Week of December 8, 1959
At New Delhi - President Eisenhower tells a public meeting attended by nearly
one million that the military alliances organized by the United States “would be
upheld by even the most saintly men.” He called for a crusade to remove from
the minds of men, the fears, suspicions and prejudices that they have inherited
the past.
President Eisenhower is
welcomed by the Shah of Iran
as he gets ready for talks with
some of the United States’
staunchest friends in the
turbulent Middle East.
Raul Castro tells a military
court he is not a Communist
but he declares he will not
lend himself “to the dirty
business of anti-
communism.”
The Federal Trade
Commission lodges false
claim charges against Life
cigarettes. The commission
branded untrue the claim that
Life cigarettes are “proved to
give you the least tar or
nicotine of all cigarettes.” It
also said it is not true that the
government endorses the
cigarettes and has found them to be lowest in tar and nicotine.
The Justice Department and Federal Trade Commission reach agreement to
institute criminal prosecution against deceptive television commercials in the field
of food, drugs and cosmetics.
NBC announces it will no longer accept fee refunds from television entertainment
groups in return for show spots valuable as publicity. The practice was disclosed
by the New York Post which said about half the payment received by the Clara
ward Singers was returned to NBC-TV after appearances on the “Today”
