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The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Answer
For Late Cards
For Christmas

Speaking of bargains, Post
master Julian Mcleod says he
has a real buy, two-thirds cheap
er and thousands Of times bet
ter than it was more than As
years ago.
The bargain is airmail, and
it can be a real buy for late
Christmas cards, Mcleod added.
On May Is, 1918, when air
mail was first officially intro
duced in America, $500 letters
were flown from Washington to
New York City, about 200 miles,
at a minimum cost Of "a cents
a letter.
To-day" Mcleod said, "more
than Is billion letters and post
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Court Of Honor
Held BY Scouts
In P~ascagoula

Twenty-three Boy Scouts Of
the Singing River District were
promoted in rank at the Dis.
trict Court Of Honor held Thurs
day at Central Elementary
School in Pascagoula.
F&AM Past Masters Council
Troop 232 was host for the event.
District advancement chairman,
Jack Richard, presided over
the court.
Troop 232 won the Court of
Honor Attendance and Advance
ment banner for its p~articipa-
ton. Moss Point YMBC Troop
237 won the permanent 1868 Ad-
vancement Award for the most
outstanding advancement record
during 1863.
Scouts advanced to the r a n k
Of second class by the court
were Jerry Vice, Johnnie Vice
and David Vice of Kreole Lions
Club Troop 221; Doug Vlamynck,
Eddie Hart, Ross Broom e,
Keith Henley, Johnny Fur, Roy
EaStburn and David Henley of
Troop 232; Glen Gum Of Troop
237; Charles Pierce and Ogwen
KaSby of Thiokol Chemical Corp.
Troop 235, Escatawpa.
Promoted to rank of frs
class were Michael Vice a n d
Daryl Dryden of Troop 221,
Thomas J. Bevill Of Troop
232, Rusty Bond Of Troop 237
and James r. Daniels Of Orange
Grove Methodist Mems Gu
Troop 239.
Allen Roberts of Troop 221
and Eddie Richard of Troop
235 were promoted to the rank
of Star Scout. Everett RaSmuS-
sen Of Troop 237 was award
ed the Life Scout rank and
badge.
Eagle Scout Mickey Melon
aid Of Troop 232 was awarded
the Eagle Bronze Palm.
In addition to the promotions
in rank, 20 scouts received a
total of SIS merit badges for pro-
ticiency in specialized skills.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17

recognized district committee
who served durin &
1868.
James F. Harvey paid tribute
to the ScoutmaSterS of the dis
trict for the job they are doing
in leading boys. He recognized
their wives for their support.
Scoutmasters present and pre-
Sented with tokens of apprecia-
ton were John Lansing, Steve
Smith, John D. Gautier, Scotty
Greer, W. L. Spruell, Aubrey
Irwin, Donald Cunningham, D.
E. Gruneberg, Chris G.. Watts,
j. A. Savage and Walter E.
Long.
Earl r. Hammett, Pine Burr
Council vice president, recogniz-
ed explorer advisors V. L. Stra-
han, James Greenough and John
Cirino for their work with
older boys in the Explorer pro-
gram.
Assistant district commission
er of cub scouting, George l..
Allen, recognized the workers in
the Cub Scout program, the cub
masters and denmotherS of the
district.
He commended them for con-
Sistantly expanding the pro-
gram during the past e e
years to make cub scouting
available for more and m o e
boys eight, nine and ten years
age. CubmaSters present includ-
ed John H. K. Miner, Raymond
Josephs, Curtis Lott, Steve
George Gilmore, Sid
ney Smith, Leo Green and J.
W. Steadman.
DenmotherS recognized were
MesdameS Steve Parker, John
Miner, John Milandin, G. G..
RiSche, Paul Stuart, AL Lewis,
Jesse Lennep, Albert BrousSard,
Johnston, A. A. Turner,
Frederick Lander, George Gil
more, D. o. McCollum, Russell
German, Richard Boswell and
]. A. Savage.
A ScouterS training award
was presented to Y. L. Strahan
District Chairman Bright.
District organization and ex-
chairman Russell Cor
man recognized the leaders Of
Is scout units and presented
them with certificates of appre-
citation for their efforts during
the Fall Adventure Roundup.
Each of the Is units had con-
Quoted a roundup for new men,
bers and made scouting men,
berShip available to at least IS
per cent more boys. Leaders re-
cognized for their roundup pro-
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
PoscogouIo Man
On USS Edison

