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HOLLYWOOD TODAY By ERSKINE JOHNSON 'Chocolates for Breakfast' To Be Romantic Comedy (NEA)-If you a Cape Canaveral shot. Tony remember a 1956 novel, "Choco-Bennett and Mrs. are seein- lates for Breakfast," a a sort of marriage counselors about their teenage Peyton Placc-on-Park-shaky domestic i Added you probably figured story line and a flock of new there would be a Hollywood film scenes MGM changin- version of it in the hofter-lhan- ever-league. Well, here's a surprise. Sally Me in St.

Louis) Benton. is writing a screenplay, based on the book, as family eatertainment romantic edy. improbablrfor-these-days idea turning a controversial book into a clean movie is Sal- lyjs in partnership with Bernice Block, who tied up the movie rights after she produced Sal Mineo's first movie, "Dino." A bright young lady who says she's bored "with stereotyped film characters who always do predictable things," Miss Block was enchanted with the mother- daughter and their relationships in the novel. She asked Sally to read the book. Sally did, "blushing through every chapter," but she agreed with Miss Block on the merit of the two characters.

While Sally writes the script, described as "the story of a 17- year-old girl who leaves school and meets the world while searching for moral values," Miss Block is working on casting and financing. Says she: Disney's successful family entertainment is proof that Hollywood doesn't have to make sex-and-violence shockers." Keeping it in the family note: Eddie Fisher up as a film producer for two pictures at Columbia. One will star his wife, Liz Taylor. William Talman's morals raid arrest will give "Perry Mason" a new look next season Since eliminating Tal-, man from the district attorney's 1 role, the show's producers have itffyr eliminated the character, top. Various actors, playing deputies "out of the office" will lose to Perry every week.

making noises like replacing Jim Garner with R4ger Moove of "The Alaskans" cast in next season's "Maverick" episodes. Nothing. is definite, however. threat is there-and Jim knows it. -It's a way big studios fake in attempts to lure unhappy actors back into the 4 Lucille Ball and Art Carney get together as a TV team next fall--it's being discussed--Lucy take the bows.

She proposed the idea to Art's agent, Bill McCaffrey, who took off on it like com- Lum inscribed with her name. Nancy Sinatra weds singer Tommy Sands (now in the army) in November she will not change her name for her singing career. Writer Jess 'Oppenheimer, who was in on the birth of "I Love Lucy," is scripting a new husband-wife series called "Angel" for a fall debut. 'It's a reverse French title of "Mutiny on the Boun- film is a reissue. Trade paper note: "Doris Day plans TV debut in ihp U1L There just has to be an Emmy switch on comedienne Lucy.

plays A the HIISS TEXAS 20-year-old Pat Cloud was crowned 'Miss Texas' at the state Miss Uni- verse.contest at Lake Whitney Saturday. Miss Cloud, a student at Baylor University, entered the contest as 'Miss Lake Runner-up was Sue Morris, IS, of Irving. (AP Wirephoto) wife, fracturing the English language. "Runaway" film production to foreign countries is worrying the Hollywood AFL Film i again. As the council sees it: "There is now a determination on the part of some major studios and independent producers to cheat on American wage scales, pension and welfare plans by making in foreign countries many pictures that should be made in the U.

I'm afraid the council will go on being unhappy. The Holly- e. wood of yesterday is done fa. earl J' tch ed evei It's the Stars, living in Europe blessed relief from tormrts of to save tax money, who are die- 1 chlfin and tating where movies should be made--and foreign locales have crmj wmie become big box. Office bait in the inflamed skin tissue.

"top" tOUriSt traVel TV HERO LOSES GUN DUEL WITH POLICE HOLLYWOOD. ut Television's "Captain Midnight" came off second best he tried a western style gun duel last night with police, officers said. Three hasky cops jumped actor Richard Webb who, they said, had sauntered out of'his home shouting: "I'm going to draw. I can draw much faster than vou so when you draw do a good job." One officer momentarily distracted Webb, 45. The other three collared him and jailed him on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon.

Police gave this account: They were called by neighbors, who complained that Webb was shooting up tha inside of his.house. Inside the house officers later confiscated four rifles, three shotguns, 26 pistols and thousands of rounds of The four policemen shouted for Webb to come out of the barricaded house with his hands up. While his 71-year-old invalid mother, Gail, screamed in her wheelchair, Webb strapped on a 357 Magnum revolver, opened the door and shouted: "I'm fed up with women. I'm-going to put my hands up and will come out. Then: I'm going to draw.

Webb, who is married, didn't explain the "fed up" remark. Sgt. M. -L. Stevens said he attracted Webb's attention while officers Ken'Bouey.

Ed Jellneck and Glen Kuhn jumped the husky blond actor. By then, 11 other policemen had arrived. His mother officers Webb, who has also starred in TV's. "Border Patrol," had been drinking. The.actor's wife of.11 years, Florence, was not home.

The 6-foot-2, 190-pound actor was shirtless when police arrived. Sgt. Bouey said Webb told him, "I'm tired of living I want you guys to kill Woman Nearly Itches To Death (Adv.) i-xi the food fashion is 'If 1 Elegant and Distinctive Beef Steak Brbche'f on Flaming Dagger, Tender Cuts of Selected Tenderloin, Marinated in Fine Herbs and Wine, Broiled on a Skewer and Served With a Baked Potato, Garden Fresh tsalad Choice of Dressing. A A CHRIST! TIMES, June 13, I960 5-C College Student New Mr. America CLEVELAND.

A red- haired senior at Southwestern Louisiana Institute who packs 180 pounds into a 5-foot-6 frame, is the new Mr. America. Lloyd Lerille has picked from among; 27 entrants in a contest that capped the national weightlifting championships. of the U. S.

Olympic team were chosen in the weightlifting championships. The 24-year-old New Orleans student scored 9-1 points of a possible 140 in the Mr. America contest, which was sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union. Judging was on the basis oi muscular' development, symme- Former Met Tenor Dies PASADENA. Calif.

3V-Former Metropolitan Opera tenor Armand Tokatyan is dead of a heart attack at 64. He died yesterday. Since his retirement several years ago To- katyan had been living in Pasadena, coaching young singers. While with the Metropolitan, he sang many of the roles made famous by Enrico Caruso. Tokatyan was born in Egypt, and made his opera debut in 1921 in Milan, Italy.

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