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P: At Disneyland, the gigantic amusement park in Anaheim, Calif., scheduled to open in mid-July, Walt Disney will have a theater for a 360DEG screen, which he confidently expects represents the final step in evolution of the wide screen. Last week Disney gave the press a peek at it; standing on a platform in the middle of a circular theater, the viewer watched a 15-minute scenic tour of Monument Valley, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and Balboa Bay, had the sensation of looking out of the same car or boat that the eleven-camera unit had worked from. The sense of motion was impressive. Said Daily Variety: "Like riding in a flying saucer."

P: Cinemogul Spyros Skouras flew into Johannesburg to add a new string of theaters to his 20th Century-Fox empire. He was reportedly prepared to pay $7,000,000 for Africa Theaters, Ltd., whose more than 200 movie houses would give him a virtual film monopoly in east, central and southern Africa.

P: At large in Rome, Hollywood Gossipist Hedda Hopper characteristically wasted no time in getting to the heart of the matter in her interview with Gina Lollobrigida: "I've heard many arguments as to whether or not your focal point above the waist is larger and more shapely than Sophia Loren's." Gina replied promptly and "without batting an eyelash," Hedda reported: "I can assure you hers is larger." Concluded Hedda vaguely: "Loren's followers think Gina is too cold. Gina's fans say Loren puts too much stress on sex. It's pretty much the same pattern as Hollywood."

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