Week of July 23, 1959

Vice President and Mrs. Nixon arrive in Moscow. They are greeted warmly by

Soviet first deputy premier Koslov.

Premier Khrushchev challenges Vice-President Nixon to go ahead and try to

convert Russian workers from communism to capitalism.

In Moscow - Vice President Nixon and

Premier Khrushchev argue heatedly in

public over responsibility for the cold war.

Khrushchev accused Nixon of trying to

frighten Russia. The face-to-face

encounter was at the American exhibit.

At one point early in the exchange,

Khrushchev said, “Don’t get offended.”

Nixon turned to his interpreter, “Tell him I

have been insulted by experts.

Everything we say is in good humor. We

always speak frankly.” As they talked,

they came closer to anger. In his speech

opening the exhibition, Nixon described

the United States, its wealth, its freedom

of religion and its political decisions

made by the voters.

Message for the opening of the American fair in Moscow - President Eisenhower

tells the Russian people that “it is never too late to build peace with honor and

justice.” “I speak for all Americans when I say that we desire nothing but

friendship with this dynamic Russian people…” Radio Moscow broadcast the

message handed over by Vice President Nixon.

Vice President and Mrs. Nixon are Premier Khrushchev guests in a spur-of-the-

moment banquet invitation. They toasted to peace at the affair.

Vice President Nixon and Premier Khrushchev meet for nearly six hours in what

was described as a serious discussion of major differences dividing the U.S. and

Russia.

President Nixon sees to it that Vice-Adm. Hyman Rickover gets a thorough look

at the Soviet atomic ice-breaker Lenin. Accompanied by Rickover, Nixon went to

the shipyard for a promised visit to the Lenin. While hundreds of workers

Week of July 23, 1959

crowded around, they repeatedly applauded the Americans; the atmosphere

changed to standard Soviet official ritual once they were aboard ship.

Rafael del Pino, one of Fidel Castro’s most wanted enemies is announced. Del

Pino, leader of the White Rose organizations has been operating from Miami.

may already have beaten the United States in

the race to get the first intercontinental ballistic

missile into the hands of combat units. But, he

amplified - that the number of operational Soviet

ICBM’s is “at the most, only very few - less than

10.”

Teamsters president James Hoffa is planning to

set up a political department in his union to try to

defeat Congressmen with anti-Teamster voting

recordings.

Appearing on “Meet the Press” - Chief Counsel

committee reels off a list of accusations against James R. Hoffa and challenges

the Teamsters president to sue for libel if he could disprove them. On the

program, Kennedy charged that Hoffa has “sold out”

members of his union, misused union finds, made collusive

deals with employers and put gangsters into important union

posts. Kennedy invited Hoffa to sue “immediately” and

challenge him to agree to realign his union post if he lost the

suit.

Teamsters president James Hoffa says he will accept a

challenge to sue Senate Rackets Committee counsel Robert

F. Kennedy for libel. Hoffa said he had “every intention” of

bringing libel action against Kennedy for these charges and

for accusations he made last Wednesday on the Jack Paar

NBC show. Hoffa says he will also sue the NBC network.

Cheering crowds greet Vice President Richard Nixon in the

Siberian city of Novosibirsk. Nixon was there with a party of

more than 30 American officials and 100 U.S. and western newsmen. This city of

800,000 is rarely visited by foreigners. Everybody it seemed, was treated

wonderfully.

Week of July 23, 1959

Cost of living up - a jump of .4% in June sends living costs to a record high and

breaks off a year-long spell of comparative price stability.

Mickey Cohen is handed a five-day jail sentence by a Superior Judge who found

assets in a $50,000 damage suit.

In a paper delivered at a session of the International Congress on Plastic

Surgery, plastic surgeons urgently need centrally banked supplies of processed

human tissue such as skin, bone and cartilage.

Week of July 23, 1959

Fidel Castro accepts the mandate of a roaring crowd to return to Cuba’s

premiership. He pledged himself to push the ideals of his revolution and

confound its enemies.

vacation in Bavaria to come to Geneva in response to an

emergency call from worried Heinrich von Bretano, West

Germany’s foreign minister. There is a concern about

possible new Soviet action in West Berlin of the

completely deadlocked Geneva meeting is suspended at

western instance next week, either without settlement of

the Berlin crisis or with a last-minute western

acceptance of Russia’s extravagant demands for

temporary continuance of western rights to the city.

Sports - Some newspaper writers are saying the writing’s on the wall for Yankee

manager Casey Stengel. The Yanks, last year’s world champs, are now teetering

on the edge of the second division.

Ms. Universe is crowned. Ms. Japan - Akiko Kojima is the winner.

roll. His latest album “That’s All” is taking off. “I’ve

only had one day off, Christmas, in the last 13

months” says the singer. “But I’m not

complaining. I’m in this business for life. It means

more to me than a living. It means everything.”

“Some people say that when I entertain, I’m

cocky. I disagree. But I go out there with the

attitude that I’m going to make that audience like

me, whether they want to or not.” “If I thought I

was going to be just another run-of-the-mill

performer, I’d quit right now. But I know I’ve got it

in me to get to the top. And I don’t mean just as a

singer but in all phases of show business. Look

at Sinatra.”

When Bobby performs in person, he prefers to lean more standards. He credits

George Burns for “teaching me more in six weeks at Las Vegas than 20 others

could have done in 10 years.”

Week of July 23, 1959

Week of July 23, 1959

A Gallup poll taken in 12 countries says that Italian women are the most beautiful

followed by women in France:

Italy

France

Sweden

Spain

United States

Week of July 23, 1959

Thursday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, The Playhouse, December Bride, Yancy

Derringer, Zane Grey Theatre, Playhouse 90

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley, The Californians, Who Pays? Lawless Years, Bachelor

Father, 21 Beacon Street, Groucho Marx, Masquerade Party, Jack Paar

ABC - Oh Boy!, Zorro. The Real McCoys, Leave it To Beaver, Rough Riders,

Man Called X, Harbor Command

Who Pays? - Mike Wall emcees. Regulars are Sir Cedrick Hardwicke, Celeste

Holm and Gene Klaven.

Spanish girl seeking her missing father.

21 Beacon Street - Dennis and his colleagues

so some eavesdropping to get a syndicate’s

payroll list.

Jack Paar - Guests Alexander King, comedian

Virginia de Luce and pop singer Earl Grant.

At the movies -

The Pleasure of His Company

Wild Strawberries

Walt Disney’s Darby O’Gill and the Little People

The Diary of Anne Frank

Anatomy Of A Murder

Week of July 23, 1959