Week of January 1, 1951

Chinese Reds launch a New Year’s Day offensive against Seoul. United Nations

defenders roll back their line several miles.

New Year’s speech President Truman says he hopes that 1951 brings “peace to

the world.”

President Truman asks the support of the American people to help replenish the

depleted Treasury of the National Foundation for Infantile Paralysis (Polio). The

foundation’s annual March of Dimes drive begins January 15 with a goal of $50

million. The group said its epidemic-aid funds had been wiped out fighting the

disease last year.

General Eisenhower said he can defend Western

Europe from Russian attack of other Atlantic pact

nations will match American sacrifices in raising a

unified military force under his command.

Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower leaves for Paris with a

“good-bye and good luck” from President Truman

and assurances he has the nation’s “wholehearted

backing’ in his talks of organizing and commanding

Western Europe’s defenses.

Britain places all the troops she has thus far

committed to the defense of West Europe under the command of Gen.

Eisenhower.

Atomic Commission Chairman Gordon dean said that “Russia does have” the

atomic bomb. He gave the answer to a news conference question based on

public discussion of whether the Soviets actually did explode an atomic bomb in

the summer of 1949.

President Truman makes it plain that the nation’s growing

rearmament program will bring just about total control of prices

and wages.

“Bushman” (22) - the world-famed gorilla at Lincoln Park Zoo in

Chicago dies of a heart attack. R. Marlin Perkins, director of the

Zoo said, “It’s a great blow to us.” The gorilla was regarded the

Week of January 1, 1951

A committee of New York County Lawyers Association warns that increasing use

of narcotics among children under 16 has become “a real problem” demanding

state action.

In another poll - doubling the budget for national defense is approved by three

out of every four voters.

Comeback - (Detroit) Joe Louis wins in 2>48 of the fourth round in a bout against

Freddie Beshore.

Entertainment news - Piper Laurie (19) signs a new

contract with Universal after appearing in four movies for the

company. He new contract says she will have starring roles.

Marilyn Monroe is named Miss Cheesecake by the GI

editors of Stars and Stripes.

Antitrust - Plans for splitting the vast Warner Brothers movie

empire into two separate concerts are announced by Atty.

General McGrath. Under the plan, Warner Brothers will be

split into two new companies operating independently of each other. One will limit

itself to movie production and distribution. The other will operate local movie

theaters across the country.

Television news - The Los Angeles Times acquires full ownership of TV station

KTTV (channel 11). It bought the 49% interest held by CBS since the station

began operations two years ago. “TTV” stands for “Times Television.”

At the same time, CBS closes the deal to purchase KTSL (channel 2) from Don

Lee Media.

Weakened by Fred Allen’s decision to leave television - The

Sunday night “Colgate Comedy Hour” will feature Jerry Lester

and his open-house gang on at that time too. Along with Jerry,

you’ll see his regulars - Milton Delugg, Wayne Howell, Dave

Street, Mel Olarks and Dagmar . So far, they’ve committed to

one “Comedy Hour.”

Week of January 1, 1951

Pay-TV test - Zenith

Phonevision offers movies

for $1 to see on television

sets in the Chicago area.

The test aired three movies,

and was available in the

homes of 300 families. The

first movie was “April

Showers” - a 1947 musical

starring Jack Carson,

Second was “Welcome

Stranger” from 1948 starring

Bing Crosby and #3 -

“Homecoming” with Clark Gable and Lana Turner. All the families in the test had

a special box linked up with special telephone circuits. If you wanted to watch a

movie - uncut and commercial free of course, you called and order it. The signal

was transmitted over-the-air by experimental TV station KS2KBS.

Music news - In a Gallup Poll - Dinah Shore, star of screen, stage and radio is

voted American’s favorite female vocalist in a nationwide survey:

Dinah Shore

Jeanette MacDonald

Kate Smith

Jo Stafford

Doris Day

Lily Pons

Marian Anderson

Judy Garland

Margaret Whiting

Rise Stevens

At the movies -

The Jackpot - James Stewart

The Blue Angel - Marlene Dietrich

Harvey - James Stewart

Kim - Errol Flynn, Dean Stockwell

King Solomon’s Mines - Deborah Kerr, Stewart Granger

Mr. Music - Bing Crosby, Nancy Olson, Charles Coburn, Ruth Hussey

Halls of Montezuma

For Heaven’s Sake - Clifton Webb, Joan Bennett, Edmund Gwenn

Deported - Jeff Chandler, Morata Toren