Week of March 14, 1954

“questionable methods” of some Congressional Communist

hunters threaten President Eisenhower’s “great and forward

looking program.” The vice president was replying to charges

by Democratic Presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson, that

the Republicans have embraced “McCarthyism.” Nixon said,

“he was not going to deliver any political tirade” and that “the

best answer is the facts.” Stevenson recently charged that the

Eisenhower administration is embracing McCarthyism and is

“half McCarthy, and half Eisenhower.” Mentioning McCarthy at

the very beginning of the broadcast, Nixon said President Eisenhower is “right in

insisting on fair play” in investigation. “When we use unfair methods of fighting

Communism, we help destroy freedom itself.”

“as long as I am in the United States Senate, and I

hope it is a long time, I don’t intend to treat traitors

like gentlemen, They are not gentlemen ... A

Senate friend - a kindly old gentleman had

something to say about it the other day. It’s a

difficult job to pick these slimy creatures without

getting rough. If someone can tell me the

gentleman’s way to dig out Communists, I invite

them to ‘come on in, the water’s fine.’” ... “All this

furor has been brought about because we dared to

expose some people in the military. We’ve got to

get rough. The Communists didn’t treat our boys

like gentlemen.”

Military sources say that a new kind of “hydrogen device” exploded recently in

the Pacific, saying it was more than twice as powerful as the historic first

hydrogen explosion detonated at the Eniwetok atol on November 1, 1952.

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth makes a public appearance - in slacks! It was the first

time she dressed so informally in public. She wore the slacks while she and the

Duke of Edinburgh explored Seathforth Island in Australia - an uninhabited coral

island in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.

Spring Fashions - The big collar is big news - it’s youthful and eminently

becoming to everyone.

Week of March 14, 1954

Lockheed unveils two new Navy fighter planes

designed to climb straight up and land tail-first

straight down. They are the Lockheed XFV-1 and the

Convair XFY-1. Both are known as “VTO” fighters for

their vertical take-off abilities. Both are powered with

turbo-prop engines turning contra-rotating propellers

and developing the equivalent of 5500 hp to give the

torpedo-like craft helicopter characteristics in take-off

and landing.

Car news - Nash Motors announces the “All-Weather

Eye” air-conditioning system for its passenger cars.

For the first time, cooling, heating and ventilating

have been combined into a single integrated air-

conditioning unit according to the company. “It cools

faster and more evenly than anything now on the market. It will not fog or frost up

windows. It eliminates the usual stuffy, clammy, stale inside air, because it

continually brings in fresh outside air, cleans it, filters it, dehumidifies it and

circulates it.”

New at the mart - Gleem toothpaste. “Here’s a

toothpaste for people who can’t brush after every meal.

It’s Procter & Gamble’s new GLEEM! Only Gleem has

GL-70 ... new cleaner and bacteria fighter! Just one

brushing destroys decay and ordor-causing bacteria!

Economy size - .63 ... Large - .47 ... Medium - .27

At Sears Roebuck and Co - Royal Purple Sheer Nylons - 60-gauge 15 Denier -

.98 a pair or 3 pairs for $2.80 ... Nylon dresses - $7.50

For teenagers - here are some tips if you are

going steady:

...To go steady too long is unfair to both. By

usual standards for going steady, you

postpone outside dating until you forewarn

your steady of your wish or intention.

... Whenever in doubt about whether to

continue to go steady, take time out. Let it be

understood both will be free to date others.

... Keep all dating on a friendly, casual basis

Week of March 14, 1954

until you and your former steady are ready to come to some definite decision?

... Set a time limit on the experiment.

... If you decide to continue going steady, you’ll have more to share if you

continue to widen your interests. Take time out from twosome dates to enjoy

other couples, separate activities and hobbies. With some variety, boy-girl

friendships are more fun and are more likely to last longer.

At the mart -

All Beef Salami - .49lb ... Pork Roasts - .39lb ... Concentrated Orange Juice - 6oz

can - .15 ... Kaiser Aluminum Foil - 25 ft roll .25 ... 2 rolls of toilet tissue - .20

The latest Gallup poll finds President Eisenhower with

68% approval for the way he’s handling his job

Approve - 68%

Disapprove - 19%

No opinion - 13%

Pop music this week in 1954

Make Love To Me! - Jo Stafford

Secret Love - Doris Day

From The Vine Came The Grape - The Hilltoppers

Till Then - The Hilltoppers

Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bell - Eartha Kitt

Stranger In Paradise - Tony Bennett

That’s Amore - Dean Martin

Young At Heart - Frank Sinatra

relationship with MGM, signs to appear in a film at

Warner Brothers. She had been with MGM for 15 years.

