Week of March 22, 1956

In Philadelphia, a granary located at 30th and Market Street explodes like a

bomb and is consumed by a raging fire. The explosion rocked and damaged

buildings within a 10-block radius. So far, one is dead and 115 are injured. The

blast area was placed under police rule. The shock of the blast was felt 25 miles

away.

Russia explodes yet another nuclear device according to Atomic Energy

Commission Chairman Lewis Strauss. It’s the fifth announcement of Soviet

nuclear tests in the past eight months, indicating that Russia is stepping up

nuclear testing.

should show some progress toward racial desegregation. “I

am for moderation, but I am for progress. Let’s don’t try to

think of this as a tremendous fight that is going to separate

Americans and get us in a nasty mess. Let’s try to think of

how we can make progress,” said the President.

The government seizes Communist property from coast to

coast for back taxes. The party’s newspaper, The Daily

Worker is padlocked. A government spokesman said, “The

party apparently thought it was exempt from taxation. However, political parties

are required to file income returns and the Communist party, has never done so.”

The details of a vast passport racket involving the sale of U.S. citizenship

documents to thousands of alien Chinese by Hong Kong “brokers” are disclosed

by a House Appropriations Committee report.

At the mart - 7-up - six regular bottles .45 (you like it - it

likes you) ... Welch’s grape jelly - 20oz jar - .49 ... V-8 -

12oz can - .10 ... Kraft Cheese - (Swiss or American) -

8oz pkg - .29

Average price for gas - 27.9cents (regular) and

31.9cents (premium).

Oscar awards held this week -

Best movie - “Marty”

Best Actor - Ernest Borgnine - “Marty”

Best Actress - Anna Magnani - “The Rose Tatto”

Best Supporting Actor - Jack Lemmon - “Mister

Week of March 22, 1956

Roberts”

Best song - “Love is a Many Splendored Thing”

Best selling books -

The Last Hurrah - Edwin

O’Connor

Ten North Frederick - John

O’ Hara

Andersonville - MacKinlay Kantor

Auntie Mame - Patrick Dennis

H.M.S. Ulysses - Alistair MacLean

Marjorie Morningstar - Herman Wouk

The Search For Bridey Murphy - Morey Bernstein

A Night To Remember - Walter Lord

Gift From the Sea - Anne Morrow Lindbergh

The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman V. Peale

Love or Perish - Dr. Smiley Blanton

How to Live 365 Days a Year - John A. Schindler

The Family of Man - Edward Steichen

The Secret of the Hittites - C.W. Ceram

The Scrolls From the Dead Sea - Edmund Wilson

Hollywood news -

attack. His is best known as “Long John

Silver” in “Treasure Island.”

Disneyland Records debuts its first record -

the soundtrack of “Song Of The South.”

Songs include “Zip-A-Dee-Doo-Dah,” “Song

Of The South,” “Uncle Remus Said,” and

“How Do You Do.” You can pick it up at your

favorite record store for about $5.00.

Hedda Hopper reports that Zsa Zsa Gabor will wed Los

Angeles contractor Hal Hayes. “I know he’s the right man.

Mama thinks he is the right man and my sisters and I think he

is vunderful. Mama wants me to be married in a double

ceremony with Eva, but I don’t vant to do it, so I won’t get

married for at least a month.”

Week of March 22, 1956

could be her last picture, arrives in New York where

she’ll sale for France aboard the SS-Constitution April

4. She will marry Monaco Prince Rainier on April 18.

Walt Disney will supply ABC with 126 hours of

programming - 26 hours of “Disneyland” and 100

hours of the “Mickey Mouse Club.” There will be no

Davy Crocket segments. Of 15 hour-length

“Disneyland’s,” seven will consist of entirely new material, particularly the

“Frontierland” segments which will introduce new continuing characters.

Phil Silvers is heading into his second

season on his CBS-TV comedy “You’ll

Never Get Rich Quick.” He and producer

Nat Hiken say they are considering using

more name guest stars for the new

season. He says for sure, Jackie

Gleason will appear.

Lots of anticipation this week as the

debut of the $64,000 challenge readies

to air April 8. It will feature such veterans

of the TV quiz wars as Gino Prato, Joyce Brothers, Capt Richard McCutchen and

Mort Power, all of whom won a fair degree of fame and fortune on the $64,000

Question. The game will pit past champs of the $64,000 Question against

viewers who believe they posses a large fund of knowledge in specialized fields.

Evangelist Billy Graham and his evangelical group will appear on the NBC radio

Decision” each week. The announcement makes a

change in policy for the NBC radio network.

Heretofore, all religious programs have been

sustained on a noncommercial basis.

Brinkman. He’s a former radio manufacturer. They

have 4 children.

Week of March 22, 1956

Coming - new ABC-TV shows

Week of March 22, 1956

At the institute of Radio Engineers Convention in New York, an engineer

describes a tape head that can record the frequencies of video, making it

possible to record TV programs on tape. It’s predicted that like radio, you will be

able to record TV programs from your home.