USS EDISON - Roy E. Bell,
interior communications techni.
clan fireman, USN, son of Mr..
and Mrs. c. r. Bell of 313 Short
Columbus Drive, Pascagoula is
serving aboard the destroyer
.USS Edison which operates out
OF Long Beach, Calf.
Edison is flagship Of Comman-
der Destroyer Squadron 10, q
unit of the First Fleet, a n d
participates in operations along
the coast of Southern California.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17

Is for a property damage acct
dent, l in SIS for an injury &C.
cident, and l in 1000 for a
fatal one. A driver who goes
1900 miles a year has l chance
in 10 for any accident, l in II
that it will be property dam
age, lin 10 for injuries, and l
in 1000 for a fatality.
(NOTE: This is another in q
series of articles sponsored b y
the Jaycee keep The Holidays
Safe" campaign.)
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
District Scout Officers
Installed In P~useugouIa

Newly elected officers of the
Singing River District, Boy
Scouts of America, were install
ed recently at the annual Scout
ers Recognition Dinner held at
Cotita'S in Pascagoula.
Installed by E. L. Tolbert,
Pine Burr Area Council scout
executive. were James F. Har-
vey, district committee chair
man, and j. W. Steadman, dis
trict commissioner. Vice-chair-
men for 1864 will be Paul De
Bruhl and Dale Richardson.
The Installation climaxed the
annual recognition banquet at
tended by 154 scouters, den
mothers, friends of scouting and
wives, who gathered to pay tri-
butte to the men and women who
take the program of scouting
to boys, the S%coutmaSterS, ex-
plorer advisors, cubmasters and
denmotherS of the district.
Eddie Khayat, Pine Burr
Council executive board men,
Der, presided and gave special
recognition to the Institutions in
the community which sponsor
scouting units, the heads of
those institutions present, a n d
officers Of the United Fund Of
Jackson County.
X. P. Clark, district commits
sioner, gave a progress report
on 1868 scouting activity. Dis
frict Chairman Henry r q h I
The chronicle., 1963-12-17

despite the ~postmaster's warn
ing is air parcel post, which
moves at the same speed as
airmail letters.
The cost Of air parcel post
is surprisingly modest. Sending
parcels weighing more than one
pound by air is frequently cheap
er than using first class post
age.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Davis Complete
Combut Course

CAMP LEFEUNE, N. C. =
Marine PFC Fred L. Davis.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leo P.
Davis Of 800 lakewood Drive.
Moss Point completed four
weeks Of individual combat trai
ing Nov. 7 at the First Infan-
try Training Regiment, Marine
Corps Base here.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Chompy Benson
Ends Troining
At Naval Base

SAN DIEGO, Calf. a Cham
Ply C. Benson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Benjamine F. Benson Of
I'LL Raby Avenue, Pascagoula,
completed basic training Dec. 6
at the Naval Training c e n t r
here.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Report Johnson
To Recognize
Dominican Soon

WASHINGTON, Especially -
The Johnson Administration is
about to restore full diplomatic
recognition to the controversial
Dominican government.
The puppet civilian regime wa
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Winford Morris
Ends Troininq

SAN DIEGO, Calf. = Winford
B. Morris, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
A. Ray Morris of 1913 Colleen
Street, Moss Point, completed
basic training Dec. 6 at the Nav
al Training Center here.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17

grams were W. E. Long, ]. A.
Savage, Chris G. Watts, D. E.
Gruneberg, Donald Cunningham,
W. L. Spruell, Scotty Greer,
Steve Smith, Leo Green, j. W.
Steadman. George Gilmore, Ray
mond L. JoSephS and ] a m e S
Greenough.
Charles Torres represented the
Moss Point Mems Camelia Club
in presenting corsages to the
denmothers and wives Of scout
erS present.
The chronicle., 1963-12-17
Drivers Chance
Of Wreck Varies
With Distance

