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THE HEADERS HELP! . . . This is the Holiday on Ice troupers corner of Holiday's World. We're calling it Behind the Headers. We'd rather call it by a title supplied by a member of one of the world-circling Holiday companies. Send in your suggestions. There'll be prizes for top three entries. * * * * * ANOTHER BUSTER: Breaking attendance records is a habit for Holiday productions. The National Company really whopped them at the new Oakland- Alameda Coliseum with best advance sale in four years. . . . Ted Shuffle flew in from Europe to talk about the 1971 production he'll put together in Knoxville soon. . . . Show's latest arrival is Bruce, newborn son of Yvonne and Butch Collins. . . . Roxanne Maxcy, No.1 showgirl, and Don Watson, lighting director, happy newlyweds. ?╟≤* * * ?√ß* * INTERNATIONAL SET: Jimmy Crockett and family joined the trailer set. Pretty Patrice Leary, daughter of company manager Ed & Wilma Leary, marries Martin Durham in Greenville, S. C. at Eastertime Entire International cast attended March wedding and reception of company skaters Marilyn Hadden and Dennis Boyle in Corpus Christi. . . . Mexican promoter Joaquin Guerra flew up for the Corpus Christi engagement to check out transportation and visa details prior to International show's Mexican date in April . . . Afc AL <?╤?╟≤ -4f ' 4fr FUN IN PARIS: The Blue company was headquartered in Paris until April 10. The eight-week engagement followed October's hectic opening and tour of Switzerland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Belgium. French provinces and Italy come next. STAR GETS MUMPS: Ann-Margaret Frei, new star of Blue unit, was hospitalized in Prague with the mumps. BIG HAND FOR CHAMPS: German and World Pro champions Gudrun Hauss and Walter Hafner got a big hand in Frankfurt from former German pair champions Franz Ningel and Margret Gobi, who have settled down to married life in Frankfurt after blazing spectacular trail as HOLIDAY headliners. * * * * * SOUTH AMERICA: Bill Stine, general manager of European operations, is managing the newly built Gold unit now touring South America. Bill's renewing old contacts and friendships established on his first S. A. tour in 1955. SHRIVERS HOST PARIS OPENING At the request of Ambassador and Mrs. Sargent Shriver the opening matinee of Holiday On Ice at the Palais de Sport in Paris February 12 played to a full house of children. Youngsters were invited by the American Embassy who arranged all details and sponsored the special performance. IDAY EXECS AT WORLD MPIONSHIPS fe^j On hand to observe ;the 1970 World Figure1 J Skating Championships! in Yugoslavia March 2ff j through 8 were HOI 'President Morris Chal- jfen and Executive Directors Alvin R. Grant ^V^and Skee Goodhart. The three execs converged on Ljubljana's Sportna Hala (the city's six year old Sports Hall) from far corners of the globe: Chalfen arrived via earlier stopovers in Moscow and Paris; Grant, who heads North and South American Operations, planed in from New York and Goodhart, in charge of European and Far East Operations, flew down from London to observe the annual competitive event. Ambassador Shriver greets cast backstage after performance.