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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1962, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tag 16 the stars and stripes thursday meet Willie the whopper York a any Intelli of to person can be a con Vencl no liar and it Only takes about to minutes of briefing to turn the trick. That is the belief of Willie Stela whose business is producing Good liar and who has trained 1500 of them Over the past 2 years. Wil lie is the associate producer of to herbs panel game show. To Tell the  formal is simple three per sons one sworn to speak the truth and the other two trained  to lie App Ai before a panel of four which questions  and eventually tries to pick the Truta Ful contestant in the program s special lexicon the truthful one i called the Central character and the other two Are called impostors Central characters invariably persons wih some claim to Fame to with unusual occupations Are located by Reading newspapers magazines suggested by press agents and often turned up by the show staff. Some impostors have written in 1st the program and volunteered. Others Are located by staff members Willie says he is always casting the  looking for Likely liars in elevators on the Street on a few occasions this has led him into perilous situations. Buns for help one time Willie was looking for impostors to match up with a lady wrestler. He saw a woman walking toward him on Madison Avenue who was a perfect Choice slopped her and started to explain his in Terest she reared Back and started to run to the Corner for help said Stein a slight mild mannered Man and i ducked into an office build ing and beat  on another occasion when Wil lie was looking Tor a contestant to pretend to be a Champion Fisher woman he saw a pretty Sun tanned Young girl in the subway. He Fol Lowed her when she got off Sud Den he fell a restraining Arm on his shoulder and swung around to face a  want to speak to that girl said Willie indicating the disappearing figure ahead of him. Want to put her on  of sure said the officer grab Bing . Stem was Able to produce some identification but tie lost the fake Isher woman. Stein thinks his Saddest moment was the time the Central charac Ter was a football coach named Mickey Sullivan. As the Contes Tants started to identify them selves the first impostor said in firm ringing tones my name i Mickey Spillane. Or us Sulci  on another occasion when the first imposter stumbled Over new act after three year Sot working As a single George Burns is joining with Carol Chai Ning to form an act. His last act with Hii wife Gracie wanted 36 years until Gracie quit. A pronouncing her japanese name the Quick witted Central character a jazz pianist and the second impostor also stumbled Over Mali pronunciations. Stein and the staff spend a couple of Days each week setting up the three guessing spots on the show then Stein meets with the Centra character and two impostors set for each spot for a briefing session that lasts about 90 minutes. The Central character helps outland Stein is Well prepared too. On a recent show the Central charac Ter was a new York tailor with some famous customers. Stein had him describe the clothing prefer Erceg of president Kennedy the Duke of Windsor and ambassador Averell Harriman. Then Stein filled in such extras As Bond Street. Saville Row Cheviot worsted and terminology of  Start with the Day the Central character was  Stein said sometimes we mix up their cities if an impostor is Well acquainted with some Large City we re Likely to let him use it but if he in to we have him come from a fictitious Small  on a recent program the Central character was a to news camera woman from Terre haute. Ind the impostors were told All manner of things about Indiana Terre Hau Teand movie making the name of the state governor Terre haute s main streets Best hotel universities among other items which might be the subject of question ing by the  panel itself never has any Advance information about the occupations of the contestants. Stein recently made a Survey to see How the panel fared. He found that Over the months the panel had picked the Correct female Only 40 per cent of the time but had nailed the truthful male 58 percent of the  probably Means that women Are better liars than  said Willie. And we also found that the women on the panel were More accurate in their guessing than the  word on space soap opera is go by kick Ducj brow t Tolly Wood it s Al jul most unbelievable that anyone could make a worse television a Ries than the Hathaway by tabs has done 1l the name of the epic in Point is the Clear horizon a daytime space age soap opera about a Young air Force officer and his wife stationed at Cape canaveral. Ordinarily this sort of show would not even be worthy of com ment. What is disturbing How Ever. Is the obvious hucksters a in trying to Cash in on the proud achievements of this nation s real space heroes there have been other show based on the space theme but for the most part they have been professional attempts at entertain ment even when unsatisfactory. The Cleat horizon however is a shabby affair which looks Asif it Hub been slapped together a few minutes before taping a Shad the show on the air once be fore Fot nine North in 1360 and1961but scrapped it the reason for reviving it now seems so obvious As to be embarrassing. When 1 tuned in. The air Force couple s 12-year-old son was toss ing off such terms As scrub. Payload and  that s for authenticity see the father apparently is the kind of Guy who yaps about what s go ing on at the missile base and the kid said bet the russians would like to get their hands on it.  serials spin happily along with sob stagger strife by. Cynthia Lovvron new York the daytime aerials sometimes referred to As v a aboard keepers or soap operas Are As a Fual busily reflect ing the Day by Day life of the average american . In love of life has been unjustly accused of murdering his Boss. One can Only Heppt his wife will stick by dim through the or Deai because when the killing too place innocent Ricky was dead drunk and with the other Wom an his Only Alibi of search lot  the reformed alcoholic husband of the Rich Alison slipped Back into his cup just before he was schedule to make an important speech and. Staggered out of the meeting. Robin on guiding Light Isnow married to an older Rich and terribly jealous Man but Michael her first husband Young and Good i o o it i n a is Back on the scene again Robin still seems faithful Tolex her current spouse but it s a dangerous situation. Voung doctor Majone a wife has just had a dreadful time hav ing a baby and Homicidal Claire who is the wife of somebody else in the Story is in a mental institution. As i was saying the goings on in these monday Friday dramas Are just what you would expect in the House next door this memorable dialogue continued with the introduction of a hard bitten Newspaperman that s How the publicity describes him who lets a cigarette hang from the Corner of his Mouth. That s so there is no mistaking his profession. The newsman says he s looking for a scoop that won t betray my beloved  he says he has to keep his readers buying papers Between space shots. But he s really not As Tough As he sounds. You can Tell that because after somebody makes an unkind remark about him another Guy says the reporter knows More than anyone else about what s going on at the base but never writes what he should t. He d better not says the first party he d get bounced out of Here in a  it s pulsating stuff All right but nothing to compare with the and Vince publicity of which the Fol lowing  Sample countdown. Time x minus 5 Days. Cast Crew and vehicle Are  John Glenn s Washington recep Tion preempted the show on the Day it was supposed to debut. It was further announced the astronaut s Orbital shot has had a direct influence on production schedules of the new weekday serial films of Glenn s night were to have been included on the program s premiere episode but project Mercury s liftoff came Aday too late.". Phyllis a very makes the Best Ofa bad situation As the Young air Force wife. We will m it the names of the others connected with the show out of respect for their families by unite today in thursday March 15, the 74th Day of the year with 391to follow in 1962. The Moon is approaching its full phase. 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