What are a drivers chances
Of having an accident in his
lifetime? 1t depends partly on
the distance he drives, accord
ing to the National Safety Coun-
Gil.
A person who drives 10000
miles a year has l chance in
3 of having some kind of an
accident. There is l chance in
4 that damage will be limited
to property, l in IS that there
will be at least one injury, and
1 in 1900 for a fatality.
One who travels 5000 miles
a year stands / chance in S
for any accident, l chance in
The chronicle., 1963-12-17

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23

"One Of the Nations Top Summer Theatres''
- (Cormody-STAR
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
LOCAL DRAMA GROUPS
New Virginia Troupe
Starts First Season

REMINDER: Roses" q
comedy by Susan Levine, will
be staged In workshop pro-
duction tonight at the WASH
ington Theater Club.
The play, under the direc-
ton of Ronald Fazier, Is
about q romance between an
Israeli boy and a Kentucky
girl. It features Karen Cross.
Jere Greenwood, Jane Shroe-
der and Park Goodwin. The
performance begins at $3.50
o'clock at 1880 o street NV.
AND A THIRD: Roots"
a contemporary drama by
the English Playwright Ar
mold Wesker, opens this week
at Theater Lobby as the third
entry in a for-play summer
repertory.
1t will alternate with 10
sens "Hedda Gabler" and
O'Casey's Pictures In the
Hallway" at II st. Matthews
court NV, Tuesdays through
Sundays.
william Saroyan's THE
Beautiful People" enters the
repertory on July IS. Cur
tain time for all perform
ances is $3.50 pm.
PLANNING AHEAD: The
Oxon Hill Players are round
ing up extra talent for their
1854 season. They've cho-
sen Picnic" for fall produc-
ton and Arsenic and Old
Lace" for their spring play,
with THE Best. Man" In the
wings as an alternate. Any
one interested In joining the
Maryland group should con-
tact Hal Sacks.
TRYOUTS: The University
of Maryland Summer Thea
ter has set tryouts for its
second production Of the
season. a double bill.
Readings for william Sa-
royan's Hello. Out There"
and Anton Chekhov's The
Marriage Proposal" will get
under way at 7::30 pm. to-
morrow and Tuesday In Gen.
trail Auditorium on the M. U.
campus. Performances will
be August 5 through 9 and
IL through 16.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
BY BONNIE AIKMAN
star staff Writer

Virginia's newest little
theater group is also the first
among those in the nearby
area Of the state to bow with
q summer play program.
Members Of the Vienna
Summer Playhouse, cast and
building crew, are on the
home stretch welding scripts
and screwdrivers respectively
for Fridays opening Of Tea
house of the August Moon"
The outdoor stage, on the
grounds Of the Holy Com
forter Church, was designed
by Taber de Polo. It's con-
struction in the beginning
was plagued by rain, but fair
weather set In and all bodies
we'll for Fridays debut.
Leading actors In the COM
edy are John Hartigan as
Sakini and Seymour Becker
as Colonel Purdy. Mr.. Harti-
gan has played with the
Washington Shakesp care
Festival and Mr.. Becker is
also O member Of the Mont
gomery Players, whose season
Just closed.
Howard Madigan plays
Sergeant Gregovich. Vaughn
Gary, q director with the
Playhouse, is Captain Fisby
and Pamela Vinier Is Lotus
Blossom. "Teahouse" is un-
der the direction Of Jan Ken
dali and Noel Davis.
Performances are at $3.50
pm. Friday and Saturday,
June 20 and 20 and July 5
and 8.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
SCREEN

