Week of Ferbruary 1, 1958

Launch successful - The United States’ first scientific satellite, “Explorer” is doing

nicely as it reaches its top orbit height of 1,700 miles.

A military transport and a Navy patrol bomber collide in mid-air of Norwalk, near

Los Angles. 47 are dead.

A Castro aid says Castro’s rebels will concentrate on plant sabotage. “We are

changing our tactics. We had been doing sporadic bombings in the cities as well

as burning sugar can fields and tobacco drying sheds in the countryside. This will

continue. But now we will center attention of the disruption of industry. We will

cripple sugar mills, tobacco factories, public utilities, railroads and refineries. Our

first action under the plan was the fire last week at the Esso refinery.”

The United Arab Republic is transitioning from two sovereign states to one.

President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt is to be President of the new state.

About 8 million voters of Syria and Egypt must approve the provisional

constitution and elect the President at a plebiscite February 21.

An Atlas ICBM takes off from Cocoa Beach, but the flight

was not terminated normally. This followed two consecutive

ICBM successful test firings over a limited range.

Munich - A British airliner carrying Britain’s champion soccer

team, Manchester United, crashes and burns on its third try to

make off in a snowstorm. The official death toll was 21. 23

survived.

President Eisenhower re-affirms that the Administration might

favor a tax cut to break the recession unless the economy

turns upward by mid-year.

United Nations Secretary General Dag

Hammarskjold says that he had been invited to

visit Moscow, presumably to discuss United

Nations affairs involving the Soviet Union. Among

them is disarmament. He hopes to go in the

spring.

A 13-member committee to frame legislation

concerning the exploration and development of

space is created by the Senate. The panel is

Week of Ferbruary 1, 1958

expected to be headed by Lyndon B. Johnson of Texas, the Senate Democratic

leader. It will study proposals for the administration of space programs with the

aim of reporting a bill to the Senate by June 1. Recommendations are now being

prepared for President Eisenhower by Dr. James Killian Jr., his scientific adviser.

Space agency established - The Defense Department establishes the first

United States agency to devise outer space weapons and rockets and other

space vehicles. Roy W. Johnson, a vp of the General Electric Company will

direct the unit, called the Advance Research Projects Agency (note- this is the

forerunner to NASA). The Air Force will most likely get the military mission to

operate space ships and mother manned vehicles.

Week of Ferbruary 1, 1958

Due to new weapons shipments, this spring promises to see bloodier fighting in

Algeria than any other of the three previous springs since the guerrilla war

began.

Willie Shoemaker rides to his 3,000-career win. Willie’s

been at it for nine years, but this week, he scores his 3000 th

winning mount in the eighth race at Santa Anita. The horse

was Eternal Pere.

Entertainment news -

Mayor Wagner’s office bars 10-year-old Eddie Hodges,

member of Broadway’s “Music Man” from Perry Como’s NBC-TV show. They

believed the schedule was two arduous for the youth since he had to appear on

stage the same day.

Television news -

“ My Friend Flicka ” goes of the NBC-TV airwaves

May 11. It will be replaced by “Noah’s Ark, a filmed

series about the adventures of a veterinarian and

produced by Jack Webb of “Dragnet.”

KABC-TV Los Angeles presents “Traffic Court.”

On the air since last June, the show is presided

over by Judge Evelle Younger of the criminal

division of the Los Angeles Municipal Court. Each Friday night, viewers first see

the judge instruct the defendants in their civil rights before the bench. The only

continuing actors are Tim Sperl as the marshal and Ed Worrel as the bailiff and

the chief clerk of the court. All the defendants are actors and actors who have to

be quick with the ad- lib. There’s no formal script to the program. The actor

handles the situation as if he were actually in court and the judge performs as if

he were deciding the merits of a real case.

Trouble on “Traffic Court” - The question of commercial ethics was brought up

and it looks like Judge Evelle Younger is off the show! It seems that Judge

Younger’s weekly appearances is “in violation of judicial ethics.’ The commercial

sponsorship of the program was the basis for the ruling. Judge Young, who sits

in the Criminal Divison of Municipal Court in Los Angeles, had requested the

opinion from the committee on the propriety of this TV work on the traffic safety

program.

Steve Allen is heading to the West coast and will originate his next two Sunday

night shows from Hollywood.

Week of Ferbruary 1, 1958

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, I Love Lucy,

The Big Record, the Millionaire, I’ve Got A

Secret, Drama

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley news, Wagon Train,

Mr. District Attorney, Kraft Television Theatre,

This Is Your Life, Code Three, Jack Paar

ABC - John Daly news, Disneyland,

Tombstone Territory, Ozzie and Harriet, Betty

White Show, Boxing

Disneyland - “The Saga of Andy Burnett” first

of six parts. Stars Jermome Courtland in the

title role.

The Big Record - Patti Page welcomes Julie

Andrews, Roberta Sherwood, The Everly

Brothers, Woody Harman and Jerry Murad’s

Harmonicats.

Father Knows Best - Bud believe he’s a mind-

reader after certain events.