Week of August 1, 1957

The Senate attaches jury trials to the civil rights bill.

It was the second major setback in the senate for the

Administration on the civil rights bill. Earlier, Senator Johnson’s

forces had stripped it by a vote of 52 to 38, of injunctive

sanctions that could have been used to force school integration

in the south. Vice President Nixon declared: “This is one of the

saddest days in the history of the Senate because it was a vote

against the right to vote.”

President Eisenhower denounces the senate-voted jury trial amendment in the

civil rights bill as a blow to “our whole judicial system.’

Cuba - President Batista’s government imposes military rule over the Cuban

people to combat rebellion. It then seized the rebel hotbed city of Santiago.

Moscow radio reports that President Tito of Yugoslavia and Nikita Khrushchev

met for several days in satellite Rumania and agreed on “concrete forms of co-

operation”. Western experts say this meeting could be the most significant

accord since Tito broke with Stalin in 1948.

Rumors are flying that Premier Bulganin of Russia may be on his way out.

Passing Walter George (79) - one-time country lawyer who represented Georgia

in the U.S. senate for 34 years.

Sen. McClelland says that James R. Hoffa’s plan to put the entire nation’s

transportation workers into a single union or federation would create a “super

government.” Hoffa, the 44-year-old heir apparent to Dave Beck as Teamsters

Union president, has said all truck air, rail and shipping unions should be

combined into a single union or federation “for their own protection.’

Max Chester a convicted labor racketeer, reuses 50 times to answer questions

from senate rackets probers who had just heard he used terror tactics to shake

down a businessman.

Hardy” comedy team. Hardy died from the effects of

stroke suffered last September 12. The stroke

prevented him from speaking and he could hardly

move. Stan Laurel, his skinny partner summed it up:

“What’s there to say? ... He was like a brother. That’s

Week of August 1, 1957

the end of the history of Laurel and Hardy.” The pair hadn’t made a picture since

1945.

A jury in Chicago rules that a television set was the cause of death for six-year-

old Howard Erenstein of nearby Skokie. The thirteen-member jury says that the

portable 1958 model General Electric television was defected such “that lethal

voltages exist between its cabinet and ground.” The panel included eight

engineers. GE says it regrets the accident - the first of its kind for the company

and is prepared to make an electrical check of any General Electric portable set

without charge.

thousand Masters Round Robin Pro Tennis Championship in Los

Angeles. He’ll take home most of the prize.

Pittsburgh Pirate manager Bobby Bragan gets axed and is replaced by

Coach Danny Murtaugh.

Sports - Stan Musial hammers in four runs with four hits, including two homers

and Sam Jones pitches an 8-0 victory as the St. Louis Cardinals take over the

National League lead by completing a three-game series sweep over the New

York Giants.

Senator John F. Kennedy of

Massachusetts is in San Diego - acting

as a technical advisor for the TV show

“Navy Log” on ABC-TV. The episode is

“PT 109” and Kennedy will have the

last word in authenticity. ABC says the

script depicts the activities after the

Japanese sank his PT Boat in WWII.

At a store near you - Bell & Howell’s

new 8mm electric eye movie camera! -

Uses the energy of light to set its own

lens - you get perfect exposures

without even thinking ... Lets you shoot

action the second you see it ... Lets

you keep shooting a scene even if light

changes ... Works more accurately than human judgment. “Finer products

through imagination” - Bell & Howell.

Week of August 1, 1957

featuring a gold brassiere. The complete outfit, worn

by a model - showed a new-styled brassiere and

garter belt in white lace richly embroidered with gold

lurex threads. The bra is joined to the garter belt with

an elastic ribbon to hold it well down.

In radio news - Herb Oscar Anderson will be featured

on ABC radio beginning September 2 - live from the

Terrace Room of the New York Hilton. The show will

feature a 20-piece orchestra and singers. The show is

the first under ABC’s new network radio policy - which

says it is eliminating recorded programs. The program will air 10-11am eastern

time.

ABC gives the go for Howard Cosell’s “Sports Focus.” The show recently had a

seven-week tryout. ABC says the show will air very early evening - Mon-Fri

beginning September 2.

Cellist Pablo Casals (80) - the world’s greatest living cellist marries a 20-year-old

music student.

A work dispute between ABC and its technicians forces

“The Lawrence Welk Show” off the air this week. The

dispute affected technicians in Los Angeles, New York,

Chicago and San Francisco - but they were retaliating for

the network premiere of “American Bandstand” in

Philadelphia at WFIL-TV (Channel 6). NABET says the

program is using local WFIL-TV employees instead of

network union employees - depriving its members of work.

Hosted by Philadelphia disc jockey Dick Clark, “Bandstand” has been a late

afternoon mainstay on the station for several years before ABC decided to place

the program on the network.

