Week of February 15, 1958

President Eisenhower urges Soviet leaders to come to the United States and

“learn at firsthand the feeling of our people toward peace.” It was a reply to

Soviet Premier Bulganin’s latest letter. Said the President - “I begin to wonder,

Mr. Chairman, whether we shall get anywhere by continuing to writer speeches

to each other!”

Red China Premier Chou En Lai and North Korean Premier Kim Il Sung say Red

Chinese troops will be withdrawn from North Korea by the end of the year.

Rebel unites under the direct personal command of Revolutionary Leader Fidel

Castro battle Cuban government troops in a fierce fight which could decide the

fate of the 14-month-old revolt. Casualties were reported high on both sides.

Sir Winston Churchill is stricken by pneumonia and pleurisy. He is described as

comfortable and in good spirits.

Dave Beck Sr., wealthy and once powerful union leader is

told he must to go prison for up to 15 years for stealing

$1900 from the International Teamsters Union. His son,

Dave Beck Jr., convicted of stealing $4650 from the

Teamsters, was fined $2000 and his further sentencing is

deferred for three years on condition he return the money.

Gun safety experts cringe at a photo of President

Eisenhower, depicting him on a hunting trip with a friend.

The President was sitting in a carriage with a double-barrel

shotgun between his knees, the muzzle pointed upward right at his face.

Passing - Fred Pabst (88) who help build a brewing empire. Pabst’s father, the

late Capt. Fred Pabst who gave the brewery its name, died in 1904.

A House committee reports that, “the cigarette manufacturers have deceived the

American public through their advertising of filter-tip cigarettes. They believe

manufacturers imply filter tips remove alleged causes of cancer and heart

diseases which isn’t true.

Sports - Frank Gifford of the New York Giants signs a

long-term contract to Warner Brothers, and says his

playing days may be numbered.

Week of February 15, 1958

Entertainment news -

Gracie Allen says she is retiring from show business at the

end of the current television season. She says she wants to

spend more time at home and with her grandchildren.

CBS announces that Arthur Godfrey will star on separate

radio and television programs on weekday mornings

beginning this week. No more simulcasts.

Passing - Joe Frisco (68) - stuttering comedian.

Week of February 15, 1958

Television news -

CBS-TV is having problems with Remington Rand, the sponsor of “Leave It to

Beaver,” who is sponsoring one-half the show. The other half is not sponsored.

Remington Rand wants a cross-plug and feels it is entitled to one, even though

CBS has been unable to come up with another client.

More cliffhangers being seen - besides

“Zorro,” “Disneyland” is the latest show to go

serial, with “ Saga of Andy Burnett ” plus

recent excursions on “Alfred Hitchcock

Presents” and “Studio One.”

Milton Berle makes his dramatic acting debut

in a “Kraft Television Theater” drama on NBC

title “Material Witness.”

Week of February 15, 1958

Ivan Tours Productions says it does have trouble filming “Sea Hunt.” Some of the

shooting is done in a tank at Marine land, but most of it is done off the coast of

nearby Catalina. Producers say the major problem is preventing the actors from

getting seasick.

5-5:30pm - “Mickey Mouse Club” which was cut this season from 60 to 30

minutes will be further reduced next fall to a three-day schedule, Mon-Wed-Fri. In

the Tues and Thurs slots will be a new Walt Disney project, “Serial Theater.”

Saturday night television -

CBS - Perry Mason , Dick and the Duchess,

Gale Storm show, Have Gun, Will Travel,

Gunsmoke,

NBC - People Are Funny, Perry Como, Kay

Starr and Andy Griffith, Gisele Mackenzie, End

of the Rainbow, Hit Parade

ABC - Debut-Dick Clark Show , Country Music Jubilee, Lawrence Welk, Mike

Wallace Interview

Perry Como - Eddie Fisher, Pearl Bailey, Kay Starr.

Radio news - After six years at WMCA, New York, Murray Kaufman is leaving to

take a DJ job at WAAT, Newark. He’ll continue his in-person shows at Palisades

Amusement Park during the summer months. Kaufman will be heard from 10:30p

to midnight.

Won’t happen - Alan Freed’s deal to do a five-day a week network radio show for

Mutual is off.

WCPO Cincinnati goes “Color Radio” top-40.

