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BENNY GOODMAN'S CLARINET The swing-era bandleader's 1974 Selmer B-flat clarinet comes with reeds he used. Proceeds go to his foundation for jazz scholarships. Estimate...
...secret without a jury, used torture to force confessions and handed down severe judgments. Dictionaries define a star chamber as any tribunal or investigating body that is similarly unjust and inquisitorial. If the star chamber was abolished in 1641, how come it is sitting in Washington today? BONNIE E. SELMER Cornell...
...fearlessness inspired the highly acclaimed film Walking Tall (TIME, May 21, 1973), in which Pusser, as played by look-alike Actor Joe Don Baker, wielded a big stick against wrongdoers with devastating effect. Last week Pusser, 36, died when his new sports car ran off Highway 64 near Selmer, Tenn. Ironically, hours before his death, he had signed a contract to meld art and life by playing himself in the movie sequel to Walking Tall...
Another change is symbolized by the fact that where Goodman once merely played a Selmer clarinet, he is now a top consultant to (and former director of) H. & A. Selmer, Inc. With record royalties, investments in real estate and Wall Street, and fees of up to $7,000 a night, he earns an estimated $300,000 a year-and at that, he works only about half the time. The rest of the time he spends "doing whatever I feel mostly like doing." Prowling the art galleries and fishing are two favorite relaxations: his penthouse apartment on Manhattan's East...
...Selmer Inc. Elkhart...