Week of March 1, 1957

The White House says that Senator Joseph McCarthy (R-Wis) is the only

member of Congress President that Mrs Eisenhower did not invite to one of their

formal dinners and receptions this year. The Senator says he is amused by the

snub.

In Birmingham - dozens of angry white men, frustrated in efforts to bar a Negro

minister and his wife from a white waiting room at a railroad station, attacked a

white man who sat beside them. Said Lamar Weaver, a white steelworker - “I left

accelerating my speed because a mob of about 50 persons was attempting to

either kill me or cause bodily harm.” He was fined $25 for sitting next to the

Negroes, but told reporters he was leaving for Washington where he said he

would appear before the House Civil Rights Subcommittee.

The White House says President Eisenhower is considering a trip to a warm, dry

climate - possibly Tucson - in an effort to get rid of his lingering cough. The

President has had a persistent cough for several weeks. It has been hanging on

since he caught a cold watching the inaugural parade last January 21 at the start

of his second term.

Sultan Mohammed V gives Vice-President Nixon an enthusiastic

welcome in Rabat, Morocco. Nixon arrived on the first leg of his tour

of Africa to the cheers of thousands of Moroccans and shortly

thereafter met the ruler of the newly independent country.

It’s revealed that an attractive Los Angeles

policewomen tried to lure Frank Sinatra from

his home near Palm Springs at four in the

morning last February 16. Cries of “Daddy, darling” and

“Lover Boy” were not enough to lure the singer out of his

house. She was there to serve a subpoena, calling for

Sinatra’s appearance in the recent hearing into private

detectives and scandal magazines. Somehow, police,

armed with keys, entered the house, where he was served

Sinatra’s counsel is seeking information to determine

whether the circumstances of the subpoena serving could

be the basis for a suit against the officers on the ground of illegal trespass or

invasion of privacy.

Week of March 1, 1957

In sports - Baseball announcer Dizzy Dean - known for is

“dees and dems” on television - says Los Angeles will

have a major league baseball team next year. Dean says

the time is certainly ripe for the Dodgers to move west,

and if Brooklyn doesn’t make it, someone else will. And if

the Dodgers do make it to Los Angeles, according to the

superstar pitcher “... it will be no time before they will

outdraw the New York Yankees.”

Kellogg’s snackpack - with three of your favorite cereals:

Sugar Pops - with Guy Madison or Andy Devine on the box. They’re the stars of

“Wild Bill Hickok.”

Sugar Smacks - with a clown on the box

Sugar Frosted Flakes - Tony the Tiger on the box

Week of March 1, 1957

Bestsellers -

Peyton Place - Grace Metalious

Compulsion - Meyer Levin

The Philadelphian - Richard Powell

The Scapegoat - Daphne du Maurier

The Etruscan - Mika Waltari

Twilight of the Gods - Ernest Gann

The FBI Story - Don Whitehead

Much Ado About Me - Fred Allen

Men to Match My Mountains - Irving Stone

Investors Road Map - Alice B. Morgan

The Road To Miltown - S.J. Perelman

In an American Institute of Public Onion poll -

49% are in favor of raising the price of a first-

class stamp from 3 cents to 4 cents.

Favor - 49%

Oppose - 46%

No opinion - 5%.

Dean Martin - a bit nervous, makes his solo debut at the

Sands Hotel in Las Vegas. After the show, he told reporters,

“I’m glad that’s over. Now I can be myself.” He admitted he

thought that the split-up between himself and Jerry Lewis

“will be much tougher on Jerry” because the latter needs

somebody to feed his gags to.

Television news - Janet Blair , Sid

Caesar’s third television wife says she is

leaving his Saturday night show “Caesar’s

Hour.” Signed as a replacement for Nanette

Fabray, she said her part on the show does not allow her “the

exposure I was led to believe.” Ms Fabray left almost a year ago.

Imogene Coca, the first TV wife, quit in October of 1955.

Edward R. Murrow of CBS-TV films an eight-and-a-half hour

interview with former President Harry S. Truman. Parts of the

interview may appear on “See It Now.”

In Monte Carlo - Hundreds of people crowd a cathedral to

witness the baptism of Caroline - the daughter of Princess Grace and Prince

Week of March 1, 1957

Rainier.