If you’re going to New York City to see one of

your favorite TV programs in person, you may

have to wait a while. CBS says that Ed Sullivan

and Arthur Godfrey are booked for six months.

NBC is even taking any more requests for Perry

Como tickets. The $64,000 question is booked

four or five weeks ahead. Tickets for Sid Ceasar’s

show are about 5 weeks off. Some tickets can be

had for the Phil Silvers show. Beat The Clock,

tickets after they become pregnant.

Ralph Edward’s “This Is Your Life” - televised live from Hollywood, shoots this

week under guard. The show this week was televised at the home of Mrs. Martin

Miller, who joined a suspected communist front organization several years ago,

according to the FBI.

Thursday Night TV -

Show (Love That Bob), Climax!, 4 Star

Playhouse, Harry Owens

NBC - Dinah Shore, Dragnet, The

People’s Choice, Ford Theater, Video

Theater

ABC - The Lone Ranger, Life’s Worth

Living, Stop The Music, Down You Go,

Play It With Music

Love that Bob - Cummings plays his

character and his grandfather tonight.

4 Star Playhouse - An author picks up a hitchhiker in Mexico City and learns

about his life. Stars Charles Boyer.

Play It With Music - Chico Marx guests.

Week of March 22, 1956

Friday night TV highlights -

CBS - Life With Father - Clarence falls in love and threatens to lose his Yale

schooling to marry his sweetheart.

ABC - Rin Tin Tin - Rusty mistakenly confesses shooting

an Apache brave and Rin gets him out of it.

Ozzie and Harriet - Ozzie decides to stay in bed for a day,

but does anything but relax.

Crunch and Des (NBC) - An engineer has to learn to fish

and ignore a beautiful blonde in order to win over

business for his company.

Crossroads (ABC) - Richard Denning stars as a skid row minister who receives

renewed confidence after dealing with a “resident.”

Juke Box Jury (NBC) - With Monica Lewis, Tab Hunter, Johnny Mercer and

Linda Cristal

Music news - Robert Goldstein, who sang under the name Bob Gaye with the

pop group “The Hilltoppers” is given a five-year suspended sentence after he

plead guilty to a charge of possession of marijuana.

to New York for an appearance on the Perry

Como show, are injured and the driver of a

truck was killed, 5 miles south of Dover,

Delaware. Seriously injured were Perkins and

his brother James.

A rock ‘n’ roll concert/riot at M.I.T. is causing a

huge backlash. A motion in the Boston council

calls for the committee to appoint members of

the Boston clergy to serve as advisors in

drafting an approved list of disk jockeys as well

as a music censor. The event was hosted by

DJ Bill Marlowe of WCOP (1150) in Boston.

Week of March 22, 1956

Radio news - Radio Luxembourg says the rock ‘n’ roll craze in London is taking

a firm hold and the radio station is beginning a new rock show. Look for the two-

hour “Jamboree” on Saturday nights. First show will feature WINS, New York

Alan Freed by way of transcription (recording).

Westinghouse’s deal to buy WINS radio, home of Alan Freed has fallen through.

The sale price would have been $2.5 million. Also, manager Bob Leder, who

hired Freed, is leaving the station.

Pop music this week in 1956 -

THE POOR PEOPLE OF PARIS - Les

Baxter

LISBON ANTIGUA - Nelson Riddle

NO, NOT MUCH! - Four Lads

ROCK AND ROLL WALTZ - Kay Starr

WHY DO FOOLS FALL IN LOVE -

Teenagers

I’LL BE HOME - Pat Boone

THE GREAT PRETENDER - Platters

Week of March 22, 1956

SEE YOU LATER, ALLIGATOR - Bill Haley & Comets

JUKE BOX BABY - Perry Como

MORITAT (A Theme From “The Three Penny Opera”)- Dick Hyman Trio

BLUE SUEDE SHOES - Carl Perkins

A TEAR FELL - Teresa Brewer

HEARTBREAK HOTEL - Elvis Presley

I’ll Be Home - Flamingos

EDDIE MY LOVE - Teen Queens

MEMORIES ARE MADE OF THIS -

Dean Martin

INNAMORATA (Sweetheart) - Jerry Vale

HOT DIGGITY (Dog Ziggity Boom) -

Perry Como

TUTTI FRUTTI - Pat Boone

BAND OF GOLD - Don Cherry

THEME FROM “THE MAN WITH THE

GOLDEN ARM” - Richard Maltby &

Orchestra

BO WEEVIL - Teresa Brewer

ANGELS IN THE SKY - Crew-Cuts

Bo Weevil - Fats Domino

At the movies -

Morrow, Rex Reason.

Walt Disney’s “Song Of The South”

Summertime - Katharine Hepburn,

Rossaso Brazzi

Marty - Ernest Bornine, Betsy Blair

Picnic - William Holden, Kim Novak

The Court Jester - Danny Kaye

Forbidden Planet - Walter Pidgeon, Ann

Francis

Week of March 22, 1956