Week of August 23, 1956

Francisco, both President Eisenhower and VP Nixon

win renomination. Both said they “were honored and

thrilled” to be renominated. Nixon then flew back to

Southern

California to be

with his ailing

father.

In Dallas, water

is selling for as

high as fifty

cents-a-gallon

due to an

ongoing drought.

Dallas is using a large amount of salty water

from the Red River as its normal reservoir

supply dwindles because of the drought,

which stretches back to 1947. In comparison, crude oil from the state is selling at

about seven cents-a-gallon.

Irving Berlin rolls out yet another song for the Eisenhower campaign. Four years

ago, he wrote “I Like Ike” - the official GOP campaign song. His 1956 offering is

“Ike - for Four More Years.”

says he will record a 12-minute symphonic poem “Portrait

of Ike” this week for use in President Eisenhower’s

forthcoming campaign.

expecting in October. A spokesman at a

Newport, RI hospital says she underwent an

emergency operation and is in good condition.

Lumet, a television director. Both are 32. Miss

Vanderbilt married twice previously. On her 21st birthday,

she inherited $5 million from her father, Reginald Vanderbilt

who died when she was an infant.

Week of August 23, 1956

for a 510-story mile-high office building he hopes will be built

on Chicago’s lakefront. If the structure, which will be called

“the Illinois,” ever gets built, it will be the tallest structure in

the world.

Architects at work building 1956 subdivisions

MGM completes the sale of seven-year

rights to a film library of 725 pre-1948

pictures to TV stations in a dozen cities

for $20 million. Films include favorites

such as “Mutiny On The Bounty” and

described as the biggest single day’s

business in the history of the

entertainment business. For color

television, each station must work out

separate terms with MGM-TV. The

stations are - WCBS-TV (Channel 2), New York, WBBM (Channel 2), Chicago,

WXIX-TV in Milwaukee. Also affected are St Louis and Hartford, where CBS has

applied for TV stations.

Week of August 23, 1956

Also in the deal, The Triangle Stations - owned by Walter Annenberg: WFIL-TV

Philadelphia (Channel 6), WNHC-TV(Channel 8), New Haven, WMBS in

Binghamton and WFBG in Altoona. Count these stations in - KTTV, Los Angeles,

KING-TV, Seattle and KGW-TV in Portland, OR.

Week of August 23, 1956

The hotel features several gourmet restaurants and lounges and an Olympic-size

swimming pool.

Challenge” is fired apparently for committing one blooper too

many. Fox has been in hot water several times this year for

committing errors on the big money giveaway show. Ralph Story

from Los Angeles replaces Fox. It comes at a good time for

Story, who just left the morning show at radio KNX, Los Angeles,

replaced by Bob Crane.

New at the store - Levi’s denims in exclusive

Verti-stripes. Rich looking denim with muted

vertical striping woven right in. Comes in tan,

grey, blue or green.

At the mart - Spareribs - .39lb...Carnation instant

chocolate drink - 10oz - .33...Rheingold Beer -

6-12oz cans - $1.20...Fresh Eggs - large grade

A - .45dozen

New at the mart - New Colorful ScotTowels - in sunshine yellow, sunset pink and

cloud white.

Booksellers include - “Don’t Go Near The Water” - William Brinkley, “The Ninth

Wave” - Eugene Burdick, “Love Or Perish” - Dr Smiley Blanton, Eisenhower: The

Inside Story” - Robert Donovan.

Friday night TV includes - Pantomine Quiz, Truth or Consequences, Our Miss

Brooks, Playhouse Of Stars, Best In Mystery.

Carol Haney, Robert Strauss, Dorothy Hart, Hans

Conried.

Best In Mystery - Dick Powell stars as a night club

owner who gets involved with counterfeiting and

murder.

Week of August 23, 1956

The Platters, “Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog” - Elvis

Presley, “I Almost Lost My Mind” - Pat Boone,

“(Que Sera, Sera) Whatever Will Be Will Be” -

Doris Day, “The Flying Saucers - parts 1 & 2” -

Buchanan & Goodman, “Allegheny Moon” - Patti

Page, “Sweet Old Fashioned Girl” - Teresa

Brewer, “It Only Hurts For A Little While” - The

Ames Brothers,

At the movies -

The Fastest Gun Alive

Crain

Hepburn, Henry Fonda,

Mel Ferrer

Monroe, Don Murray

It Conquered The

Beverly Garland