Author Grace Matelious of “Peyton Place” fame - is in

Hollywood this week - her first visit The New England

housewife said “This is the first vacation I’ve ever had

... those Hollywood beauties.’ They’re gorgeous. Me? I

have dull brown hair and I admit to being over 30. It’s

enough to give me an inferiority complex!” She’s in

town to serve as a consultant on 20th Century-Fox’s

motion picture version of her best selling novel.

Saturday morning

kids television -

CBS - On The Carousel with Paul Tripp,

Captain Kangaroo, Mighty Mouse Playhouse,

Winky Dink and You , Tales of the Texas

Rangers, The Big Top With Jack Sterling

NBC - Howdy Doody, Fury, Mr Wizard

Saturday Night Television -

CBS - The Buccaneers, Jackie Gleason, The

Gale Storm Show, Hey Jeannie, Gunsmoke,

You’re On Your Own

NBC - Rosemary Clooney Show,

People Are Funny, Perry Como,

Caesar’s Hour, George Gobel, Your

Hit Parade

ABC - Lawrence Welk, Ozark Jubilee,

Adventures of Falcon

Jackie Gleason - The Honeymooners

visit Ireland. With Art Carney, Audrey

Meadows, Joyce Randolph and the

June Taylor dancers.

Perry Como - Mickey Rooney guest

hosts with Jo Stafford, Robert

Lamouret

Caesar’s Hour with Sid Caesar. Show features Carl Reiner, Howard Morris, Shirl

Conway and Pat Carroll.

Ozark Jubilee - Red Foley hosts.

Week of March 1, 1957

Pop music this week in 1957 -

YOUNG LOVE - Sonny James

PARTY DOLL - Buddy Knox

BUTTERFLY - Charlie Gracie

MARIANNE - Terry Gilkyson & The Easy

Riders

TEEN-AGE CRUSH - Tommy Sands

TOO MUCH - Elvis Presley

ROUND AND ROUND - Perry Como

BANANA BOAT (Day-O) - Harry Belafonte

LOVE IS STRANGE - Mickey & Sylvia

I’M WALKIN’ - Fats Domino

WHO NEEDS YOU - The Four Lads

BUTTERFLY - Andy Williams

DON’T FORBID ME - Pat Boone

WRINGLE, WRANGLE - Fess Parker

MAMA LOOK AT BUBU - Harry Belafonte

I’M STICKIN’ WITH YOU - Jimmy Bowen

ROMAN GUITAR - Lou Monte

BLUE MONDAY - Fats Domino

MOONLIGHT GAMBLER - Frankie Laine

TEENAGE LOVE - Frankie Lymon & The

Teenagers

ALMOST PARADISE - Roger Williams

CAN I STEAL A LITTLE LOVE - Frank Sinatra

BALLIRINA - Nat “King” Cole

LUCKY LIPS - Ruth Brown

Top Western Single -

There You Go - Johnny Cash

At the movies -

Anastasia - Ingrid Bergman, Yul Brynner,

Helen Hayes

The Great Man - Jose Ferrer , Keenan

Wynn, Julie London

Heaven Knows Mr. Allison - Deborah Kerr,

Robert Mitchum

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Wrong Man -

Henry Fonda, Vera Miles

Walt Disney’s Cinderella

Week of March 1, 1957

Battle Hymm - Rock Hudson

Full of Life -

Judy Holliday,

Richard Conte

The

Rainmaker -

Katharine

Hepburn, Burt

Lancaster

Nightfall - Aldo

Ray, Brian

Keith, Brian

Keith

Gun For A

Coward - Fred

MacMurray,

Jeffrey Hunter,

Janice Rule,

Chill Wills, Dean

Stockwell

Istanbul - Errol

Flynn

Carmen Jones - Harry Belafonte, Dorothy Dandridge

The Ten Commandments -

King and 4 Queens - Clark Gable

Baby Doll - Karl Malden

Men In War - Robert Ryan, Aldo Ray

Oklahoma - Gordon MacRae, Shirley Jones

The Big Land - Alan Ladd, Virginia Mayo, Edmond O’Brien

Giant - Elizabeth Taylor, Rock Hudson, James Dean

Drango - Jeff Chandler

Lust for Life - Kirk Douglas

The Big Boodle - Errol Flynn

Battle Cry - Tab Hunter