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ft The Seam's the Theme, It Seems LWbrr Jte Laughed With Allen FJlourns By SIDNEY KLINE Bis people of the entertainment woeM, and little people who listen to them from afar, mingled sorrowfully last night at the bier of wry, baggy-eyed Fred Allen. DAILY NEWS, MONDAY, MARCH 19, 1958 ft dp The body of the 61-year-old comedian, who died of a heart I I 7 fv ft. i each member of the panel added his or her own brief tribute. Steve Allen, no relation to Fred whose real name was John F. Sullivan subbed for Fred on the program, Steve was a regular panelist before Fred stepped in 2'A years ago.

The body will be on view again today, from 9 A. M. to 10:30 P. M. At 10 A.

M. tomorrow, a Solemn Requiem Mass will be offered by Msgr. James B. O'Reilly, pastor, in St. Malachy's Church, 239 V.

49th St. Burial will be in Gate of Heaven Cemetery, Valhalla. It was in the Actor's Chapel of St. Malachy's that Fred and Portland were wed in 1927, one of the 1 A' seizure late Saturdav night as he strolled along W. 57th St.

with his dog, was on view at the Plaza funer al home, 40 W. 58th St. In his long career as vaudeville and stage humorist, radio comic, TV wit and literary satirist, Allen gave laughter to the world. This night, tears The late Fred Allen were his ovation. In death, his voice still was heard over radio, the medium he loved above all other.

A week ago, an hour-long recording was made of a discussion between Allen and John F. Royal, an NBC program consultant, for the "Monitor" program. Excerpts from that recording were broadcast on "Monitor" last night. Listeners also heard tributes from Allen's good friends and colleagues among the top humorists Jack Benny, Jimmy Durante and Bob Hope. TV Memorial Forgone At the request of Fred's widow, Portland Hoffa, the "What's My Line" show over CBS-TV, on which Allen was to have held his usual panelist role last night, hewed to the accustomed format.

The producers had proposed that a memorial to Allen be offered instead. Mrs. Allen said no, Fred would not have wanted it that way. John Daly, the moderator, brieflv expressed the cast's sor row. And at the end of the show.

boys who live away from home, in addition to the three daughters ranging in age from 7 to 11, said Fischetti had become increasingly hostile to him during the past three years. This, he believed, sprang from countless acts of kindness the Nicholses had performed for Ardenato, from whom they rented their home. For example, Nichols said, he had helped Fischetti's father-in-law get American citizenship and often read to him. Six weeks ago, he said, Fis (United Airline! foto Song star Patti Page cheeks her nylons as she boards plane at International Airport for Las Vegas where she'll make sev-eral night club appearances. Stromboli Quiet Stromboli, Italy, March 18 7P).

Stromboli volcano subsided today after pouring lava into the Mediterranean in 75 days of nearly continuous eruption. theatre worlds happiest marriages. And it was in St. Malachy's that the couple worshipped every Sunday when they were in New York. Of Aliens Alley Death came to the famed humorist at a time when he was writing: an autobiographical account of his early years, in vaudeville.

He had an obscure office a few blocks from his home at 182 W. 58th St. The office had no phone. Five days a week, Fred put in a full eight-hour day there. In his earlier book, "Treadmill to Oblivion," published in 1954, Fred told with acid wit of the joys and inanities of his radio career when his Allen's Alley, with its Senator Claghorn, Titus Moody, Ajax- Cassidy and Mrs.

Nussbaum, hilariously enraptured listeners by the tens of millions. He also jousted with TV, which he regarded as the arch-foe of the comedian, in demanding new material to the point of exhaustion and despair. From the beginning of TV's chetti threatened to "wipe out your whole family" if Nichols did not stop influencing the old man. Nichols did not report this threat to police. He will be arraigned tomorrow.