Music news - What does Alan Freed think of his

competition - Dick Clark of WFIL-TV Philadelphia?

“Clark has done a great job for the business. I wish

him a lot of luck. My 13-year-old daughter,

incidentally, watches him every day,” said Freed.

Marty Robbins sings “The Story of My Life” on the

Eddie Fisher Show over NBC-TV March 4. Marty will

also appear on the Ed Sullivan Show March 30.

Week of February 15, 1958

Same artists - different record labels. Buddy Holly & The Crickets

Dick Clark is simply the hottest in the business right now -

ABC debuts Dick Clark’s night time popular music show this week. The entire

show is budgeted at just $15,000 and it appears to have paid-off in big ratings

with a Trendex share of 16.0. Clark has modified his daytime format with sharper

production and more name artists. Appearing were Pat Boone, Johnnie Ray,

Chuck Willis, Jerry Lee Lewis, Connie Francis and the Royal Teens. Most artists

were lip-synched. The show originates from ABC’s Little Theater in New York.

Clark commutes form Philadelphia, where he does his daily “American

Bandstand.” Some 300 teens make up the studio audience.

Week of February 15, 1958

More Dick Clark - “American Bandstand” is

delivering 8.4 million viewers per afternoon more

than any other network show up to 5pm,

according to the January report of the American

Research Bureau. ARB says it has a 12.1 share

with a 46% adult audience.

Chuck Berry, Frankie Lymon, Billy and Lilly and

Larry Williams and his band are the latest acts to

sign for the upcoming Alan Freed six-week

nationwide package tour. They join Jerry Lee

Lewis and Buddy Holly & The Crickets.

Johnny Cash, Roy Acuff and the Wilburn Brothers launch a series of Canadian

dates at Ft. Frances, Ontario.

Two versions of “Tequila” - the Champs have their version and it’s the first. But

Eddie Platt and his orchestra have a knock-off version and it’s getting played. For

instance in Cleveland, KYW jocks are playing the Champs while rival WERE is

playing the Platt version.

Record news - 45EP (Extra play) sales have jumped over the past few weeks.

78’s are sinking.

Disneyland Records launches its pop label with the formation of Vista Records.

Top Rhythm and Blues -

At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

Get A Job - Silhouettes

Short Shorts - Royal Teens

Don’t - Elvis Presley

Maybe - Chantels

I Beg Of You - Elvis Presley

Oh, Julie - Crescendos

The Stroll - Diamonds

Sweet Little Sixteen - Chuck Berry

La Dee Dah - Billy and Lilly

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

Dede Dinah - Frankie Avalon

Stood Up - Ricky Nelson

I’ll Come Running Back To You - Sam

Week of February 15, 1958

Cooke

Click Clack - Dickey Doo and the Don’ts

Oh Boy - Crickets

Good Golly, Miss Molly - Little Richard

Top Country & Western -

Ballad of a Teenage Queen - Johnny Cash

Don’t - Elvis Presley

I Beg of You - Elvis Presley

Great Balls of Fire - Jerry Lee Lewis

You Win Again - Jerry Lee Lewis

Geisha Girl - Hank Locklin

My Special Angel - Bobby Helms

This Little Girl of Mine - Everly Brothers

Stood Up - Ricky Nelson

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Is It Wrong- Warner Mack

Anna Marie - Jim Reeves

Wake Up Little Susie - Everly Brothers

Kisses Sweeter Than Wine - Jimmie

Rodgers

Uh Huh - Sonny James

Top hits in Britain -

The Story of My Life -Michael Holiday

Jailhouse Rock - Elvis Presley

Magic Moments - Perry Como

All The Way - Frank Sinatra

At The Hop - Danny & The Juniors

Love Me Forever - Marlos Ryan

Oh Boy! - Crickets

You Are My Destiny - Paul Anka

Peggy Sue - Buddy Holly

April Love - Pat Boone

Raunchy - Bill Justice

At the movies -

The Brothers Karamazov - Yul Brynner, Maria Schell, Claire Bloom

Peyton Place - Lana Turner, Hoe Lange, Lloyd Nolan

And God Created Woman - Brigitte Bardot

Old Yeller - Dorothy McGuire, Fess Parker

Cowboy - Glenn Ford, Jack Lemmon