Week of March 8, 1957

Egypt announces that it is taking over administration of the Gaza strip, surprising

U.N. officials as they were trying to smooth out working arrangements between

Arab officials and the U.N emergency force

Egypt announces that the Suez

Canal is open to navigation by

small ships, including those of

Britain and France. Salvage

operations will begin to remove

last fall when the British and

French attack planes hit the area.

Jimmy Hoffa (44) is arrested on a

charge of bribing a Senate

Rackets Committee investigator.

Hoffa is the heir apparent to Dave Beck’s giant Teamsters Union. Hoffa was

released on a $25 thousand bond. Hoffa is considered unopposed to succeed

Teamster Union President Dave Beck. The Teamsters have operations in 22

states.

Revolutionaries shoot down the outer guard and invade the

Presidential palace in Cuba, in an effort to kidnap or kill

President Fulgencio Batista. Over 40 men were killed. The

president was unhurt, telling his small son that the shots were

merely firecrackers. Batista was tipped that an attack on the

palace was planned.

The most favorite girls names in order: Linda, Mary, Deborah,

Susan, Carol, Patricia, Catherine, Margaret, Barbara and

Karen. For boys: John, Michael, James, Robert, William,

David, Thomas, Stephen, Richard and Joseph.

The Port Authority Of New York said that the new Boeing 707 passenger jet

plane would not be permitted to operate in local airports until outside noises are

suppressed. A prototype is scheduled to fly from Seattle to New York - to go on

public display. A spokesman said the airplane, while quiet inside presents

“grievous problems” to airports.

Week of March 8, 1957

In what she thought was a box of candy of an admirer,

the unopened box to a friend as a gift to her kids. Her

friend bit in to one of the chocolates, discovering that they

were tainted with ground glass.

In Switzerland, a quiet shopping tour turns into a madcap

Monaco. After being discovered, the couple was soon followed by

hundreds of admirers. When they went to get into their car, a fire

had broken out nearby. One of the responding fire trucks

smashed into a parked car near them. The prince and princess

slipped into a stationary store and after leaving the back way to

get into their limo, the driver backed into a horse drawn cart,

frightening the horses. The e couple called it a day and headed

back to their hotel.

A panel of Japanese woman agrees that American woman are the unhappiest

woman in the world. “In order to humor the men, they have to go on diets, dye

their hair and try to get rid of their body odor.” The panel went on to say that

American woman are unhappy because they have promoted equality of sexes so

much. “They can’t expect men to pamper them any longer, so now, American

women are trying hard to make friends with men and be attractive to them.”

In Britain, a group of young woman with more than 40 inches around their chest

band together to solve their growing problems. The girls plan to write clothes

manufacturers. “Clothers which do fit us are too motherly for teenagers and if you

want to get the perfect fit you have to pay the earth.” Said one of the girls - “Most

of the bras that fit me are pink satin and strictly for matrons.”

man ever to fly over the North and South poles.

At the mart - AA grade eggs (dozen) - .41 ... Chicken

Wings - .29lb ... Spareribs - .43lb ... Del Monte Peas -

17oz can - .16

Now Marlboro cigarettes come in a flip-top box - just lift

the top. Works fine but doesn’t get in the way.

Westinghouse light bulbs now come in “Beauty Tone”

colors - make magic in your home. These tinted light bulbs make colors wake up

Week of March 8, 1957

and sing around the house. Buy all three - aqua, candle light and pink!

Lux bar soap now comes in 4 colors - soft, delicate pink, cool, refreshing green,

sunny yellow and lovely sky blue - as well as white.

At Sears for the ladies - sleeveless blouses - misses 10-18 - $1.44 ... Goose

Down pillows - $6.98 ...

$26.50. Includes 7 private lessons, 4 group lessons, 8

sessions, studio dance party and Arthur Murray’s Dance

Book.

Henry Fonda injures his right eye while making a film in

New York. It shouldn’t interfere with his marriage this

week to Afdera Franchetti (24). Fonda is 51.

Bestsellers include - “The Scapegoat” - Daphne de

Maurier, “Blue Camellia” - Frances Parkinson Keyes, “The

FBI Story” - Don Whitehead, “Much Ado About Me’ - Fred Allen.

Top TV Rankings - Perry Como Show,

The Ed Sullivan Show, I Love Lucy, I’ve

Got A Secret, Disneyland, You Bet Your

Life, $64,000 Question, The Lawrence

Welk Show, People Are Funny,

December Bride.

Sunday Night TV - CBS - Jack Benny

Show, What’s My Line?, Ed Sullivan

Show, G.E. Theater, Alfred Hitchcock

Presents, 64,000 Challenge ... NBC -

Tales Of 77th Bengal Lancers, Circus Boy, Steven Allen Show, Chevy Show,

Loretta Young Show ... ABC - You Asked For It, Ted Mack’s Amateur Hour,

Open Hearing, Omnibus

Circus Boy - The teen-age son of a lion tamer joins the circus reluctantly and

finds out how good things are. Noah Berry and Micky Dolenz star.

Ed Sullivan guests - Wilt Chamberlain, Henry Fonda, Don Ameche

Steve Allen guests are Martha Raye, Fernando Lamas

Week of March 8, 1957

Alfred Hitchcock - An alcoholic actor turns to blackmail after his bar credit runs

out. Guest stars Claude Rains.

“Young Love” - Tab Hunter,

“Butterfly” - Andy Williams, “Party

Doll” - Buddy Knox, “Little Darlin’ -

The Diamonds, “Teen-Age Crush” -

Tommy Sands, “Marianne” - The

Hilltoppers, “Banana Boat (Day-O)” -

Harry Belafonte, “Blue Monday” -

Fats Domino, “Who Needs You” -

The Four Lads, “Love Is Strange” -

Micky & Sylvia, “Too Much” - Elvis

Presley, “Walkin’ After Midnight” -

Patsy Cline, “Can I Steal A Little

Love” - Frank Sinatra, “Ballerina” -

Nat King Cole

At the movies -

Hunter

Hepburn

Dailey, Maureen O’Hara

Hayden

Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Hope Lang

Robert Mitchum