Week of July 15, 1958

Paris celebrated Bastille Day in a somber atmosphere of uncertainty over the

future of Premier Charles de Gaulle’s government which some fear is drifting

toward military authoritarianism. De Gaulle restricted his participation to a brief

drive up Avenue Champs Elysees with President Rene Coty, where they

inspected troops.

July 14 - Iraq overthrown - Baghdad radio reports that

the Iraqi army leadership has overthrown King Faisal and

proclaimed a republic in Iraq. Pro-Nasser army officers

overthrew the pro-western regime of Iraq’s 23-year-old

King Faisal II in a lightning coup but Iraqi loyalist forces

were reported marching on Baghdad in an attempt to

smash the rebellion. It’s reported that King Faisal II was

shot dead in his palace by a band of rebel soldiers.

Prime Minister Macmillan orders 6,000 British troops to get ready for speedy

movement to the Middle East, plunged into new turbulence by the revolt in Iraq.

President Eisenhower calls for an emergency

session of the United Nations Security

Council on the Middle East crisis.

The Defense Department announces an

undisclosed number of Air Force transports

have been ordered to the European area.

The destination of the planes was not made

known.

Middle East a mess - President Eisenhower

says the United States will pour in all the

troops necessary to save Lebanon from

Communist aggression. The Soviet Union

described the action as bringing the threat of

World War III.

Russia announces that it will begin military training maneuvers on the Iranian and

Turkish borders within easy flying distance of American marines in Lebanon.

Britain and the United States answer Jordan’s urgent call for military help as

British paratroops land in the Jordanian capital with more than 50 U.S. warplanes

demonstrating their support of the operation.

Week of July 15, 1958

A massive mob of Russians smash 275

windows in the U.S. Embassy in Moscow, in a

rowdy three-hour protest against U.S. marine

landings in Lebanon. Meanwhile, Russia vetoes

U.S. plans to send U.N. army to Lebanon after

the Security Council rejects a Soviet demand

that U.S. and British forces be ordered out of

Lebanon and Jordan.

In Cairo - Nasser declares that the Arabs were

ready to shed all their blood to preserve Arab

nationalism. In Washington, the U.S. warns the

United Arab Republic any attack on U.S. forces

“could involve grave consequences.”

President Nasser of The United Arab Republic

sings a treaty of mutual defense with the new

revolutionary government leaders of Iraq in

Damascus, Syria.

Soviet Premier Khrushchev proposes a give-

power summit conference by next week on the

Mideast crisis. The U.S. says it will begin

immediate consultations with its allies on a

proposed answer to Khrushchev’s bid for a

summit.

Entertainment news - Walt Disney will produce

“Family Night” at the Hollywood Bowl on August

1. Look for Zorro/Guy Williams; Jimmy Dodd,

Tinkerbell; Norma Zimmer and Tutti Camarata

among others.

Week of July 15, 1958

Station KTTV (Los Angeles) and Ampex demonstrate the possibilities of using

video tape for advertisers. KTTV is shooting the syndicated “Divorce Court” on

videotape - the first time anyone has done so with a TV series. Also, Ampex

demonstrated a prototype editing device. A section of tape recorded shortly

before was cut and rejoined the playback revealed a clean edit - no rollover of

the picture.

Week of July 15, 1958

Tuesday night television -

CBS - News with Douglas Edwards, Name That

Tune, Mr. Adams and Eve, Keep Talking, To Tell

The Truth, Spotlight Playhouse, Bid ‘n’ Buy, Our

Miss Brooks

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley news, Crisis In Iraq,

Shirley Temple’s Storybook, Dotto, Bob

Cummings, The Californians, Mike Hammer, Jack

Paar

ABC - Cheyenne, Wyatt Earp, Broken Arrow,

Pantomime Quiz, Twenty Six Men

Mr. Adams & Eve - Eve and Howard plot to split

up as a movie, but the studio boss counterplots to

bring them together once again.

Wyatt Earp - Waytt is forced to kill or be killed

when he intervenes in a fight between two

brothers.

Broken Arrow - Jeffords and Cochise rescue an

Apache prisoner.

Bob Cummings - Bob hires a maid, but the employment agency botches it all up.

Jack Paar - Guests are Zsa Zsa Gabor, Cliff Arquette, Sylvia Sims and some of

the Ms. Universe entrants.

Music news - On Dick Clark’s Saturday night show on ABC-TV this week -

Bobby Darin, Jack Scott, Duane Eddy and George Hamilton IV.

Paul Anka who records for ABC-Paramount records, is very

busy. He just completed an 80-day tour with Irvin Feld’s

“Biggest Stars of ‘58” show and is now on a six-day

promotional tour of deejays. He has a single titled “Midnight”

on the charts and an album - “Paul Anka.”

Pop singer Andy Williams heads to Nashville this week to cut

some country songs for Cadence Records.

Week of July 15, 1958

Just concluded - the “World Series of Jazz” at Newport, RI. Duke Ellington

opened the festivities. Others on the bill were Dave Brubeck, Gerry Mulligan,

Miles Davis and Marlon McPartland. Mahalia Jackson sang with the Ellington

orchestra.

That was only the first night. The second night featured “Blues in the Night” with

the bill ranging from blues shouters Joe Turner and Big Maybelle to Anita O’day

and the Maynard Ferguson orchestra.

Week of July 15, 1958

Satchmo and his All-Stars headed the third night with Dinah Washington, Billy

Eckstine, George shearing and jack Teagarden.

Jesse Presley - 62-year-old

grandfather of Elvis Presley is back at his

Louisville home after making Canadian

network TV appearances. Grandpa is

signed with Legacy Records. He is now

in the process of recording his first

album, consisting of four Mississippi

“cotton-picking” tunes.

Riding high with his biggest hit to date (Splish Slash) - Bobby Darin signs a

personal management contract with Csida-Grean Associates with General Artists

corp. for booking. Darin is busy with his hit record - with one-niters and TV guest

appearances.

Week of July 15, 1958

At the movies -

The Night Heaven Fell - Brigette Bardot, Stephen Boyd, Alida Valli.

Rock-A-Bye Baby - Jerry Lewis, Marilyn Maxwell, Reginal Gardiner, Bacaloni,

Connie Stevens

Indiscreet - Cary

Grant, Ingrid

Bergman

God’s Little Acre -

Robert Ryan, Aldo

Ray, Tina Louise

Proud Rebel - Alan

Ladd, Olivia

deHavilland

Summertime -

Katharine Hepburn,

Rossano Brazzi

Juvenile Jungle - Carey Allen, Rebecca Willes

Young and Wild - Gene Evans, Scott Marlowe

High School Confidential - Russ Tamblyn, Jan Sterling,

John Drew Barrymore, Robert Taylor, Richard Widmark