Week of December 28, 1951

President Truman orders a wholesale shakeup of the Internal Revenue Bureau

with the chief of the agency disclosing that 53 more employees have been let go

- making the total 166. The President wants to take the agency out of politics and

protect it from “influence peddlers.” The 64 offices of Collector of Internal

Revenue are being abolished for 25 district offices each headed by a

commissioner under Civil Service. Graft and corruption caused some of the

dismissals. In his cleanup drive of the agency, the President said “further

administrative action” is planned to insure complete “integrity” in government. All

64 collectors are political appointees.

After Hungary jails four American pilots, the United States forbids Americans to

travel to Hungary and orders the immediate closing of Hungarian Consulates in

Cleveland and New York. The pilots wandered over Hungarian territory last

month with Soviet fighter planes forcing them down on an air base maintained by

Russia in the satellite state. The Hungarian Communist regime convicted them of

“deliberate violation” of the Iron Curtain frontier and demanded $120 thousand for

their release.

slipping - 23% approve of the job he’s doing and 58%

disapprove. At the start of his term - his approval rating

was at 69%.

Attorney General McGrath takes the first steps in building

detention camps for dangerous subversives if needed.

Federal prison labor is already hard at work on three

detention centers. The camps may be similar to Tule

Lake, CA - where 20,000 Japanese were held during

WWII.

For the first time - The Tournament of Roses Parade and Rose Bowl game are

televised on network television. NBC broadcast both events to 64 stations.

In sports - Illinois stamps on Stanford in the Rose Bowl in a 40-7 victory in front

of 96,000.

1951” Meet the year’s top headliners: Senator Estes Kefauver

- the man who led the nation in a crusade against crime! ...

“Jersey Joe” Walcott - New Heavyweight Champion of the

world! ... Florence Chadwick - first woman ever to swim the

Week of December 28, 1951

Giants third baseman who hit the most important home

run of the year! ... Colonel A.F. Story - USAF - Aide de

Camp to General of the Army Douglas MacArthur! and

more!

The FBI arrests Gerald Norris of Tucson for trying to

extort $500 from Bob Hope. Norris wrote a postcard to

the comedian demanding $500 or “your life will be in

danger an maybe your wife will suffer harm.” Hope

never saw the card and says he’s the last one to hear

about he had been threatened. “I didn’t know anything

abut it” I never heard of any threats, besides, the guy’s timing was terrible. What

with rebuilding our house, taxes and Christmas, I’m dead broke.”

Lanza had a major hit with “Be My Love” plus he appeared in

the hit movie “The Great Caruso.” Lanza has a highly rated

radio show each Monday night as well.

British actor Sir Cedric Hardwicke is signed by NBC to play

the role of police commissioner in the new series “Dr Fu

Manchu.”

RCA says it is entering the home appliance market with the introduction of a line

of air conditioners for the home. “The home air conditioning market scarcely has

been tapped. According to reliable surveys, the industry has achieved less than

one-half of 1 per cent of its potential.”

Ann. His explanation was simple - “It just didn’t work.”

At the mart - Post’s new cereal - Sugar Crisp - 10oz pkg -

.21 ... Nescafe Instant Coffee - 4oz jar - .53 ... Aunt

Jemima Pancake Flour - 20oz pkg - .19 ... Country

Sausage .69lb

Friday Night Radio - CBS - Lowell Thomas comments,

Beulah, Jack Smith/Dinah Shore, Musicland USA, The Big

Time: Georgie Price, Paul Weston, Robert Q’s Waxworks,

Captiol Cloakroom, Ray Anthony Orchestra ... NBC - One Man’s Family, Roy

Rogers, Dean Martin/Jerry Lewis, Short Story Drama, Nightbeat Drama ... ABC -

Week of December 28, 1951

The Lone Ranger, Richard Diamond,

Private Detective, This Is Your FBI,

Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet, Mr.

District Attorney, Cavalcade of Sports -

Boxing ... Mutual - Adventures Of Maisie,

Gracie Fields, Magazine Theater, Frank

Edwards, I Love A Mystery.

Friday Night TV - CBS - Mama, Man

Against Crime, Playhouse of the Stars,

Live Like A Millionaire ... NBC - Those Two, Ezio Pinza Show, We The People,

The Big Story, The Aldrich Family ... Mystery Film Theatre, The Trouble With

Father, Crime With Father (drama), Personal Appearance Theater.

Mama - stars Peggy Wood

The Aldrich Family - comedy with Henry Girard.

The Children’s show “Space Patrol” becomes the

first west coast (originated) children’s show to be

beamed eastward for broadcast.

Ray, “Sin” - Eddy Howard, “Shrimp Boats” - Jo

Stafford, “Undecided” - The Ames Brothers,

“The Little Cloud That Cried” - Johnnie Ray,

“Jealousy” - Frankie Laine, “Out In The Cold

Again” - Richard Hayes, “Jingle Bells’ - Les

Paul, “White Christmas” - Bing Crosby, “It’s

Beginning To Look Like Christmas” - Perry

Como, “Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer” -

Spike Jones

At the movies -

Wymore.

Week of December 28, 1951