Burglars break into the Hollywood home of actress Jane

Wyman and her husband, composer Frederick Karger,

taking $19,000 in jewelry and $50 in cash.

Week of March 14, 1954

CBS-TV debuts “The Morning Show” to compete directly with NBC-TV’s “Today”

show. The network says there is something in it for everyone. Walter Cronkite will

host. A pair of puppets will also be included. They’ll perform four times daily. Like

“Today,” “The Morning Show” will contain a host of features - local, national and

international spot news, commentary on current events - interviews from the

world of sports, entertainment and industry. The worlds of fashion and science

will also be covered. Charles Collingwood will also be part of the broadcast.

CBS Commentator Edward R. Murrow refuses to let a substitute for Sen. Joseph

McCarthy answer his criticism of the

Senator on his “See It Now” program.

Murrow charged last week that

McCarthy had frequently overstepped

the line between persecution and

investigation. He then offered to let

the Wisconsin senator take over his

in reply. McCarthy said he couldn’t

make the program because of other

duties and instead nominated author

William F. Buckley to speak for him.

Said Murrow in a telegram - “The invitation ... is to you personally and is not

subject to transfer to anyone else.” Please advise whether you will appear on the

program either this coming Tuesday, March 16 or Tuesday, March 23.”

former ambassador to India begins a weekly talk-discussion

program over WNHC-TV (channel 8) in New Haven.

Seen on television stations - “Junior Science” with Dr.

Gerald Wendt.

Murrow/McCarthy update - Senator Joseph McCarthy

agrees to appear on Edward R. Murrow’s “See It Now” on

April 6 to answer the CBS-TV commentator’s attack of last

week. McCarthy had previously assigned his friend, author

William F. Buckley Jr. to the stump. Senator McCarthy said he needed the

breather until April 6 to develop information in his files on Murrow.

Week of March 14, 1954

a comedy-quiz program, “Take My Word,” for a late

summer, early fall start. Series will be a satire on panel

shows using all his dummy characters.

The TV industry is in panic as TV shows based in New

York are leaving for the Coast, along with production

jobs.

National Negro Network, which began operations a few

and is in negotiations with Ethel Waters to star in a third.

Plan is to get 4 of these kinds of programs on the air by

June. National Negro Network programming can be seen

on 40 television stations.

A Gallup Poll finds the popularity of Sen. Joseph McCarthy

down to 46% and an uptick in the disapproval vote from January:

Jan - 50% favorable

Jan - 29% Unfavorable.

This week - 46% favorable

This week - 36% unfavorable

Sunday Night Television -

CBS - You Are There, Life With Father, Private Secretary, Toast of the Town,

Play, Man Behind The Cage, The Web, What’s My Line?

Peppers, Comedy Hour, Television Playhouse, Loretta

Young Show, I Led Three Lives

ABC - George Jessel Show, You Asked For It, Paul

Whiteman Teen Club, The Mask, Walter Winchell

Comments, Jane Pickens, Peter Potter Show, Break The

Bank.

Private Secretary - Suzie turns “detective” to clear a friend

of a misunderstanding. Ann Southern stars as Suzie.

Toast of the Town with Ed Sullivan - Victor Borge, Julius

La Rosa, Hal Le Roy and Peg Leg Bates Dance Team,

Week of March 14, 1954

At the movies -

Constance Smith

Little Boy Lost - Bing Crosby, Claude Dauphin

Tobias, Henry Morgan, Louis Armstrong, Gene Krupa, Frances Langford, Ben

Pollack.

Laurie, William Bendix, Vincent Price

Marjorie Main, Ray Collins

Week of March 14, 1954

Sinatra, Donna Reed

Cobb

Music news - Night hot spot - Birdland

in Manhattan. It’s known as Broadway’s

jive-in haven for hipsters and they’re

rounding out their fifth year of operation

with the same policy and management.

Birdland has been a constant crusader

for modern jazz under is various

cognomens of bop, cool and progressive

music. Names such as Lester Young,

Charlie Parker, George Shearing, Terry

Gibbs, Budd DeFranco, Dizzy Gillespie

and similar jazzman can play regularly.

Birdland is owned by Ralph Watkins and Morris Levy.

Dave Kapp - a veteran record executive with Decca Records begins his own

label - Kapp Records. He plans to issue 12 to 14 albums a year with singles to

be extracted from the sets for radio play.

Capitol Records sales, which have risen steadily over the past four years, reach

an all time high of $17 million in 1953.

Week of March 14, 1954