Week of July 15, 1953

45,000 American and South Korean troops counterattack the Communists along

the Korean central front bulge in the biggest allied attack in several years.

The Russians send about 300 tanks back to East Berlin to choke off a new wave

of anti-Communist strikes before they erupt into another revolt like the one last

month.

End to Korean War - Communist truce

negotiators announce that they are ready

to sign the armistice on the basis of U.N.

promises that South Korea will honor it.

The Reds propose that armistice

negotiators begin “immediately” to

discuss preparations for the truce-signing

ceremony.

Sixteen persons are condemned to

prison in Dresden in the larges show trial

of East German rebels held by the

Communists.

Unemployment in the U.S. reaches the

lowest point since WWII - at about 1.7

million workers out of work, compared with 3.1 million in 1950.

Third National Jamboree - Boy Scouts pour in from all parts of the country and

other countries to a Newport Beach (CA) Jamboree. Some 50,000 are expected

to attend the event.

Entertainment news - Bela Lugoisi (70) is divorced by his fourth wife, Mrs. Lillian

A. Lugosi (41) who complained that his “unfounded jealousy” prompted him to

keep her “under his thumb 24 hours a day.”

American actress. (80). Best-known as Peter Pan.

Fred Allen returns to TV in a Mark Goodson-Bill Todman

quiz show “Judge For Yourself.”

Week of July 15, 1953

Television news -

Kid” this week. The accident occurred last June when a

“villain” rolled a 65-pound paper mache “boulder” off a

cliff during the shooting of the TV series. The boulder,

was suppose to miss Renaldo, but hit him square on

the top of his head, breaking his neck. He’s still

incapacitated.

UHF problems - Difficulties in securing network

affiliation and problems of conversion of VHF TV sets are causing more UHF

applicants to turn in their construction permits, following the surrender of the first

one - WROV-TV Roanoke, VA. They are - WWOD - Lynchburg, VA and WHHH

in Warren, Ohio.

A small tube radio

Week of July 15, 1953

CBS-TV says it is planning an ambitious children’s block of programming for the

fall from 11am to 2pm on Saturdays and 11am to 1pm on Sundays. CBS is

already broadcasting such shows as “The Big Top,” “Lone Ranger” and “Rod

Brown.”

(1190), tears itself lose from its base and crashes in Queens, its tip missing by

Week of July 15, 1953

ten feet, about sixty children in a housing project playground. The falling twoer

demolished a parked car and damaged three other autos and injujred slighty five

persons on the street. The tower was supposed to go into service on August 1.

Pop music this week in 1953 -

I’M WALKING BEHIND YOU - Eddie Fisher

THE SONG FROM MOULIN ROUGE (Where Is Your Heart)- Percy Faith &

Orchestra

APRIL IN PORTUGAL - Les Baxter & Orchestra

(Terry’s Theme From) “LIMELIGHT” - Frank Chacksfield

NO OTHER LOVE - Perry Como

VAYA CON DIOS (May God Be With You) - Les Paul & Mary Ford

Week of July 15, 1953

SAY YOU’RE MINE AGAIN - Perry Como

ANNA - Silvana Mangano

ALLEZ-VOUS-EN - Kay Starr

WITH THESE HANDS - Eddie Fisher

I’D RATHER DIE YOUNG (Than Grow Old Without You)- Hilltoppers

I BELIEVE - Frankie Laine

P.S. I LOVE YOU - Hilltoppers

YOU YOU YOU - Ames Brothers

CRAZY MAN, CRAZY - Bill Haley & Haley’s Comets

Week of July 15, 1953

Week of July 15, 1953

Rhonda Fleming, William

Lundigan

Deborah Kerr, Walter

Pidgeon, Betta St. John

Angeli, Ethel Barrymore,

Leslie Caron, Kirk Douglas,

Farley Granger, James

Mason

Robert Mitchum, Linda

Darnell, Jack Palance

Holden, David Niven, Maggie

McNamara

Madison, Frank Lovejoy

Week of July 15, 1953

From Warner on their SuperScope Wide-Screen.