Week of July 15, 1957

Hundreds in the Chicago metro area flee do to flooding - the result of a 24-hour

record rainfall in the area.

A container of waste radioactive sodium dumped in the Atlantic some 185 miles

southeast of New York, fails to sink as expected. The Coast Guard declared the

area “a menace to navigation.”

A Dutch airliner crashes in flames into the sea off New Guinea with 68 on board.

KLM Airlines announces there are at least 12 survivors.

on the subject of fiscal policy said President Eisenhower

“hasn’t any brains.” He was asked to apologize since

there were school children in the chamber. Kerr replied

that he “meant every word I said in attacking the ability of

the President to understand the fiscal policies of this

administration. “I didn’t say the President has no brains

at all. He is uninformed about the fiscal policies of this

administration.”

The Senate votes to take up President Eisenhower’s civil

rights bill. Many expect a bitter North-South fight that

may last all summer. The President opposes the idea of

guaranteeing jury trials in contempt-of-court cases which might grow out of the

legislation.

Backers of the civil rights bill offer an amendment designed to meet southern

objections that school integration might be enforced at bayonet point.

The civil rights bill will get a good talking on television

over the next week as eight senators are slated to

appear on network shows to discuss the measure.

NBC lists four who will debate the topic on a special

Jacob K. Javits (Republican) New York; John

McClellan (D) Arkansas and Richard Russell (D)

Georgia. The issue also comes up on other programs

presented by NBC and ABC-TV.

Week of July 15, 1957

Corvette for 1957

Week of July 15, 1957

President Eisenhower, in a move to hold down military spending, tells the armed

forces to cut 100,000 men from their authorized strength of 2.8 million.

The Egyptian Middle East news agency says 14 men led by former Foreign

Minister Salah El din have been arrested and charged with plotting to kill

President Nasser and his Cabinet.

Union Leader James R. Hoffa is acquitted of charges of conspiring and bribing to

plant a spy within the Senate Rackets Committee.

In a Gallup Poll - 63% approve of the job President Eisenhower is doing with

23% disapproving and 14% no opinion.

Leona Gage (21) of Maryland is crowned Miss USA.

the annual pageant in Long Beach, California.

Sports - Billy Skowron hits a grand-slam homer, sparking

the New York Yankees to six runs in the ninth inning for a 6-

4 triumph over the Chicago White Sox.

joined the new talent roster at Warner

Brothers. He’s already appeared in three

pictures, “No Sleep Till Dawn,” “Band of

Angels’ and “The Deep Six.” His father, Efrem Sr. is a composer-

violinist and is now a director of the Curtis Institute of Music in

Philadelphia. Young Zimbalist said he wanted a different

profession than his dad: “After watching my father practice seven to eight hours a

day between engagements that grew fewer as the years went by - he used to

pace around the room while practicing and I figure he has walked around the

world at least twice - I realized I must find another medium of expression.”

come to a friendly parting. Abbott plans to

devote full time to his thoroughbred

horses on his Ojai (Calif) ranch. Costello

will continue as a “single” in movies,

nightclub appearances and on television.

Week of July 15, 1957

Mrs. Frances Liberace Cassadonte (63), mother of entertainer Liberace is

brutally beaten and kicked by two hooded men who attacked her in the garage of

the Liberace home in Los Angeles.

Television news -

Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra will co-star in a live show over CBS-TV October

13. It’ll be sponsored by the Ford Motor Company to herald its new Edsel. The

show will pre-empt Ed Sullivan.

Another 26 episodes of “Fury” begin shooting this week. The kids’ show which

debuted in October 1955 is doing well in the ratings.

Thursday night television -

Playhouse 90

NBC - Dinah Shore, Best of Groucho, Dragnet, People’s

Choice, High-Low, Lux Video Theater

ABC - The Lone Ranger, Western Theater, Danny Thomas,

Damon Runyon

Bob Cummings - Bob needles his widowed sister Margaret

into becoming a glamorous bit of wolf bait.

Dragnet - Two missing husband reports and an

embezzlement led Friday and Smith to believe they are

looking for a bigamist turned embezzler.

People’s Choice - Soc returns in his trailer home to find an

uninvited roommate.

High-Low - With host Jack Barry.

Music news - Alan Freed’s ABC-TV series “The Big Beat”

has had good ratings. So far, the show is running for an

initial 13-weeks, but may get picked-up for additional

weeks. Friday nights on ABC-TV.

The original version of the Del Vikings “Come Go With Me”

will be featured on an album on Eldorado Records. In fact, the album contains

nine songs cut by the group last October, before they had a major hit. ‘Come Go

With Me” was re-cut and the master was sold to Dot Records.

Week of July 15, 1957

The Thin Man Is Coming To Television This Fall

Week of July 15, 1957

Screamin’ Jay Hawkins is cutting his first album “At Home With Screamin’ Jay.

Little Richard has a new line of perfume. First scent is

tabbed “Princess Cheri,” with others lined-up… Elvis

Presley’s lipstick line is out and you can get Hound Dog

Orange, Tender Pink and Cruel Red

The Everly Brothers will appear on Arthur Murray’s Dance

party over NBC-TV August 3.

Radio news - WDGY DJ’s use sounds to identify

Don Kelly - “The hottest show in town” uses

the sound of fire engines

Dan Daniel “The Tall Thin Texan” uses the

sound of stampeding cattle.

Stanley Mack - a Mack truck shifting gears.

Brother Bill Bennett - gales of laughter

Ralph Martin - “The Old Redhead” uses

yelping Indians

WDGY - Minneapolis/St Paul at 1130 on your dial.

WNEW New York morning DJ’s Gene Klaven and Dee Finch are conducting a

contest to find a name for the Earth satellite which will be launched early next

year. First prize in this “out of this world” competition is an all-expense 30-day trip

around the world for two.

Searchin’ - Coasters

Short Fat Fannie - Larry Williams

Send For Me - Nat King Cole

Jenny Jenny - Little Richard

C.C. Rider - Chuck Willis

Valley of Tears - Fats Domino

Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

So Rare - Jimmy Dorsey

Week of July 15, 1957

Week of July 15, 1957

Top Country & Western

Bye Bye Love - Everly Brothers

Gonna Find Me A Bluebird - Marvin

Rainwater

Four Walls - Jim Reeves

Fraulein - Bobby Helms

Fallen Star - Ferlin Husky

Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

Bye Bye Love - Webb Pierce

Next In Line - Johnny Cash

Top records in Britain -

All Shook Up - Elvis Presley

Puttin’ On The Style/Gamblin’ Man -

Lonnie Donegan

We Will make Love - Russ Hamilton

Little Darlin’ - Diamonds

Around the World - Ronnie Hilton

Teddy Bear - Elvis Presley

White Sport Coat - King Brothers

Yes, Tonight Josephine - Johnnie Ray

Around The World - Bing Crosby

Love Letters In The Sand - Pat Boone

Butterfingers - Tommy Steele

When I Fall In Love - Nat King Cole

Mr. Wonderful - Peggy Lee

At the movies -

Trevor Howard

Tony Curtis

Deborah Kerr

Week of July 15, 1957

Week of July 15, 1957

Week of July 15, 1957

Week of July 15, 1957