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ON THE AIR They Were Such A Happy Couple! By BERNIE HARRISON Open letter: Dear Sid Caesar and Nanette Fabray: Now hear this: Didja hafta? We should be getting adjusted to news this by now. I guess, but the bulletin that Sid and Nanetw would separate at end comes as somewhat of a shocker nonetheless It's as if Ideally Suited couple down the block one both you AND your wife like) were to suddenly up and all-aboard for Reno. To be sure, this the first time Sid has shed a TV mate. Imogene Coca went thattaway, too. The parting was apparently amicable both times.

In fact. Nan called a press conference yesterday in New York (after the release of the joint announcement) to stress this point. She pointed out that it could hardly be otherwise if she were Channel Chuckles fojl-. .11 ISION I PISTRI SoTORS I I i I I i vtsr mm going to continue on the program for another three months. Which makes sense.

So why the split? It was obvious a contractual thing; with Producer-star Sid unable to see his way clear to meeting terms. A couple of questions come to mind, however. Has she received a better; offer? (The announcement said reveal her future plans soon.) Is Sid unwilling to commit himself at this time because he feels that he might elect to re- aIITED OFFER KS RANGE SRIG. LIST 319.75 You Pay Only 249.95 your old range Its matchless! Super Alltrol "Center-Simmer" Top Burners 7 Al 4-Hour Electric Alarm-Time Clock Large "Bake-Master" Oven, Interior Light See-Througli Oven Doo, Tem-Trol Top Burner for fully automatic top-of-range cooking 1. Wide Range Heat Detector: Holds selected temper-2.

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On "Person to recently, she was positively ecstatic on the subject of Sid. In the joint announcement, Sid again paid his respects to her. This is the second of the month, incidentally. Jack Barry was recently divorced from Big and this one caused a minor tempest While the Caesar-Fabray separation has been handled most diplomatically, it still remains to be seen how fans will react to the news. Overheard at the Playhouse Premiere: Sir Laurence Olivier to the Jay Carmody on the subject of the TV showing last Sunday: "They might at least have given me that Pontiac they kept running through Bulletin Board: Person to Person visits the Sherman Adamses March 30.

The Trendex for the country, March 1-7: Lucy, Ed Sullivan, $64,000 Question, Person to Person, Perry Como, December Bride, Jackie Gleason, Disneyland, The Lineup, Video Theater, Got a Secret. the lowest the quizzet has ever the highest for Person to Person.) Happy news for the Night Owls: WTOP-9 has decided to resume its "Late Show" on a nightly basis (Sunday excepted) beginning Monday, April 2. Furthermore, the station has bought 70 new feature films never shown on TV in this area 5 before, among them nine John Wayne pictures. Some of the other film titles: "Annapurna," Man From Planet Steel "Lost Boundaries," "Open and There are some you nevei heard of, Your Honeymoon Really starring Diana Dorsstriking me, in advance, as one to be avoided at all costs. ABC-TV will also telecast the delayed birthday tribute to Mrs.

Eisenhower on March 22 4 BjgjH I Hr WinS inftl fIH I ISBBBb II 1 1 1 Kfey-; OUT OF THE SEWER IN SPADES Art Carney, who used to pop cpmically out of a manhole on Jackie Saturday night show, has come up in the world. In the teleplay titled "The Man Who Was Irresistible to he rides around in an expensive Rolls-Royce with an expensive blond, Chari Walters. The comedy will be seen tomorrow night at 9:30 on 1 over (CBS-TV has it scheduled from 1 to 1:30 p.m. on that day.) Godfreys vacation subsitutes (commencing next Monday): Peter Lind Hayes on all morning shows: Art Carney on Talent Scouts next Monday: Bob Crosby, from Hollywood, the next Monday. Tony Martin and Cyd Charisse next Wednesday, Peter Lind Hayes and Mary Healy the following Wednesday.

NBC: The lady In her sixties who identified herself as Mary Ragan on WRC-4's Queen 1 for a Day yesterday (she lost) forgot to mention that she and her lndentical twin sister, whom she wanted to go and see in Florida, once played the carnie i circuit as twins They called themselves the Mil; ton Sisters (after the famous Hilton Sisters) A Washing: ton friend of theirs recalls that once, many years ago in Atlantic City they called their manager, who had forgotten to pay them, i to watch the performance. They unhooked their attach: ment while the crowd gaped and stalked off in opposite direc, tions! (If she'd told THAT have won!) 1 Scoreboard: Edward R. Mur-' excellent It report on the Near East will be discussed at greater length in i tomorrow's column, along with; NBC's Twisted 'HAMS' WILL RELAY GREETINGS FREE TO GI'S OVERSEAS Ham radio operators across the Pacific and Atlantic are ready to deliver Easter and Passover Ham- Grams (free radiograms) to service personnel stationed overseas, the Armed Services Hospitality Committee nounced. Ham-Grams may be ed or telephoned to the Armed Services Hospitality Committee, Room 27A, Old Post Office Building, Twelfth street and Pennsylvania avenue N.W. They also may be I brought into the office between 9 a.m.

and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday Senders are reminded to address the Ham-Gram exactly as if it were a letter for mailing rank, serial number, APO or FPO number, care of Postmaster San Francisco or New York. Messages not addressed in this way cannot be delivered. All messages are limited to 15 words. Nicknames may be used as signatures, but the correct name, address and telephone number of the sender must be included with the sage, in case the committee needs to check for accuracy. First tims on TV! I I Tot-cL I Theatre "That Evil I rr i STEPHEN I MARI McNALIY IbLANCHARDJ WRC-TV P.M.

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Robert Rogers, president, said today. The permit called fop construction of a UHF outlet to be; operated on commercial Channel 20 by the Washington Metro- politan Television a WGMS FCC granted the permit in 1952. In his letter announcing his i B-25 THE EVENING STAR Washington, THrKSDAT. MABCB IS. IMS intention to give up the permit, Mr.

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