Week of December 4, 1950
Dies on the job - Press secretary Charles Ross (65) - found
dead in his office - just steps from the office of President
Truman. Said the president “... We shall miss him as a public
servant and mourn him as a friend.”
U.S. Army Chief of Staff Gen J. Lawton Collins says he sees no
worthwhile tactical use of the atom bomb in Korea. He also told
reporters that “an entirely new situation has developed” since
the Chinese Communists entered the war.
President Truman and Prime Minister Clement Attlee of Great
Britain meet at the White House and discuss what is now openly called by
officials in Washington “the military disaster in Korea.” One immediate problem
before them is how the divided and greatly outnumbered international army is to
be saved.
Outnumbered United Nations forces begin a mass withdrawal from Pyongyang to
new positions south of the former North Korean capital. The retreat included
thousands of men, their equipment, including U.S. 8th Army headquarters.
Trapped American forces in Northeast Korea slaughter Chinese Reds in 24
hours of savage fighting south of the Changjin Reservoir. It was one of the
bloodiest battles so far in the Korean War.
Gen Eisenhower tells soldiers in Virginia that “perhaps all of your young men”
may be called back into uniform because “rulers in positions of power in
aggressor nations have decided that all free men are their enemies.” “Your
newspapers look discouraging; we cry for peace and there is no peace, but
remember this: One hundred and fifty million free citizens can do anything in this
world to which they put their minds.”
In Cleveland - Dr Charles Bailey - renowned heart
surgeon of Hahnemann Medical College says a new
mechanical heart is ready for trial on human beings. He
said it would first be used to try to revive a person whose
heart has stopped beating, one who is clinically dead.
About the size of a small console radio, the glass-
encased device substitutes for both the heart and lungs.
It can completely shunt all the blood around the body’s
own heart and lungs, leaving surgeons with lots of time
and better vision to perform operations.
Week of December 4, 1950
Hey mom - Get the best - stock up on Birds Eye Orange Juice today! Better buy
Birds Eye!
In sports - Mel Ott , the all-time home-run king of the
National League, returns to baseball as manager of the
Oakland club of the Pacific Coast League. Ott who spent 25
years with the New York Giants, departed quietly at the end
of the 1950 season.
RKO says they’ll make 32 films next year - one-third in color.
Among those who will star in the features - Jane Russell,
John Wayne, Robert Mitchum, Bette Davis, Faith Domergue,
Victor Mature, Tony Martin, Janet Leigh, Cornel Wilde,
Maureen O’Hara, Groucho Marx, Lizabeth Scott, Robert Ryan, Ava Gardner,
Jack Cuetel, Claire Trevor, Dick Powell, Rhonda Fleming, Dana Andrews,
Claude Rains, Jane Greer, William Bendix, Ida Lupino, Barry Sullivan, Fran
Sinatra, Lex (Tarzan) Barker, Tim Holt, Carla Balenda, Eddie Bracken, Ann
Miller, Gloria Dehaven, Gloria Grahame, Terry Moore and Dennis O’Keefe.
The Musician’s union wants more money because
of this ...
In New York - the local 802 of the American
Federation of Musicians alleges that a “leakage of
music” over two New York City television stations
during telecasts of sporting events Madison
Square Garden - where live music was played, has resulted in the union billing
the stations for $20,000. They claim that the leakage was broadcast over WPIX
(Channel 11) and WABD (channel 5) during a recent rodeo and horse show and
that those stations did not clear rights with musicians. The union insists that
although the musicians were hired to play for evens in the Garden, they were
entitled to an additional television fee because their music was heard on the
video broadcasts. Local 802 told both stations they would be violating their
contracts unless payments were made, holding the stations responsible and not
the Garden. Both channel 5 and channel 11 have placed a total of $20,000 in
escrow, pending an appeal before the federation’s executive board.WABD is the
flagship of television manufacturer and broadcaster Allen B. Dumont.
In Washington, - RCA makes its first public showing of how you can convert your
existing black & white television set to a color set. As explained, technicians
substituted an RCA full-color tube for the black & white tube in a set and added a
small box of additional circuits at the rear of the receiver. RCA continues its
effort to obtain commercial licensing for its color system, even though it was
Week of December 4, 1950
recently rejected by the FCC, which picked CBS’s color method for commercial
licensing. RCA is now challenging that decision in federal court. The RCA color
system is compatible with existing black & white televisions - The CBS system is
not.
Van Heusen Century shirts - the shirt with the soft collar that won’t wrinkle ever!
Just $3.95 regular collar or $4.95 Wide-Spread. Comes in white, blue, tan or
grey.
The National Association of Women Artists announces its selection of the “10
most stimulating faces in America” and reminds you - good looks don’t
necessarily count.
George Marshall , Secretary of State - Confidence. Quiet
strength in his face
Ava Gardner - Actress -desire. Her face has the potential
explosiveness of the H-bomb.
Alben Barkley - Vice President of the United States - Affection.
Typically jolly American grandpa.
Arturo Toscanini - Conductor - Awe. Outstanding
characteristics of face are controlled power and sensitivity.
Rosemary Clooney - singer - brotherly affection. Typical kid
sister face.
Yogi Berra - Yankee baseball catcher - women’s subconscious yearning for the
Neanderthal man (cave man). Has the most down-to-earth face in
America.
Perle Mesta , Minister to Luxembourg - Curiosity.
Indecipherable social mask of hostess-diplomat.
Ernest Hemingway - author - Masculinity. A face that proclaims
“I’ve hair on my chest.”
