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...Died. Basil Rathbone, 75, Hollywood's paragon of British urbanity, a rakish, aquiline-nosed immigrant from the London stage who menaced, mocked and often sleuthed his way through more than 100 pictures, including 16 as a resonant Sherlock Holmes, after which he deserted Baker Street for a versatile career in TV and on the Broad way stage (1959's J.B.); of a heart attack; in Manhattan...
...were known to be sailing in financial straits, Cunard was not expected to phase out Mary until late 1968, hoped to keep Elizabeth in operation for as long as ten more years. But the ships together have been losing more than $3,000,000 a year, and, as Sir Basil Smallpeice, chairman of the Cunard group, put it at the London press conference, "We cannot allow our affections or our sense of history to divert us from our aim of making Cunard again a thriving company...
Winter Scheme. Sir Basil is now hopeful of leading Cunard to "a new and profitable future in a new market situation." Since becoming Cunard's chairman in late 1965, the former BOAC chief has completely reorganized steamship operations, linked up with British European Airways on a new winter-holiday scheme. Vacationers fly via BEA to Gibraltar, then board a Cunard ship for a leisurely Mediterranean cruise. Cunard does not plan to abandon its summer North Atlantic express service. Due to make its maiden voyage in 1969 is a new $80 million, 58,000-ton, one-class liner, now known...
...Queen Mary and Queen Elizabeth, Sir Basil said he would consider selling them to another line so long as they did not compete with Cunard, also mentioned proposals for mooring the Queen Mary as an offshore "hotel" at Gibraltar or Los Angeles. Otherwise, the ships figure to be worth $1,800,000 each as scrap...
...Soldier in Love," an original drama set in 18th century England that recounts the story of Sir Winston Churchill's ancestors John and Sarah Churchill, who married to the dismay of their respective families but to the delight of Queen Anne. Starring Jean Simmons, Claire Bloom, Keith Michell, Basil Rathbone and Roy Poole...