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...defense kept the visitors scoreless till well into the third period when Sam Stowell passed goalie John Ogden, Steve Den Hartog turned in the first half shutout and sparked the clearing. Fred Scharf was back in action after separating his shoulder on the Spring trip. Tom Crump, John Hartwell, Pat Esmiol, Paul Jones, and Scharf all played solid, dependable defense. It was the first time since 1952 that Munro has had more than three top flight defensemen in playing condition...
...plot of the picture is a rapid rundown of Val's early adventures. A viking prince whose throne has been usurped, Val comes to Camelot to ask for a seat at the Table Round. Refused, he becomes a squire to Sir Gawain (Sterling Hay den), falls in love with the Princess Aleta of Ord, is captured by his viking foe, escapes, leads a charge on the enemy citadel, foils a plot to betray King Arthur, kills the villain with his "Singing Sword," and wins his lady fair-all in 100 minutes...
Among U.S. newspaper columnists, Leonard Lyons, 47, is the No. 1 name-dropper. Columnist Lyons bears his title proudly, and his chatter about celebrities in his column, "The Lyons Den," syndicated to 74 dailies, earns him $65,000 a year. This week Columnist Lyons explained why name-dropping makes a successful column. "Would you [like me to] tell you about a dinner party for my Uncle Max? . . . Nah, you really don't want to hear about that . . . The basic fact of newspaper life is that if any Uncle Max-unless it's Beerbohm, Beaverbrook or Factor-breaks...
...past few years). He reaches for friendship, shows most people he writes about in a favorable light, and often makes them more amusing than they are. At one time, he was helped in this by his quick-witted, attractive wife Sylvia. Those who appeared in "The Lyons Den" didn't mind if Sylvia's quips were sometimes put in their mouths. Lyons occasionally blunts-or loses completely the point of a story. But most people don't seem to mind, since few people whose stories he tells ever get hurt...
Last week, four days after Georgie was scheduled to leave, the Russians at the Badger's Den distressedly called the police and asked them please to find George. He was "mentally weak," perhaps had suffered "a nervous breakdown," they said. All they knew was that the day before his planned departure, George had said he was going to do some last-minute shopping, and before their eyes, swung aboard a U.S. Security Forces...