ANIBAsSADoR-"west Side Story" top-notch film version
Of Americas most beguing musica 1915, T. $40 and
$40 pm.
ApEx-''The F4ve-Day Lover" Jean seberg . comedy
romance from France; 1:15 2:55 440, $780, sos and
$50 pm.
CAPTTOIThe Nutty Professor" bonanza for the Jerry
Lewis fans; 1:4O 3:4O 5:40. 7:40 and $40 pm
DUPONT-Landru"; FRANCHISE Sagan writes Bluebeards
story; 1, 3:15 5:25. TAO and o:55 pm.
KETTHS-"Call Me Bwana" Bob Hope. Anita Ekberg Ede
Adams visit Africa and find plenty Of wdle there;
lao, $3.50. $685. 7:45 and 9:56 pm.
MacARTHUR-"The Wrong Arm OF the Law: Peter
Sellers game Of one-up-manship with the coppers;
/. 2:45, AGO. 6:15 and $50 pm.
INTERCOLLEGIATE Wonderful World OF the Brothers
Grimm" fiction and fatrytales Cinerama- size; 1885
400. $40 and $40 pm
ONTARIO-"IAwrence Of Arabia: motion picture Of true
distinction with Peter OToole the legendary hero;
and 8:15 pm.
PAIACE-The Stripper" career story with jeanne Wood
ward. Carol Lyney; $780, sos. 4:4S, $685. $40 and
$3.50 pm.
PLAYHOUSE-"The Balcony; film version Of the Off
beat. off-Broadway play; O. 1855. $780, TAO and
$50 pm.
PIAZA-"The Seducers"; frank look at modern
romance: 1:10. 3. 4:40 6:2S. $40 and $50 pm.
TOWN-"Irma La Douce inspired by the French musical;
/, $40, $40 and pm.
s-LUx-"The Birds" Alfred Hitchcocks latest
venture into the world of fear and trembling; $780,
AIS, $40 and Q pm.
uPToWN-"How the West was Won: Cinerama size
version Of Johnny Appeseeds story; and pm
WARMERS Days at Peking" Charlton Heston Ava
Gardner in the Spectacle-version Of the Boxer
Rebellion: /, 3:4O $40 and 9:l0 PM
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23
ToDAY's SCHEDULES
STAGE

ARENA sTAoE-"The Threepenny Opera: 1880 and
1880 pm.
CARTER BARRON NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Merman
$3.50 pm
HOWARD OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: Jerry Butler The VI
brations; a. 4:45. 1880 and 10 pm.
NATIONAL THEATER-Dark Sound Il Music" resumes
tomorrow.
oLNEY THEATER-"Rom 1850 and $3.50 pm.
SHADY GROVE MUSIC FAIR-"Can-Can'; Patrice Mum
sci: $3.50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-23

Christiane Felsmann, who played Jenny for
two years in the Off-BrOadway production Of
THE Threepenny Opera" takes over the
same role for the final week of the Arena
Stage production. The extended run Of the
Brecht-WeiIl musical classic is set to conclude
with the June 80 performance.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

loo 81 BATTLEFIELD.
Movie. 2 Hours. destroyer" 1913.
Edward c. Robinson
q MY FRIEND FLICKA.
Adventure series. Starring Anita Louise.
q SATURDAY MATINEE.
Movies 3A Hours. "The Beast From
10000 Fathoms." 1853. Paula Raymond
wells Fargo" 1887. Joel Mccrea.
l:30 q AMERICAN BANDSTAND.
Variety / Hour. Dick Clark, nc.
200 q MOVIE FOUR MATINEE.
ia Hours. Numbering Jets" 1855
Rex Reason, Dick Foran.
2:3o @ RAMAR.
Adventure. Jon Hall stars. Repeat.)
300 q ACTION THEATER.
Movie. IVA Hours. "The Marrow Margin"
1852. Charles Mceraw, Marie Windsor
q LONE RANGER.
Western tRepeat)
$50 q SATURDAY PLAYHOUSE.
Movie. Iva Hours. "Father Was a
Fuback" le4e. Fred MacMurray,
Maureen o'Hara.
q B0WLERS CHOICE.
Sports. l Hour. Steve eilmartin, host
AIS q FOOTBALL PREWEW.
With Paul DietzeI and Ara Parseghian
4:30 9 EASTSIDE COMEDY.
lHa Hours. "Let's Go Navy"
"a ALL HIGHLIGHTS.
A weekly roundup Of the American Foot
ball League games
q NcAA FOOTBALL GAME.
Approximately 234 Hours. Oklahoma vs..
Southern California. From Los Angeles
Memorial Stadium, Los Angeles, Calf
Commentary by Lindsey Nelson, Terry
Brennan and Jim Simpson
500 q NIL HIcHLIGHTS.
Season Premiere. Filmed hiehIights of
the weeks National Football League
games.
q WIDE WORLD OF SPORTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-22