Nu Gets Soviet Gift Tokyo, March 18 (U Russia has presented neutralist-minded Prime Minister Nu of Burma two limousines, the Chinese Communist Peiping radio reported today. Portland Hoffa, Fred Allen's rise, Allen took an even dimmer view of it than he had of radio network vice presidents "memo merchants" and "Madison Ave. Messiahs" fn his words. 'Humor" he told an inter viewer six month ago, "is getting more mediocre. I wrote one original joke 30 years ago.

It was about the brewer's dray falling on a man and the man says, "At last the drinks are on It's still going around today. But progress" he grimaced "is wiping out whole sections of comedy." Began as a Juggler He started his career more than 30 years ago as a vaudeville juggler. One day a stage manager went on stage and Samaritan Jailed in Fatal Gun Duel (NEWS folo bj Bill Qiilnnl widow, gets comfort from police. asked him where he learned him art. "I took a correspondence course in baggage smashing, quipped.

That launched him as humorist. He toured the world ia vaudeville, was on the stage an4 in the movies, turned to radio the early 30s, retired from it ia 1949 because of ill health an! sponsor trouble. TV, to him, wu a chore, despite moderate sue-cess. It meant, he said, a speedus of the treadmill to oblivion troi by every comedian. For Fred Allen, his friends sai4 yesterday, there would be no oblivion.

"The American people," said a sorrowing Jack Benny, witk whom Allen had conducted mock feud for years, "have lost their greatest wit." countant who supervised 25 others in a Wall St. office on a Sunday. "Present laws already contaia generous exceptions permitting necessary and essential business on Sunday," said the committee's statement. "Any further relaxing would be unnecessary and highly undesirable. It seems inevitable that the ultimate result would be that no day at all would observed as the Sabbath." Want to Keep Blue Laws It's No Laughing Matter The Coordirating Committee of Catholic La' Organizations of the Archdiocese of New York yesterday said it "earnestly opposes" further relaxation of Sunday "blue laws" here.

Legislation to ease those re strictions is pending in Albany, and last Wednesday Magistrate Charles Solomon dismissed Sab bath law charges against an ac IF1 0' By MAGGIE BARTEL (Staff CorresDondeut of THE SEWS) Newton, N. March 18. A good Samaritan whose kindness to his elderly, wealthy landlord enraged the old man's son-in-law, was jailed today on manslaughter charges in the slaying of the son-in-law during a midnight pistol duel. Police said Leo Nichols, 43, mariied and the fa'her of seven children, apparently shot Anthony Fischetti, 45, in self defense at 11:55 P.M. yesterday when Fischetti broke into Nichols' home, his pistol blazing.

Tells of Shooting Fischetti, who operated a pizzeria across North Church Road from Nichols home in Franklin Borough, had been brooding over what he considered Nichols influence over his father-in-law, Joseph Ardenato, 78, police said. Police Chief Herbert Irons said Fischetti stoked his feud to the shooting pitch yesterday as he sat drinking. Finally, Irons said, Fischetti grabbed a .22 caliber target pistol and told his wife, Mary: "I wouldn't be a man if I didn't do something about this situation." He stalked into Nichols' yard and fired twice. Nichols, watching television alone after his wife and youngest children had retired, called out to his wife to hide the three girls under their beds. Assailant Is Hit Nichols, an electrician, -said Fischetti then climbed the front porch and fired four' times through the living room window.

Fischetti reloaded, giving Nichols time to seize his own gun, also a .22 target pistol. While Fischetti struggled through the window and shot once aeain. Nichols fired three times. One bullet pierced his as sailant heart. ij 3 'Kl TEEN-AGE JUNKIES GET OFF DOPE Read 'Paradise: Where Kid Kirk the Hahit Kitty Hanson';) important story of two week with young drug; addicts in Riverside Hospital starting in tomorrow's DAIIXM NEWS NEW YORK'S PICTUftf NEWSPAPER (By United Preni Comedian George Jessel can play a serious role when the occasion demands.

The three-time bridegroom and movie actress Joan Tyler wear that this-is-it look as they are trapped by photographer on a dinner date in a Brooklyn restaurant. Miss Tyler hat told Hollywood friends she expects to marry George. George says he very much interested." Nichols, who hat four 'older.