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Caught in the Ringer...
...DIAMOND RINGER...
...DEAD RINGER...
Wynn Dalton, a down-on-his-luck dinner-theater actor, finally gets a break: pegged as a dead ringer for serial killer Dwayne Gary Steckler, he is cast as the fugitive psycho for a segment of All Points Bulletin, a catch-the-criminal show patterned after America's Most Wanted. His appearance is a hit with everybody but the real killer -- who disposes of the actor, assumes his identity and sets out to give the role some real authenticity. That's just the starting point for PUBLIC ENEMY 2, an ingenious comedy special tucked into Showtime's schedule this month...
...experts and nutritionists hailed the decision. But no one was more delighted than the lone man who through persistence and intimidation practically coerced McDonald's into making the move: Omaha industrialist Philip Sokolof, 68. Besieged by the press last week in the wake of the announcement, Sokolof, a dead ringer for actor Hal Holbrook, adopted a modest pose. "This is a very great day for the American people," he declared...