500 q A MOMENT WITH.
Public Affairs. Guests: Senator Hubert
Humphrey democrat of Minnesota, and
Ambassador Wilfried Platter of Austria
(Repeat)
q PoPEYE AND FRIENDS.
Cartoons. ! Hour
$50 q INTERNATIONAL ZONE.
Public Affairs. "Forum," an historical
survey of the General Assembly Of the
United Nations AIistair Cooke host
q EVENING REPORT.
Sports. Area News, World News and
Weather. Editorial.
ZOO q SATURDAY NIGHT REPORT.
News. Weather. Sports.
q HIGHWAY PATROL.
Crime. Broderick Crawford (Repeatl
q TRAILS WEST.
Western. A wounded eattleman finds un-
expected assistance from the wife Of the
man he killed during land grant dis
pute Ray Midland, narrator
lis q COLLEGE FOOTBALL SCORE.
Roundup Of sridiron scores and game
highIights with Chris SchenkeI and Jack
Whitaker
7:30 q THE LIEUTENANT.
Drama l Hour. "The Proud and the
Angry" It. Rice (Gary LOCKWOOD mas
querades as private to investigate a
reputedy brutal sergeant Trip Torn)
q SUGARF00T.
Western. / Hour. viii Hutchns stars.
tRepeat)
q H00TENANNY.
Folk music. / hour. From University Of
Pittsburgh. Guests include The Brothers
-Four. Leon Bib. Judy Henske. Will Holt.
The Roof Top Singers. The billiards.
Comedian Louis Nye and Marian Williams
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-16

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-06-16

Designed in your choice Of moienols. We
ore the only eompony in Washington orso
fhoi will build iolovsie porch from foot
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without sVb-eoniroetine on hours Iobor
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Evening star., 1963-01-23

ing goggles, launching over the
wheel and speeding madly.
Charles Chaplin's daughter,
Geraldine, came to see Marceau
perform in Paris, and expressed
her admiration. Marceau told
her that Chaplin-the man he
considers greatest Of all--never
has seen him perform. Mar
ceau then acted out, in PAN
tomime, the scene he thought
probably would happen-when
Geraldine reported to Chaplin:
He'd be busy reading a book,
while Geraldine described every
routine of Marceau's.
Then, as soon as Geraldine d
leave, Chaplin would walk to
the mirror-and proceed to do
all the Marceau routines she
described. He'd do them even
better than Marceau-and then,
with a twitch Of the fake Chap
lin mustache and the Chaplin
comedy walk. 60 off and re-
turn to his book.
The Charles Bartlett Stewart
AlsOp story, about Adlai Steven
son and Cuba. will have an ex-
ira chapter in the Saturday
Evening Post in two weeks: The
authors will display a memo
regarding the facts in their
first article - a memo sub
mitted, in advance, to Steven
sons office. 1t was okayed and
initiated by Stevenson's top aide
+. :. S. Hurok is off to Russia
again to bring back the famed
Russian Puppets. There's
a local psychopath imposter,
who now poses as Vladimir
HOrOwitz on the phone. And his
Russian accent is poor.
Mary Hemingway and Elaine
Steinbeck met last week, and
spent long hours in converse
ton. 1T was like Old Home
Week." said Mrs. Hemingway.
I'VE talked about the Care and
Feeding of Writer'S" :. Mrs
Hemingway. incidentally. told
of the time an elderly lady said
she was disappointed in Hem
ingway's novel. He asked her II
she'd bought the book. She said
mo. ! borrowed it. Why2"
Because" Hemingway said, 81
was ready to give you your
money back"
Irving Berlin visited Marc
Chagall at the artists home
In Venice last week. They spoke
Of some interests they had in
common - starting with the
TACT that both were born In
Russia over IA years ago. Both
are descendants Of rabbis.
Finally, when Berlin mentioned
that his forbears had come
from Mogolusko Gibernya,
Chagall arose, beamed. en-
braced the songwriter and ad-
dressed him: ''Lahntzman" -
meaning "Hometownsman."
Tom BOlan, the fight pro-
moter, visited Ingemar JOhans-
sen at the ex-champion's home
in Switzerland. They went for
a drive in JohansSen's car,
which is equipped with a rec
ord playing machine. Bolan
asked to see how 1t worked,
and Johanssen turned on the
only recording in the car a
calypso, "Ingemar Johanssen Is
The Best Fight In The
World. -"
Evening star., 1963-01-23
THE
LYONS DEN
Eddie Gets Bose
In New York
By LEONARD lyons