Speaking of which - WFIL-TV’s “Bandstand” makes its national debut this week

as “American Bandstand.” It’s described as a 90-minute daytime program of

recorded popular music, dance contests and interviews and sometimes live

recording artists. The show has been presented in Philadelphia since 1952. Dick

Clark is master of ceremonies. The show replaces ABC-TV’s feature film series

titled “Afternoon Film Festival.” (Monday - August 5).

Week of August 1, 1957

Review after first show - J.P. Shanley of the New York Times reviews

“American Bandstand” …

“Presiding over the show, which originates in Philadelphia is Dick Clark, a well-

groomed young man richly endowed with self-assurance. Mr. Clark is inclined,

when expressing agreement with guests on his program to use contemporary

idioms such as ‘Crazy!’ ‘I’m With You’ and ‘Ah, too much.’ Yesterday’s program

began with Elvis Presley’s interpretation of ‘Teddy Bear.’” …

“During the program, the studio from which it was televised was crowded with

energetic teenagers who danced as the records were played. They were an

attractive grip of youngsters. They girls wore pretty gowns and the boys were

dressed conservatively. There were no motorcycle jackets and hardly a sideburn

in the crowd.”

“The quality of the dancing, however, was poor. There also was a shortage of

boys. Quite a few girls had to dance with other girls and some of them looked

grim about it.”

“The format of the program is almost identical to that of a show

that has been conducted in here over channel 9 by Ted Steele. The young set

dances to records on that program too.”

(Note - Ted Steele’s show is on at the same time as Dick Clark’s - 3pm each

weekday afternoon).

Week of August 1, 1957

Bestsellers include - “The Durable Fire” - Howard Swiggett, “The World Of Suzie

Wong” - Richard Mason, “The Hidden Persuaders” - Vance Packard, “The Day

Christ Died” - Jim Bishop

A girl, weighing 4 pounds and 14 ounces is born prematurely to Elizabeth Taylor

and husband Michael Todd. The girl - named Elizabeth (Liza) Frances Todd was

delivered by Caesarean section. She was premature about 2 months.

unborn baby by miscarriage after an

emergency operation. She was 5 to 6

weeks pregnant. Doctors say she can

have more children. Husband,

wants as many as she can get. I feel

the same way.”

EJH Bar & Grill in Manhattan sues

Eartha Kitt for $200 thousand,

charging she poured Champaign on

patrons, smashed glassware and threw a fit after a $137 check. “This is a clip

joint” she was heard saying. Kitt denies she threw into a rage over the check.

Week of August 1, 1957

Richard is featured in the wall painting

short after reading in one of the newspapers there that son Richard (9) was going

Both father and son are convinced he’ll beat the disease. The family flew to

Scotland and will visit Ireland and Copenhagen before returning to the States.

Week of August 1, 1957

Monday television

ABC 3-4:30pm afternoons - “American Bandstand” w/Dick Clark. Billy Williams

and the Chordettes guest.

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, Robin Hood, Burns and Allen, Godfrey Talent

Scouts, Those Whiting Girls, Richard Diamond, Studio One

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley news, Georgia Gibbs, Charles Farrell Show, Action

Tonight, Twenty-One, Arthur Murray party, Ted Mack, Code 3, Tonight w/Jack

Paar

ABC - John Daly news, Wire service, Bold Journey, Passport to Danger,

Lawrence Welk, The Falcon

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, My Friend Flicka, Vic Damone Show, The

Millionaire, I’ve Got a Secret, Drama

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley news, Helen O’Connell, Masquerade party, Father

Knows Best, Kraft Television Theatre, This Is Your Life, The Vise, Tonight w/Jack

Paar

ABC - Disneyland, The Navy Lig, izzoe and Harriet, Moment of decision, Boxing

Vic Damone Show - Jack Whiting, Jaye P. Morgan, Sandra Deel and Katty

Lester.

Disneyland - “Pluto’s Day.”

Father Knows Best - Betty Anderson meets a playboy during an exciting rip to

New York to be a bridesmaid.

Week of August 1, 1957

“Bye Bye Love” - The Everly Brothers, “Teddy Bear’ - Elvis Presley, “Whispering

Bells’ - The Dell-Vikings, “Honycomb” - Jimmy Rodgers, “Star Dust” - Billy Ward

& His Dominoes, “Searchin’” - The Coasters, “Love Letters In The Sand’ - Pat

Boone, “Goody Goody” - Frankie Lyman & The Teenagers, “Tammy” - Debbie

Reynolds, “Around The World” - Mantovani, “And That Reminds Me”- Della

Reese, “It’s Not For Me To Say”

- Johnny Mathis, “Long Lonely

Nights” - Lee Andrews & The

Hearts, “Send For Me” - Nat

King Cole, “In The Middle Of An

Island” - Tony Bennett.

At the movies -

Dandridge.

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Will Success Spoil Rock

Susan Kohner.

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