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...premise--British actors performing a campy American Western--ceases to be funny about thirty seconds into the first act. The feeble gags swarm around such familiar territories as the human anatomy, drunks, queers, and race (Authors Ray Galton and Alan Simpson even succumb to having a whiteman tell an Indian, "You all look alike to me.") As you might expect, the script is littered with countless unfunny versions of Western cliches (e.g., "Seldom have I heard so many discouraging words...
Died. Paul Whiteman, 76, pop conductor who for two generations filled dance floors, concert halls and the air-waves with his "symphonic jazz"; of a heart attack; in Doylestown, Pa. Trained in the classics on the viola, yet fascinated with jazz's "abandon," Pops Whiteman arrived at a sweet and golden middle road that pleased audiences everywhere-on million-seller records (Whispering), radio, TV, nightclubs and the concert stage. He took chances on new music (Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue) and new musicians (Tommy Dorsey, Jack Teagarden), but his staple was rich, smooth orchestration that kept his foot...
...WHITEMAN Torrance, CaliL...
Howie Henjyoji at 123, Howie Durfee at 145, Ed Franquemont at 152, three of Harvard's most dependable wrestlers, won easy decisions. Henjyoji buried John Harris 14 to 3, Durfee trounced Marland Whiteman 12 to 3, and Franquemont took an 8 to 2 decision over John Fishback. Chris Wickens chipped in with a 6 to 3 win over M.I.T.'s Allen Landers...
...ROCHELLE WHITEMAN...