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Died. Jack Hawkins, 62, robust, husky-voiced British actor often cast in the role of a steadfast military man (Bridge on the River Kwai) or a true-blue police inspector (Gideon of Scotland Yard); following a long battle with throat cancer; in London. In 1966 Hawkins lost his larynx to cancer. Last April, hoping to regain his full voice, he volunteered to undergo an experimental procedure in Manhattan for the surgical implantation of an artificial voice-box, but his throat never healed...
Darrell created Hoffmann after moving his London-based Western Theater Ballet to Glasgow in 1970, where it became the government-subsidized (98%) Scottish Theater Ballet. "Scotland doesn't see a great deal of ballet," says Darrell, 43. "It's a matter of educating the public. I wanted to do a ballet that was going to be popular." Fair enough-for Scotland. But whether Hoffmann will catch on with the sophisticates among American Ballet Theater's audience is another matter...
...ascending golf stars. Johnny looked the role, a lean (6 ft. 2½ in., 170 lbs.) golden boy with long corn-silk locks. He had a pretty wife and two handsome children. He sported a flashy wardrobe, drove a Ford Thunderbird and started golf camps in Utah and Scotland. His golf swing was solid-"the best on the tour," said Jack Nicklaus...
Busy Life. In any event, new and conclusive pictures were obtained. After some discussion, NOW editors decided not to print a story exposing Lambton by name. Instead, they gave the photos and tapes to Levy, sent him packing without a penny and informed Scotland Yard of what was going on (the police already knew). The paper then published an article saying that authorities were investigating an unnamed politician entangled in a vice ring. Levy, meanwhile, took his enlarged stock of material to People and demanded ?45,000 ($112,500). He quickly settled for $1,875 down, with a promise...
...investor must usually put up a minimum of $1,500 to $2,000 to buy a "parcel" of raw new spirits that his broker has bought from a Scottish distiller. In return, he gets a receipt from a bonded warehouse in Scotland giving him title to the whisky and bills for storage and insurance costs. After waiting out a three-year aging period specified by British law, he tries to sell his whisky to blenders who run short, or to other investors...