Week of June 15, 1956

Two bombs are thrown into a downtown restaurant in Cyprus, killing one

American and injuring six.

President Eisenhower’s personal physician discloses the President will be

hospitalized somewhat longer than first forecast. He won’t get out before the

middle of next week.

A Venezuelan airliner carrying 74

persons crashes as it limped back

engines quit. The plane, which took

off from the New York airport got as

far south at a point 250 miles east

of Norfolk and turned around. Just

as the plane was almost back at

Idlewild (32 miles east of Asbury

Park, NJ), it began dumping fuel (a

normal procedure), but the fuel

caught fire as it left the plane. Other

pilots say the burning fuel looked like a torch. The last radio transmission from

the pilot was frantic - “Gas Caught Fire.” 20 victims were Americans.

Entertainment - Rudy Liberace (24) - brother of the famed pianist - is booked in

jail on a burglary case near Los Angeles. Young Liberace is a film editor at

Warner Brothers. Apparently he had an argument with his wife and got liquored-

up. Police say the film editor tore a board off the redwood fence surrounding his

home. Driving away, he came to the home of someone named Dick Millar, who

complained young Liberace was beating on his door with a rubberhose and for

some reason, believed his wife was inside the home. His famed brother said “I’m

Shocked! Rudy was in the Army in Korea and since he’s been back he’s been

one of those boys who can’t touch liquor. As soon as he takes a drink, he snaps.”

Singer Jane Froman divorces John Curtis, the

airline pilot who saved her life in a crash in Portugal

12 years ago. The crash which brought them

together and led to their romance attracted

nationwide interest and a movie was made about

her comeback from serious injuries.

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again - this time for good. “I’m happy at

last,” Lewis told her. He said the latest

feud with his partner involved their

appearance in a projected picture “Damon

and Pythias, which Lewis also is to direct.

Martin flatly refused to perform in the film.

husband Paul Brinkman. The accusation was made in

a cross-complaint for divorce.

Viewers are shocked this week on the CBS Television

program “Climax.” Actress Judith Anderson, starring in

“The Circular Staircase” uttered the word “Damn.” She

said after the program - “I just got carried away by my

role and didn’t know I had said the word until it was too

late. Says assistant producer Robert Adams - “We

regret it deeply when a slip of this kind occurs. It happens very rarely. Miss

Anderson is a great stage actress and puts her whole self into every role. When

such an actress gets carried away by a role - that’s when slips happen.”

Two lions break free from their cages at a Rome circus, leaving hundreds of

patrons running screaming. One of the lions broke the back of circus mule with a

blow of the paw, and then clawed two ponies across their faces. Both were

caught quickly.

New at Disneyland (In Fantasyland) - Walt Disney revives “3-D” at a theater

dedicated to the showing of the medium. The pictures include a musical subject,

a Donald Duck cartoon and one with Mickey as well. Says Walt; “The 3D vogue

went by so quickly that there are probably many people who were hardly aware

of it. Therefore, I thought a revival might be a good thing, just for curiosity

seekers if nought else.” Also debuting at Disneyland this week - Tom Sawyer

Island and a boat ride through the miniature world of fantasy found in Disney

films and productions.

slips and gives an answer to a question to contestant Bill

Pearson. The producer, Louis Cowan let the $32,000 award

stand. Also on the show with Pearson was actor Vincent Price.

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The film showed Sonny Fox, referring to two of the eight parts of the question

had said; “There are two more. Michael ... Oh, No 2 and 4. One of the answers

that contestant Pearson gave was “Michealangelo.” Pearson said he didn’t hear

the answer because he was concentrating so hard and the sound in the isolation

booth was poor. Vincent Price says he is convinced Pearson did not hear the

answer.

MGM says it is diving into the television business. The studio says it will release

some 770 feature films made prior to 1949 to television stations. MGM says it will

handle its own distribution, negotiating directly with the stations. In addition. The

studio will begin producing new material especially for television.

Marilyn Monroe announces that she and

playwright Arthur Miller will be married sometime

between now and July 13. Meanwhile, Miller is in

Washington, testifying in front of the House

Committee on Un-American Activities - saying he

had made errors about his involvement with Red

activities, but denied he had ever been “under

Communist party discipline.” He said he “wouldn’t

deny” He had contributed to Red front groups -

“I’m here to tell you the truth.”

Clark Gable believes that showing old movies on

television will hurt the stars. “Why should the public pay to see the stars they like,

when they can see them on TV at home for nothing?”

written, produced and directed by Irwin Allen: ...

Sights That Will Amaze You1 ... Sounds That Will

Astound You! ... Fury That Will Stun You! ... The

unknown becomes the known! The whole raging

story of the earth-before-man when prehistoric

monsters battled to rule the flaming chaos! You live

in its steamy, seething midst 2-billion years ago...

See the ocean boil! ... See the earth explode ... See

A World of Wonder! ... See the 30-Ton mammoths clash!

Bestsellers -

Imperial Woman - Pearl Buck

The Mandarins - Simone de Beauvoir

Andersonville - MacKinlay Kantor

The Last Hurrah - Edwin O’ Connor

Week of June 15, 1956

Lucy Crown - Irwin Shaw

How To Live 365 Days A Year - John A Schindler

Love of Perish - Dr Smiley Blanton

Gift From The Sea - Ann Morrow Lindbergh

Youth: The Years From 10 to 16 - Arnold Gessell, MD

The Birth Of Britain - Winston Churchill

New TV remote control from Zenith

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Presley will be presented in a dignified manner and will

not repeat the gyrations that led to widespread criticism

after his recent appearance on the Milton Berle show.