Dan Seymour - radio/television master of ceremonies -
friendliness. Sincere and relaxed face.
Lauren Bacall - actress - excitement. Bold and venturesome face.
Marries - Actress Barbara Rush and
actor Jeffrey Hunter . They were
going to wait until Christmas - but
he’s due on location for a 20th
Century-Fox film
Actress Elizabeth Taylor (18) and
Nick Hilton separate this week after 8
Week of December 4, 1950
months of marriage. Says the actress - “It’s true that we have parted -
temporarily. We hope to work things out.” She’s moved into the home of her
parents. Nick just left on a 10day business trip with his father, Hotel Magnate
Conrad Hilton. An MGM spokesman said - “Elizabeth and Nick plan to talk this
whole thing over as soon as he returns. It’s just one of those quarrels young
couples have.”
Also separated - actress Martha Vickers (25) from actor Mickey Rooney (29).
They were married June of last year and have a son, Ted. She says she’ll be
filing for divorce after the New Year. Ms Vickers is Rooney’s third wife.
Actress Shirley Temple (22) is a free
woman this week as her divorce from
actor John Agar becomes final. “I
have no plans - marital or otherwise,
except by daughter Susie who is
anticipating a big Christmas.” There is
a rumor that she may marry Charles
Black, whom she met in Honolulu last
year.
For Christmas - great accessory for
your car - the Pres-A-Lite ... hands
you a lighted cigarette at a touch. It
clamps on to the steering column,
plugs into the lighter socket. Pres-a-
lite holds 23 cigarettes, keeps them
fresh. Made of bakelite and aluminum,
it comes in handsome red, walnut
brown or forest green. Fits all cars just
$6.95.
Christmas for the kids - how about a Spike Jones Jazz outfit - “Young jazz
enthusiasts can really raise the roof! You get a 20” metal bass drum with foot
pedal, cymbal, snare, xylophone, triangle” - just $4.98... Big Metal Doll House -
“It’s completely furnished, has a big sun deck, fenced-in playground, garage with
sedan. Colorfully lithographed floors.” Measures 16x24x9inches - $3.98.
Tuesday Night Radio -
CBS - Jack Smith, Club 15, Mystery Theatre, Mr. and Mrs North, Life with Luigi,
Truth or Consequences, Dollar & Minute Show
NBC - One Man’s Family, Cavalcade of America, Baby Snooks Show, Bob Hope
Week of December 4, 1950
Show, Fibber McGee and Molly, Big Town, People Are Funny
ABC - Armstrong of the S.B.I., Can You Top This? Met Opera, America’s Town
Meeting,
Mutual, Count of Monte Cristo, Official Detective, John Steele, Mysterious
Traveler
Tuesday Night Television (In larger cities)
CBS - News-Douglas Edwards, Family Playhouse, Vaughn Monroe Show,
Danger, Tales of the Black Cat
NBC - Kukla, Fran and Ollie, John Conte’s Little Show, Texaco Star Theater
w/Milton Berle, Fireside Theatre, Circle Theatre, Original Amateur Hour w/Ted
Mack
ABC - Buck Rogers, Billy Rose Show,
Can You Top This? Life Begins At 80
Later On (NBC) - Broadway Open
House With Jerry Lester and Dagmar
Pop music this week in 1950 -
The Tennessee Waltz - Patti Page
The Thing - Phil Harris
Harbor Lights - Sammy Kaye
A Bushel and a Peck - Perry Como/Betty
Hutton
Rudolph the Red nosed Reindeer -
Gene Autry and the Pinafores
Nevertheless (I’m Still In Love
With You) - The Mills Brothers
Thinking Of You - Don Cherry
Oh Babe - Kay Starr
Frosty The Snowman - Gene
Autry
Harbor Lights - Bing Crosby
One Finger Melody - Frank
Sinatra
Christmas in Killarney - Dennis
Day
White Christmas - Bing Crosby
Rudolph The Red nosed
Reindeer - Bing Crosby
If You’ve Got The Money, I’ve Got
The Time - Jo Stafford
Week of December 4, 1950
Top Hillbilly/Western hit
Goodnight Irene - Red Foley/Ernest Tubb
If You’ve Got The Money I’ve Got The Time - Lefty Frizzell
At the movies -
Tripoli - Maureen O’Hara, John Payne, Howard Da Silva
Undercover Girl - Alexis Smith, Scott Brady, Richard Egan, Royal Dano, Gladys
George
All About Eve - Bette Davis , Anne
Baxter, George Sanders, Celeste
Holm, Gary Merrill
Joan of Arc - Ingrid Bergman, Jose
Ferrer
West Point Story - James Cagney,
Virginia Mayo, Doris Day, Gordon
MacRae, Gene Nelson
Rio Grande -
Lets Dance - Betty Hutton, Fred
Astaire
Kim - Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell,
Paul Lukas, Robert Douglas
Copper Canyon - Ray Milland, Hedy Lamarr, Macdonald Carey, Mona Freeman,
Harry Carey Jr.
Union Station - William Holden, Nancy Olson, Barry Fitzgerald
Mr. 880 - Burt Lancaster, Dorothy McGuire, Edmund Gwenn
Three Secrets - Eleanor Parker, Patricia Neal, Ruth roman
Rocky Mountain - Errol Flynn, Patrice Wymore
The Sleeping City - Richard Conte, Coleen Cray, Alex Nicole
The Miniver Story - Greer Garson, Walter Pidgeon
The Desert Hawk - Yvonne DeCarlo, Richard Greene
Two Weeks With Love - Jane Powell, Ricardo Montalban