Week of March 15, 1957

leader of the Teamsters Union, on charges of setting

up a conspiracy to buy secrets of the Senate rackets

investigation.

The charred, burned body of Philippine President

Ramon Magsaysay is found in the wreckage of his

plane on a mountainside. 24 others died in the crash

and one survived.

Gen Douglas McArthur, wartime friend of President

Magsaysay of the Philippines, expresses “great shock” at his death: “Mrs.

MacArthur and Arthur join me in expressing our great shock at the measurable

tragedy in the loss of your illustrious husband. It should be some measure of

consolation to you that he had attained such universal stature as a foremost

leader in the modern world,” said MacArthur in a cable to Mrs. Magsaysay.

The New York World-Telegram & Sun announces it will increase its newsstand

price to 10 cents, from 5 cents. It will be the first price increase by the newspaper

since 1944. So far, other New York papers say they will not raise prices.

Carlos P. Garcia is sworn in as President of the Philippine Republic in a simple

ceremony.

Union is ordered to appear before the Senate rackets

investigators and to bring his financial records for 1949

through 1955. He’ll appear next week.

A U.S. military transport plane carrying 67 Americans is

missing over the Pacific. The plane left Wake Island and

was carrying military personnel, military dependents,

civilians and a Civil Service employee.

A raging fire flashes through the lower sections of the Chicago City Hall, briefly

trapping a number of female workers. One of those still in the building was Mayor

Richard J. Daley, who ushered his personal staff from the building.

Consumer credit (installment buying) has added fuel to the economy says the

Federal Reserve Board - and can dampen an impending recession. But said a

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report: current installment debt, now a $31 billion load, is among “the less stable

kinds of credit.” A recent study looked at five up-trend periods, including the

spectacular credit binge of 1955 and the staff learned that in each case

“installment credit buying contributed to a rate of sales of consumer durable

goods that could not be sustained.”

In a Gallup poll - some 7 million American adults use tranquilizers or “happy

pills.” The most popular are Miltown and Equanil.

heavyweight boxing champ turned entertainer is

arrested on a charge of contributing to the

delinquency of a 13-year-old girl. Rosenbloom (52)

said the girl had phoned him four times and wanted

to start a fan club. “I finally got tired of all her calls

and told her to come to my hotel and meet me in the

lobby. When she got there, I tried to get a bellboy to

come with us. The nearest bellboy was busy, so I

took the girl to my room and signed a picture for her.

We were only up there five minutes and she left.”

Some best selling books -

Blue Camellia - Frances Parkinson Keyes

Peyton Place - Grace Metalious

The Last Angry Man - Gerald Green

The Philadelphian - Richard Powell

Compulsion - Meyer Levin

Stopover: Tokyo - John Marquand

The Etruscan - Mika Waltari

Tower In The West - Frank Norris

The FBI Story - Don Whitehead

The Nun’s Story - Kathryn Hulme

Information Please Almanac 1957 - Alice B. Mogan

Arthritis and Comon Sense - Dan D. Alexander

Angel Unaware - Dale Evans Rogers

Much Ado About Me - Fred Allen

The Bible As History - Werner Keller

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Hollywood news -

Marilyn Monroe fails to put a stop to rumors that she is expecting a baby. “I have

nothing to say at this time. I’m sure that everyone will agree that some things are

private matters. I just feel that this is one of them.”

manager of a soft-drink plant. They had been

married since 1950 and separated in 1955. She’s

been seen with strongman Mickey Hargitay.

Mrs. Phyllis Gates Hudson, wife of actor Rock

Hudson enters the hospital for treatment of

hepatitis. She had an attack of food poisoning while

in New York attending a premiere three weeks ago

with her husband and has not been completely well

since.

Emmy Awards this week -

a Heavyweight”

Best actress - Claire Trevor

Best drama - CBS Playhouse 90

Other winners - Robert Young, Perry Como, Dinah Shore,

Carl Reiner and Pat Carroll.

Best news commentator - Ed Murrow

Teens and getting sleep -

By the age of 15, the average teenager gets 11 hours sleep according a recent

study.

Radio news - heard on ABC radio - “Speaking of Sports” with Howard Cosell.

“Howard comes up with exclusive, provocative, human interest material that had

won acclaim from players, colleagues and listeners.”

A new radio station is about to hit the airwaves - on Staten Island. Look for

WPOW (1330) soon and it’s going to play pop/top-40 music. The frequency was

occupied by Brooklyn’s WBBR.

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More New York - Jerry Marshall, who had been with top-rated WNEW since the

1940’s, moves to rival WMGM (1050).

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Television news -

“Lucy” shows next year. It’s not making sponsors happy and

these will be specials. “I Love Lucy” has ceased production.

In London, viewers saw an unusual live broadcast with blues

songstress Pearl Bailey. During the show, she began

unraveling the cable from her microphone saying to the band

“you go on vamping while I unwind it,” Later, she asked a

cameraman to help her off the stage, ordered the band to

keep quiet for a violin solo and danced with one of the audience. A spokesman

said Ms. Bailey had gone on the air with so many sedatives in her that he whole

reactions were slowed down.

Finally, Pittsburgh, PA will get its second TV station and it should be on the air by

this summer. Look for the debut of WIIC (channel 11) soon.

Gary Cooper will make his regular TV debut in an hour CBS show as host-

narrator. Cooper had been on an ABC-TV series.

