Week of August 23, 1958

The United States and Great Britain offer to halt testing of nuclear weapons for a

year beginning October 31 if the Soviet Union will enter into negotiations to

establish a worldwide inspection system.

Appeals to carry its fight against resumption of integration to the Supreme Court.

Gov. Orval Faubus calls an

emergency session next week

of the Arkansas State

Legislature to try to block

further racial integration at

Central High School.

From Cape Canaveral - A

Jupiter-C rocket blazes aloft

carrying the Army’s Explorer V

satellite toward a possible orbit

far out in space, but later fails to

put its Explorer V satellite into

orbit.

The Chinese Nationalists say they beat off two Communist invasion flotillas

which hinged at an island in the Quemoy group in the midst of stepped-up Red

artillery barrage against the Nationalist bastion.

Gov. Orval Faubus says racial integration never can be constitutionally enforced

on a school. He asks a historic special legislative session to empower him to

close Arkansas schools rather than bow to any Federal race-mixing mandate.

The Arkansas Legislature gives Go. Orval Faubus power to close the state’s

schools against enforced racial integration. The legislators acted even as

President Eisenhower warned that the consequences would be terrible.

The Supreme Court puts off a decision on the school integration dispute until a

further hearing September 11.

Gangs of terrorist saboteurs strike with torch and bombs across France and in

Algeria in a fanatic outburst of campaigning for Algerian independence.

Week of August 23, 1958

Week of August 23, 1958

testimony that Harold Gibbons, Teamster Boss James Hoffa’s right-hand man,

helped set up a carnival workers union described by Chairman John McClellan

as a “highjacking operation” to force the signing of contracts.

Rep Fulton of Pennsylvania tells reporters that the U.S. has developed electronic

equipment capable of using the moon to spy out what is gong on over the entire

face of the earth.

Week of August 23, 1958

The Soviet Union says it will give Communist China “the necessary moral and

material aid to the just struggle” for the “liberation” of Formosa from the Chinese

landing force of about 1600 men have been ordered to sea over the next few

days from Singapore. Their destination was not disclosed.

a crucial National League battle as the Milwaukee Braves outgun the San

Francisco Giants 8-5.

damage suit against three corporations in connection with a

plane crash last March that killed her husband, Mike Todd Jr.

The suit charges the defendants with gross negligence in the

management, operation, maintenance and control of the plane.

Italian newspapers report a fist-swinging,

hair-pulling brawl between actresses Shelley

linked Ava and he romantically simply because they are

playing opposite each other in “The Naked Naja” now being

filmed.

Television news -

CBS says that a weeklong investigation of all its television

quiz shows had failed to turn up any improper procedures. The DA is

investigating the TV quiz show Dotto, which was dropped suddenly last week by

CBs and NBC. Meantime, the DA says other shows have now come under

scrutiny, including “21.”

“Your Hit Parade” is changing. Instead of singing mostly the same songs each

week, the show will be divided into three sections, including an oldie portion

called “All Time Hit Parade.”

ABC is moving “Walt Disney Presents,” formally known as “Disneyland” from

Wednesday nights to Friday nights beginning September 12. At least 12 of the

new Disney shows will be about old-time Western peace officers including the

adventures of Elfego Baca - nemesis of malefactors in New Mexico during the

1880’s. Also added - the story of John Slaughter who filled the same role in

Texas.

Week of August 23, 1958

The Country’s Second Largest Election!

Week of August 23, 1958

Week of August 23, 1958

Saturday night television -

CBS - Perry Mason, Top Dollar, Gale Storm Show, Have Gun, Will Travel,

Gunsmoke

NBC - People Are Funny, Bob Crosby Show, Opening Night, Turning Point,

Original Amateur Hour, Joseph Cotton Show

ABC - Dick Clark, Jubilee USA, Lawrence Welk, Midwestern Hayride

Top Dollar - Spelling quiz show hosted by Dr. Bergen

Evans and Toby Reed guest.

Gale Storm Show - A female kleptomaniac leads Susanna

and Nugey on a chase through Barcelona.

Have Gun, Will Travel - An Army major seeks Paladin’s

help in calming angry Apaches in Yuma territory.

others, says he’s self taught when it comes the recording

industry. “I’m just a self-taught guitar player from Boston who

got lucky. I never had any formal music education but when I

was 13, I was playing on staffs of three Boston radio stations. I

learned how to play hillbilly, polkas, jazz just about anything

they wanted. It gave me a great feel for the business.” Of Paul

Anka, Costa says, “Paul came to me first just to let me hear

some of his songs. I liked the way he sang them and we made a record out of his

‘Diana.’ Then we got lucky again when we switched the style and did, ‘You Are

My Destiny.’ Paul is a great kid. Wherever he happens to be, whether it’s his

home in Ottawa or some place on the road, he’ll call me and sing me his newest

song ideas over the phone. I’ve got a little tape recorder in the office and I just

put the mike up to the earpiece and record him. Then I play it back and start

sketching out the background. Then when he gets time to come in and record.

