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    GARDNER ?╟÷ 2 Other of his comments are cloaked in affectionate embrace. He referred to Sammy Davis as "Smokey the Bear? * he introduced a new toy for Christmas, "a Dean Martin Doll ?╟÷ you wind it up and it falls into the gutter.?╟Ñ He made a veiled reference to the former Attorney General*s investigation of Las Vegans by saying: ?╟ÑIn the words bf Bobby Kennedy# you're all under arrest." When the nervous laughter subsided# Sinatra postscripted: "The guys who aren?╟╓t laughing know what I mean." Gary Morton and his wife, Lucille Ball, seem to have more rapport arid simpatico than almost any show business couple you can name* Without any phony exhibitionist mishmush* you can read the love script in their eyes and almost feel the healthy chemistry they generate with sincerity and a delicious sense of humor. They work hard# play hard# laugh hard and bank the happiness they won hhe hard way with gusto# relish and gratitude. Don Rickies# the trigger witted insult comedian, staged an engage- ment party at his place of work# The Sahara# showing off his bride- to-be* pretty Barbara Sklar# a Philadelphia secretary. He?╟╓ll conclude this social cycle when he opens at the Elegante in Brooklyn March 14th and marries her. Meanwhile he?╟╓ll make a pilot TV film for the Bing Crosby Enterprises in Italy# a series titled "Rome Sweet Rome." After what Sinatra had to say about the Eternal City we doubt if he?╟╓ll introduce the series At the conclusion of his act the candid comic, whose comments have an underlying grain of truth* introduced the celebrities present then added: "I hope I didn?╟╓t overlook anyone* but if you didn't tip the Maitre D*# he left your name off the list." ####