Week of July 1, 1958

Secretary of State Dulles completes his one-day visit with Premier de Gaulle and

learns France plans to build atomic weapons whether or not it receives U.S.

nuclear secrets.

Four more kidnapped American civilians and one Canadian are airlifted from a

Cuban rebel hideout to the U.S. Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay. There are 37

others still in Castro’s captivity.

“orange-size” earth satellites and defied the West’s system of

atomic and rocket bases in a Leningrad speech. He told a mass

rally of steel workers, the West is “playing with fire and trying to

frighten the Soviet Union with its bases. Such tactics are

extremely dangerous.” They are similar to the efforts of

someone trying to warm his hands by setting fire to his

neighbor’s house… The imperialists still hope somehow to

frighten the Socialist camp with atomic weapons and rocket

bases. It is time they understood how useless such calculations are…”

Continued Khrushchev - “Our Sputniks proclaim what heights are attained by the

world of Socialism. These achievements can be seen without the large

telescopes needed to see the orange-size Sputniks of the United States.”

Won’t rule on desegregation at Little

Rock - The Supreme Court refuses to

short cut usual procedures and rule

directly on an appeal from an order

suspending desegregation in Little Rock.

It said it was sure the U.S. Court of

Appeals in St. Louis would act on the

appeals “in ample time” to permit

arrangements to be made for the next

school year. In another action, the court

struck down a $100 thousand fine levied

against the NAACP by an Alabama

judge, who imposed the fine in 1956. Circuit Judge Walter Jones imposed the

fine on the ground the National Association for the Advancement of Colored

People was in contempt of court for failing to comply with an order to produce a

list of its members. The judge also barred the NAACP from doing business in

Alabama.

Week of July 1, 1958

miles from the Russian Siberia.

Sports - The Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees play to a 3-3 tie when the

had scored 2 runs extra, but under American league rules the score reverted

back to the previous full inning as goes on the books as a tie.

he nagged her about her career. “Before I married him, I told him

I had a career and hand no intention of giving it up. But he tried

to stop it by various methods, such as bothering the executives

where I worked.”

Hollywood - Fire roars through a Goldwyn sound stage, reducing

it to rubble. The fire destroyed a lavish “Porgy and Bess” set as

well as costumes, electrical equipment and a collection of props.

Television news -

TV.

Aaron Spelling will produce “The Night the Phone

Rang” for “Desilu Playhouse” next season.

Another Edward R. Murrow show “Small World,” will

debut on CBS next season. The show will consist of

discussions of different subjects by three eminent

personalities and moderated by Mr. Murrow. Ed

Friendly will co-produce.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards With The News, Sing Along

Got a Secret, U.S. Steel Hour

NBC - News with Huntley-Brinkley, Wagon Train, Father Knows Best, Kraft

Theater, It Could Be You, State Trooper

ABC - Disneyland, Tombstone Territory, Ozzie and Harriet, Traffic Court, Boxing

Week of July 1, 1958

Millionaire - A check from Michael Anthony gives a former dancer the chance to

get even with the person that ruined his career.

Father Knows Best - Margaret decides to take driving lessons.

King

Music news - Arthur Bergh, president of the National

Association of dance and Affiliated Artists says rock ‘n’ roll is

on the way out and that youth is turning to “Modified Swing.” -

a more conservative dance involving rock ‘n’ roll steps but

eliminating the hypnotically ritualized body movements which have reminded

the Cha Cha Cha, an amalgam of mambo, rhumba and fox trot still are #1 in

national ballroom popularity after three years.

On Dick Clark’s Saturday night show - Don Cornell,

Radio - DJ’s return to work on radio station WINS -

New York’s top-40 station (along with WMGM).

According to an agreement, announcers will receive

a guaranteed minimum income of $17,000 a year in commercials fees - $4,000

more than the old contract.

At the movies -

Laughton

Week of July 1, 1958