Ernie Kovacs is set as Sid Caesar’s summer replacement, after he makes his

movie debut in “The Mad Ball.”

TV Ratings -

Ed Sullivan Show (CBS) - 47.4

I Love Lucy (CBS) - 46.5

Perry Como Show (NBC) - 43.3

Disneyland (ABC) - 43.2

Steve Allen Show - (NBC) - 42.8

$64,000 Question (CBS) - 38.2

Dragnet (NBC) - 37.2

G.E. Theater (CBS) - 37.2

The Lineup (CBS) - 37.0

Note - The $64,000 slipped after contestant Charlie Van Doren went down to

defeat.

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Seen in syndication

Show, Hemo the Magnificent

NBC - Chet Huntley News, Masquerade Party, Father Knows Best, Kraft

Theater, This is Your Life, Tonight American After Dark

ABC - Disneyland, Navy Log, Ozzie & Harriet, Ford Theater

Flippen. An editor of a small town paper prints a local kidnapping story after the

victim’s parents ask him to withdraw.

Disneyland - “The Adventure Story” with Goofy.

Hemo The Magnificent. Science cartoon special featuring the study of blood.

Ozzie and Harriet - The Nelsons go to Washington a meet with their

Congressman.

Week of March 15, 1957

CBS - CBS News with Doug Edwards, Bob Cummings Show, Climax!,

Playhouse 90

NBC - Chet Huntley news, Dinah Shore

Show, You Bet Your Life, Dragnet,

People’s Choice, Tennessee Ernie Ford,

Lux Video Theater

ABC - Circus Time, Danny Thomas

Show, Bold Journey, Ozark Jubilee

Bob Cummings Show - George Burns

and Gracie, along with their neighbors

arrange a blind date for bachelor Bob.

Circus Time - Paul Winchell and Jerry

Mahoney introduce the acts.

Danny Thomas Show - Rusty runs off to become an orphan when Danny refuses

to entertain at a school awards party.

Music news -

Declining in popularity - “The Tango.” There’s a new buzzword called

“Rockalypso” among the dancers.

Kapp Records says it will commit a 36-

album release schedule for recording artist

Roger Williams. He’s Kapp’s largest selling

album artist with some 380,000 sales. His

latest - “Songs of the Fabulous Fifties,” -

a two record album, already has sold more

than 68,000 copies.

For the first time since Elvis Presley broke

pop/rock ‘n’ roll wide open (little more than

a year ago), RCA Victor Records says

other artists are catching with Harry

Belefonte and Perry Como now in the

running. While Presley has “Too Much” on

some top-10 charts, Belefonte has five:

“Mama Look at Bubu,” “Banana Boat,” “Hold ‘Em Joe,” Jamaica Farewell” and

“Matilda.” Perry Como has the giant smash “Round and Round.”

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After five years with Decca, Peggy Lee is coming back to Capitol Records. The

new deal is for a two-year period.

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Appearing on Ted Steele’s “Bandstand” show over WOR-

questions thrown at him by a handful of high school

journalists. Most wanted to know the link between rock ‘n’

roll and juvenile delinquency. Freed said there was a 2%

“bad’ element among kids and it wasn’t fair to smear other

kids who like the music. Riots at rock ‘n’ roll concerts said

Freed, have been exaggerated out of all proportion to the

facts because it makes good newspaper copy. Freed said

that the music was once marked by questionable lyrics,

but that is no longer the case.

More rock ‘n’ roll - competition for “firsts” - DJ’s wanting rock ‘n’ roll scoops is

becoming more heated. Record companies are trying to give new releases to

everyone, but those DJ’s who specialize in playing these kinds of records are

squawking - that pop DJ’s are getting the same releases at the same time.

Pop music this week in 1957 -

YOUNG LOVE - Tab Hunter

MARIANNE - Terry Gilkyson & Easy

Riders

TEEN-AGE CRUSH - Tommy Sands

TOO MUCH - Elvis Presley

BUTTERFLY - Charlie Gracie

DON’T FORBID ME - Pat Boone

ROUND AND ROUND - Perry Como

BANANA BOAT (Day-O) - Harry

Belafonte

Young Love - Sonny James

PARTY DOLL - Buddy Knox with

Rhythm Orchids

I’M WALKIN’ - Fats Domino

LOVE IS STRANGE - Mickey & Sylvia

Marianne - Hilltoppers

THE BANANA BOAT SONG - Tarriers

WHO NEEDS YOU - Four Lads

WALKIN’ AFTER MIDNIGHT - Patsy Cline

MOONLIGHT GAMBLER - Frankie Laine

BLUE MONDAY - Fats Domino

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I’M STICKIN’ WITH YOU - Jimmy Bowen with Rhythm Orchids

ALMOST PARADISE - Roger Williams

COME GO WITH ME - Dell-Vikings

GONE - Ferlin Husky

SINGING THE BLUES - Guy Mitchell

YOU DON’T OWE ME A THING - Johnnie Ray

WHY BABY WHY - Pat Boone

WRINGLE WRANGLE - Fess Parker

ONLY ONE LOVE - George Hamilton IV

LUCKY LIPS - Ruth Brown

JIM DANDY - LaVern Baker & Gliders

BAD BOY - Jive Bombers

LITTLE DARLIN’ - Diamonds