We’re all ready for him.”

Don also believe Eydie Gorme and Johnny Nash have to power to become great

stander acts.

Interesting - Jolly Joyce - now books DJ’s at his Jolly Joyce Theatrical Agency.

His newest clients are Joe Grady and Ed Hurst, who now do a daily record hop

show over WVUE-TV (channel 12) in the Philadelphia area. He performs similar

Week of August 23, 1958

booking chores for Alan Freed of WABC radio and WABD-TV, Murray Kaufman

and Zeke Manners of WINS New York.

Week of August 23, 1958

While Dick Clark is on his three-week vacation, some 15 DJ’s will fill-

in on “American Bandstand.” Clark is doing his weekly Saturday night

ABC-TV show during his vacation period. . All the substitute DJ’s have

their own local “Bandstand” type video shows, but will work out of the

Philadelphia “Bandstand” location at WFIL-TV. They include Bob

Chicago, Jerry Haynes - Dallas and Bobby Troupe -Los Angeles.

concert this week. The line-up is Bobby Darin, Duane Eddy, Jan and Arnie, the

Champs, Buddy Knox, Jack Jones, Sheb Wolley, Jimmy Bowen, the DeCastro

Sisters, Jimmy Clanton, Ernie Freeman, Art and Dottie Todd and Jerry Wallace.

Hot spot last week was “Danny’s Hideaway” - a popular music-record industry

spot in Manhattan. Decca Records through a party and the star was Domenico

Modugno, who has a huge hit with “Volare.” Al (Jazzbo) Collins did a WNEW

radio broadcast from the event.

Don’t miss “Art Ford’s Jazz Party” over WNTA-TV (Channel 13) Newark

Thursday nights at 9pm. Art just did a stereo simulcast of the show over TV and

WNTA radio.

Stereo - since last year, more than 30

record labels have introduced stereo

record lines and there are hundreds of

stereo records now on the market. According to some, people are reading about

stereo and gong into to record stores to find out about it. Of the 30 plus labels,

RCA-Victor and London have made the heaviest plunge into the field.

“Volare” by playing eight different versions of the song on his “Make Believe

Ballroom” show.

deejay at WHVH is doing guest DJ shows for WINS, New

York for two weeks. Jack Lacy of WINS will do a similar two-

week guest stint on KHVH. Pupule’s real name is Hal Lewis

and he’s originally from Brooklyn.

Week of August 23, 1958

More New York - in a poll by Teenage Survey Inc - Peter Tripp of WMGM is

favorite DJ of all high school/college girls and boys. William B. Williams of

Week of August 23, 1958

WNEW comes in second. The housewives favorite was Jerry Marshall of

WMGM. “American Bandstand” is the favorite daytime TV show.

DJ Todd O’Hara of WILD Boston played Peggy Lee’s “Fever” for 42 ½ hours!

During that time, he used 15 copies of the record, took 3,000 phone calls and

200 telegrams.

Everly Brothers

Return to Me - Dean Martin

When - Kalin Twins

Big Man - Four Preps

Hard Headed Women - Elvis Presley

Rave On - Buddy Holly

Tulips From Amsterdam/You Need Hands - Max Bygraves

Endless Sleep - Marty Wilde

Twilight Time - Platters

Patricia - Perez Prado

Think It Over - Crickets

Torero - Julius LaRosa

Who’s Sorry Now? - Connie Francis

On The Street Where You Live - Vic Damone

Top rhythm and blues -

Just A Dream - Jimmy Clanton

Patricia - Perez Prado

Little Star - Elegants

Splish Splash - Bobby Darin

Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

Yakety Yak - Coasters

One Summer Night - Danleers

When - Kalin Twins

Rebel Rouser - Dwane Eddy

For Your Precious Love - Jerry Butler & The Impressions

Ginger Bread - Frankie Avalon

Fever - Peggy Lee

What Am I Living for? - Chuck Wilis

Do You Want To Dance? - Bobby Freeman

Week of August 23, 1958

Top country & western -

Guess Things Happen That Way/Come In Stranger -

Johnny Cash

Hard Headed Woman - Elvis Presley

Blue Blue Day - Don Gibson

Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

Blue Boy - Jim Reeves

Oh, Lonesome Me/I Can’t Stop Lovin’ You - Don Gibson

Just Marrie/Stairway Of Love - Marty Robbins

Alone With You/Every Time I’m Kissing You - Faron

Young

Secretly - Jimmie Rodgers

Bird Dog/Devoted To You - Everly Brothers

She Was Only Seventeen - Marty Robbins

Send Me The Pillow You Dream On - Hank Locklin

At the movies -

Dee, Angela Lansbury

A Certain Smile

The Fly

Week of August 23, 1958