed | {
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No believer in the traditional devotion of royal servitors, the plump Pulley broke the language barrier and lured her to Cairo where she waited for nine months, vainly hoping to see Farouk. | broke | {
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No believer in the traditional devotion of royal servitors, the plump Pulley broke the language barrier and lured her to Cairo where she waited for nine months, vainly hoping to see Farouk. | lured | {
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No believer in the traditional devotion of royal servitors, the plump Pulley broke the language barrier and lured her to Cairo where she waited for nine months, vainly hoping to see Farouk. | waited | {
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No believer in the traditional devotion of royal servitors, the plump Pulley broke the language barrier and lured her to Cairo where she waited for nine months, vainly hoping to see Farouk. | see | {
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Pulley had set her up at the Semiramis Hotel, but she grew impatient waiting for a royal reception and moved to a luxurious apartment to which the royal pimp had no key. | set | {
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Pulley had set her up at the Semiramis Hotel, but she grew impatient waiting for a royal reception and moved to a luxurious apartment to which the royal pimp had no key. | grew | {
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Pulley had set her up at the Semiramis Hotel, but she grew impatient waiting for a royal reception and moved to a luxurious apartment to which the royal pimp had no key. | had | {
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She picked her own Middle-Eastern friends from the flock of ardent Egyptians that buzzed around her. | picked | {
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Tewfik Badrawi, Mohammed Gaafer and numerous other wealthy members of Cairo society enjoyed her company. | enjoyed | {
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`` So extensive became her circle of admirers '', Egyptian police said, `` that her escapades caused distrust ''. | became | {
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`` So extensive became her circle of admirers '', Egyptian police said, `` that her escapades caused distrust ''. | said | {
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`` So extensive became her circle of admirers '', Egyptian police said, `` that her escapades caused distrust ''. | caused | {
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The roof was about ready to fall in on Diane 's little world, but it took nothing less than the Egyptian revolution to bring it down. | was | {
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When Farouk was overthrown, police picked up his personal pimp, Pulley Bey. | overthrown | {
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The cagey Pulley Bey, who spoke no English, had taken the passport so that Diane could n't leave the country without his approval. | spoke | {
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The cagey Pulley Bey, who spoke no English, had taken the passport so that Diane could n't leave the country without his approval. | taken | {
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The cagey Pulley Bey, who spoke no English, had taken the passport so that Diane could n't leave the country without his approval. | leave | {
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Officials provided a temporary passport, good only for return to the United States. | provided | {
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And return to the United States she did, into waiting arms - the unromantic ones of the New York District Attorney 's office. | return | {
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Held as a material witness in the compulsory prostitution trial of Mickey Jelke, the comely courtesan was unable to raise bail and was committed to the Women 's House of Detention, a terribly overcrowded prison. | Held | {
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Held as a material witness in the compulsory prostitution trial of Mickey Jelke, the comely courtesan was unable to raise bail and was committed to the Women 's House of Detention, a terribly overcrowded prison. | was | {
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Held as a material witness in the compulsory prostitution trial of Mickey Jelke, the comely courtesan was unable to raise bail and was committed to the Women 's House of Detention, a terribly overcrowded prison. | raise | {
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Held as a material witness in the compulsory prostitution trial of Mickey Jelke, the comely courtesan was unable to raise bail and was committed to the Women 's House of Detention, a terribly overcrowded prison. | committed | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | is | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | was | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | talk | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | having | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | removed | {
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It is a tribute to her talents that she was able to talk the District Attorney into having her removed from the prison to a hotel room, with her meals taken at Vesuvio 's, an excellent Italian restaurant. | taken | {
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Newspapers at the time noted that the move indicated that she was co-operating with the District Attorney. | noted | {
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Newspapers at the time noted that the move indicated that she was co-operating with the District Attorney. | indicated | {
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Newspapers at the time noted that the move indicated that she was co-operating with the District Attorney. | co-operating | {
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With the end of the trial Diane disappeared from New York. | disappeared | {
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It was no longer fashionable to be seen with fabulous `` Lady Harrington ''. | was | {
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It was no longer fashionable to be seen with fabulous `` Lady Harrington ''. | seen | {
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Several years ago she married a Houston business man, Robert Graham. | married | {
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She later divorced Graham, who is believed to have moved to Bolivia. | divorced | {
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She later divorced Graham, who is believed to have moved to Bolivia. | believed | {
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She later divorced Graham, who is believed to have moved to Bolivia. | moved | {
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Houston police got to know Diane two years ago when the vice squad picked her up for questioning about a call girl ring. | got | {
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Houston police got to know Diane two years ago when the vice squad picked her up for questioning about a call girl ring. | know | {
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Houston police got to know Diane two years ago when the vice squad picked her up for questioning about a call girl ring. | picked | {
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Houston police got to know Diane two years ago when the vice squad picked her up for questioning about a call girl ring. | questioning | {
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Last May, they said, she admitted being a prostitute. | said | {
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Last May, they said, she admitted being a prostitute. | admitted | {
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Last May, they said, she admitted being a prostitute. | being | {
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The next time the police saw her she was dead. | saw | {
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The next time the police saw her she was dead. | was | {
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It was September 20, 1960, in a lavishly decorated apartment littered with liquor bottles. | was | {
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She had had a party with a regular visitor, Dr. William W. McClellan. | had | {
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McClellan, who had once lost his medical license temporarily on a charge of drug addiction, was with her when she died. | lost | {
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McClellan, who had once lost his medical license temporarily on a charge of drug addiction, was with her when she died. | was | {
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McClellan, who had once lost his medical license temporarily on a charge of drug addiction, was with her when she died. | died | {
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He had been in the apartment two days and was hazy about what had happened during that time. | been | {
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He had been in the apartment two days and was hazy about what had happened during that time. | was | {
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He had been in the apartment two days and was hazy about what had happened during that time. | happened | {
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When he realized she was dead, he called two lawyers and then the police. | realized | {
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When he realized she was dead, he called two lawyers and then the police. | was | {
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When he realized she was dead, he called two lawyers and then the police. | called | {
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When the police arrived, they found McClellan and the two lawyers sitting and staring silently. | arrived | {
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When the police arrived, they found McClellan and the two lawyers sitting and staring silently. | found | {
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When the police arrived, they found McClellan and the two lawyers sitting and staring silently. | sitting | {
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When the police arrived, they found McClellan and the two lawyers sitting and staring silently. | staring | {
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The blonde 's nude body was in bed, a green sheet and a pink blanket covered her. | was | {
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The blonde 's nude body was in bed, a green sheet and a pink blanket covered her. | covered | {
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Pictures of her in more glamorous days were on the walls. | were | {
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