NEW YORK. - Morris l.
Vests new novel, Shoes oi
The Fisherman" has beer
bought by both the Literary
Guild and Readers Digest. TIL
about q Russian who, after II
years in prison, becomes Pope
while his Soviet tormentor be.
comes head of the USSR.
Eddie Fisher is settling int
an apartment in New York.
Anchor Books signed Ben
Shahn to do the cover for "Po-
litieal Man." and his daughter
Judith, to do the cover fol
"The Religious Factor"
S. J. Perelman will take
five-month trip to remote places
in Asia and Africa. His itinerary
includes a tiger hunt. One
Of the highlights Of Perelman's
"The Beauty Part" shows Bert
Lahr portraying an aged, rich
John Bircher. When the au-
thor was asked how Lahr first
had reacted to 1t, he said
with apprehension-which Il
Lahr's natural stance"
United States statistics show
that the funds expanded by the
Government for missile re.
search-on any one day-ex.
ceeded its total budget for med
ical research. Howard Lind.
say and Russell Grouse are
meeting thrice weekly, talking
about their next collaboration
They explain: I'VE Just talk
and then If a play idea comes
along, we spear it," George.
towns undefeated crew needs
$4,000 from its alumni, to buy
oars, shells, etc.
Marcel Marceau, the panto-
mimist, supped at the Plaza's
Oak Room, after his City Cen.
ter show. His next booking !:
in Australia, and then this
spring he'iii, be back at his Paris
theater for a two-year run.
Marceau has toured the world
on official French missions. He
entertained in Russia. and be-
fore savages in Africa. In India
he dined with Nehru - who
proved to be a pantomimist, ir
that he spoke only is words.
The late BerthOld Brecht
came 20 see Marceau in East
Berlin, and offered to drive him
to his hotel. The famed play
wright-director proved to be q
driving maniac. Marceau illus
trated this by pantominme -
showing a distinguished, serious
man bowling and extending the
invitation-than donning rae
Evening star., 1963-01-23
BY sHEILAH GRAHAM

jected a contract with Revue To
stay with the Alley Playhouse
in Houston-"Ill stay here un-
til I've learned my trade better.
Negotiations are on to insure
the presence of Elizabeth Tay-
lOr and Richard Burton for the
New York premiere in June Of
you know what picture. / am
sure they will come here, and
I am sure that Mrs. Sybil Bur-
ton will not. I could be wrong
but I'm not as sure as some
people that she is ready to give
Burton a divorce. And I'm not
so sure he wants 1t. He GER
tainly didn't a few months ago,
And Burton should ponder
Linda Christians statement. II
had a glorious friendship with
Edmund PurdOm for eight
years, then I married him and
knew at once I had made q
mistake" I somehow cannot see
Richard Burton tagging along
after Miss Taylor and being as
devoted as Eddie Fisher was.
Bette Davis has been q one
woman press relations company
for Mickey Rooney, ever since
she saw him perform at the
Chi-Chi Club in Palm Springs
Bette couldn't get over how
brilliant, talented and versa
tile" Mickey was. Also, Holly
wood has never appreciated
what a great star he is" And
she would love to do a picture
with him If they could find the
right script.
Red Buttons, back in New
York, Is remaining friendly
with ex-wife Helene in spite OF
their divorce. He took her out
to dinner frequently during his
recent Sojourn in Hollywood.
Golf Star Arnold Palmer, who
makes his motion-picture debut
with Bob Hope in Call Me
Bwana," had planned to COM
bine his looping sessions on the
film with a couple of early
practice rounds for this years
British Open. But Palmer is toe
busy here with his ABC-TV
show Challenge Golf" and
Producer Cubby Broccoli will
fly over with the sequence this
week, for Palmer to dub in
Hollywood.