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Show By LTN CONNELLY JANE RUSSELL'S husband, pro-footballer pro-footballer Bob Waterfleld, is being considered for the leading role in a western TV series . . . He's also set to get a big movie buildup as a western star . . . Holly wood was hearing report recently that NBC is offering practically all the money In Ft. Knox to lure the Lunls into TV . . . Although seldom considered, the transcfip-. transcfip-. tion business is one reason for radio's ra-dio's continued excellent health In the face of video . . , Especially is this true for performers, whose transcribed shows continue to be a gold mine years after being put on wax. ABC-TV, now going for big and expensive "name" talent with a full wallet, hopes soon to land Betty Button and Danny Kaye, which unulri h mm lanHinff . . What probably Is the largest audience ever obtained by a sponsored musi-' musi-' cal show goes to Curt Massey Mondays Mon-days through Fridays . . . Combining Com-bining CBS, Mutual, Radio Luxembourg Luxem-bourg and the worldwide hook-up of Armed Forces Radio, Curt's baritone Is heard by just under 100 million people every day! Screen Star Bill Bendlx has formed his own company to produce and distribute dis-tribute f V film. . PLATTER CHATTER CAPITOL: Al Martlno has. followed fol-lowed his sensational "Here In ' My Heart" with another disc that Is destined for big things . . . It's entitled "Now" and. while It is not another "Heart", It will please his many new fans . , . Flip has "In All This World'' . . . Otsele Mac Kensie does a creditable Job with "Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes" . . . "My Favorite Song" graces the reverse. COLUMBIA: A whole, album on one 33 IS long playing disc is this company's latest offering and it's up to its usual Columbia standard . . . Rodgers and Hart piano varieties varie-ties is what it is made up of, and such songs as "Bewitched," "There's a Small Hotel."- "Where cr When," and "Isn't It Romantic" Roman-tic" are given kid glove treatment |