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Died. Mari Susette Sandoz, 68, folklorist of the U.S. Great Plains; of cancer; in Manhattan. Though she lived and wrote in Greenwich Village for the past 20 years, Mari Sandoz knew much of the Plains firsthand, as a Nebraska sod-buster's daughter in the 1900s who had "seen the settler-cattlemen fights" and been wounded twice herself. In later years, she was forever "tearing around on horseback and climbing the Pecos," digging behind legends of Indian wars, gamblers and lawmen for the tales she wove into a score of chronicles (Old Jules, Slogum House) whose gritty realism never...
...Sullivan and Johnny Carson shows), and some 30 situation comedies every week. As the word fun becomes more and more an adjective, the comic is also spilling over into the commercials; where once the pitchman raved supreme, he now adds a light or whimsical touch to ads-in Buster Keaton's Ford-truck plugs, for example, or Bert Lahr's potato-chip commercials and Jack Gilford's Cracker Jack spiels. The comedians soften the sale-and they frequently outshine the programs...
...Crimson began the meet by gliding to an easy victory in the 400-yard medley relay. Brooks entered only one swimmer in the next event, the 200-yard freestyle. Bob Buster, in his first race since a bout with the flu, took second behind the Lions' Bill Damm. Andy Grinstead tore off with the 50 in moderate time, 23.5 seconds, as sophomore Dan Magraw was just touched out for second...
...picture is not all black. Harvard will win in the 200-yard butterfly with Neville Hayes, who holds the University record at 1:57.4. We will win, and might sweep, the 500-yard freestyle event with Pete Adams and Bob Buster. A definite win, and possible sweep, is in store in the 200-yard breaststroke with undefeated Bob Corris and Captain Bruce Fowler, as the Crimson's entries. Harvard's fine freestyle swimmers should give us the edge we need to win we need to win the meet. Bill Shrout, Adams, and Steve Coy could turn on the stuff...
...Died. Buster Keaton, 70, "the Great Stone Face" of the silent screen; of lung cancer; in Woodland Hills, Calif. (see SHOW BUSINESS...