Walter Winchell says he plans to present a variety show

over NBC beginning October 12. The TV variety format

will be a first for the commentator and Broadway

columnist, who limited his earlier appearances to

news/information broadcasts.

Allan Sherman is named producer of the new Herb Shriner variety show - set to

begin in fall on CBS television. Sherman will still continue to produce “I’ve Got A

Secret” as well.

script with a Civil War theme will be broadcast on NBC-

TV’s “Playwrights 56” on Tuesday night.

Up and coming - Shari Lewis (21) will begin “Shari And

Her Friends” over WPIX-TV in New York starting June

23. The program will combine magic, music and

puppetry every weekday at 5pm.

More WPIX-TV as the

station purchases 234

“Popeye” cartoons from

Associated Artists

Productions.

An FCC examiner gives his blessing to allow XETV

(Tijuana) Channel 6 to beam ABC-TV shows into the

San Diego area. The move was protested by local stations KFSD-TV and KFMB-

TV. The examiner concluded “there is no basis for concluding that XETV,

licensed by a friendly foreign government, may not compete freely and lawfully

with stations licensed by the U.S. across the border for dollars of U.S.

advertisers.”

“I Love Lucy” will be entering its sixth season this September and the show

confounds almost everyone in the business. It’s still at or near the top of the

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ratings while it’s opened doors for Desi Arnez and Lucille Ball and their

production company “DesiLu” to produce many a prime time special.

Long distance rates from New York

Week of June 15, 1956

I Love Lucy (CBS) - 47.7

Ed Sullivan (CBS) - 46.0

December Bride (CBS) - 42.8

Disneyland (ABC) - 36.6

$64,000 Challenge (CBS) - 36.2

Lux Theatre (NBC) - 35.8

I’ve Got A Secret (CBS) - 35.2

Shower of Stars (CBS) - 34.7

Red Skelton Show (CBS) - 34.7

Friday Night

television - CBS - My Friend Flicka, Mama, Our Miss Brooks,

Crusader, Playhouse of the Stars, The Line-up, Person to

Person ... NBC - Science Fiction Theater, Truth or

Consequences, The Life of Riley, The Big Story, Star Stage,

Boxing ... ABC - Rin Tin Tin, Ozzie and Harriet, Crossroads,

Dollar a Second, Ethel and Albert, Adventure of Falcon...

Mama - with Peggy Wood, Judson Laire, Robin Morgan,

Rosemary Rice and Dick Van Patten

The Life Of Riley - Chester builds a fishing boat. Stars

William Bendix and Henry Kulky.

Person to Person - Edward R. Morrow interviews a

lighthouse keeper on the Hudson River at North Tarrytown,

NY

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Radio news -

Hollywood to do mornings on KNX - the CBS-owned AM station.

He replaces Ralph Story on August 11. Crane is said to be

making $40 thousand his first year. He’s credited with much of

WICC’s buildup to the top spot in Southern New England. Good

luck Bob!

Music news - Rock ‘n’ Roll not gratis -

The Miami Board of Review, originally

appointed to act as a censorship group

for comic books, gets into the rock ‘n’ roll

well, despite a non-segregation policy.

There was only one arrest when a youth

began to argue with police. But at least

one board member (The chairman)

doesn’t dig rock ‘n’ roll - calling it “Worm

‘n’ Wiggle.” Chairman Regina McLinden

says she intends to wage a fight against

rock via her pulpit and the schools with

an invitation issued to the clergy and

school authorities to meet at this month’s board meeting. She describes rock ‘n’

roll dancing as “nothing more than shoving boys and girls around” and “vile

gyrations,” adding the “fad can get out of hand unless we act now.”

The Andrews Sisters confirm their reunion and will begin recording this week.

Their prepping a June 28 date at the Las Vegas Flamingo, where they last

appeared in 1953.

Pop music this week in 1956 -

MOONGLOW AND THEME FROM “PICNIC” - Morris

Stoloff

I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU, I LOVE YOU - Elvis Presley

IVORY TOWER - Cathy Carr

HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) - Perry Como

THE HAPPY WHISTLER - Don Robertson

HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley

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ON THE STREET WHERE YOU LIVE - Vic Damone

STANDING ON THE CORNER - The Four Lads

I’M IN LOVE AGAIN - Fats Domino

GRADUATION DAY - The Rover Boys

I WANT YOU TO BE MY GIRL - Frankie Lymon & The

Teenagers

THE MAGIC TOUCH - The Platters

LONG TALL SALLY - Little Richard

BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Carl Perkins

WALK HAND IN HAND - Tony Martin

THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les Baxter & His

Orchestra

A TEAR FELL - Teresa Brewer

CAN YOU FIND IT IN YOUR HEART - Tony Bennett

Syms

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE - The Teenagers

featuring Frankie Lymon

LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

MAIN TITLE AND MOLLY-O - Dick Jacobs & His Orchestra

MORE - Perry Como

At the movies

Irwin Allen’s The Animal World

Walt Disney’s “The Great Locomotive

Jeff York, John Lupton, Eddie Firestone

Deborah Kerr, Thelma Ritter, Dewey

Martin

Bardot

Phil Harris, Brandon de Wilde

Gina Lollobrigida

Kathleen Crowley, Lawrence Tierney,

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John Carradine

The Black Sleep

The Creeping Unknown

The Werewolf

Crawford, Cliff Robertson

Neville Brand

Alfred Hitchcock’s “The Man

Stewart, Doris Day

Denning, Peggie Castle, Cathy

Downs