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Show By INEZ GERHARD JOHN REED KING, emcee of "Chance of a Lifetime" and "Give and Take", has reached the million dollar mark in prizes given away during his years on radio quiz programs. More than 40,000 contestants con-testants have come before his microphones; he prides himself on never having capitalized on a contestant's con-testant's discomfort. Not that he doesn't indulge in a bit of fun; he once awarded a "2 carat necklace" neck-lace" carrots on a piece of string. Another time, he presented a contestant con-testant with "a little carbon in a rjiece of paper", a diamond ring wrapped in a $500 savings bond. Audiences love him, keep him on stage hours after broadcasts, though he's not giving anything away. Betty Hutton, according to reports, re-ports, will travel for a couple of months with Ringling Bros. Circus, incognito, preparatory to being starred in De Mille's "The Greatest Show on Earth". It's my guess that the instant she arrives everybody will recognize her. Betty could no more hide her charm and gaiety than she could change the color of her' eyes. CBS correspondents have a habit of finding wives while abroad on news assignments. Winston Burdett found Georgianna in Italy; Richard C. Hottelet married an Englishwoman; English-woman; Larry LeSueur also married mar-ried an Englishwoman, Priscilla Bruce. Howard K. Smith wed a Dane. David Schoenbrun married an American, but he met and courted court-ed her in Paris. Want to marry a war correspondent? Then travel! |