Week of May 15, 1951

The Department of Defense announces secret military headquarters are being

set up outside of Washington for use if Pentagon and other defense offices are

damaged by enemy forces. The announcement says al government agencies are

developing emergency plans to carry on in case of hostile attack upon

Washington.

fears adoption of Gen MacArthur’s Korean War

proposition would seriously affect Gen Eisenhower’s

European defense plans. He believes Eisenhower

supports President Truman’s limited Korean War

program.

Gen Omar Bradley declares MacArthur’s war

proposals “would involve us in the wrong war, at the

wrong place, at the wrong time and with the wrong

enemy.”

Massed Chinese Reds smash into allied lines in

central and Eastern Korea in the opening battle of the Communists’ second

spring offensive.

General of the Army Omar N. Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs Staff

expressed confidence that the U.N. forces would meet the attack in Korea. He

said, “the Communists have been making reconnaissance’s in force. They

always do that when they’re getting set for a major assault. But we’re ready for

them. We’ll roll with the punch and go on from there.”

one of the “greatest crises” in its history says that a full-scale

war would make the casualties in Korea seem like “one small

drop in the bucket.”

Allied forces smash new Chinese attacks in Central Korea and

ram strong armored patrols against Red positions in the west

The United States accuses Russia of “conniving at aggression” by seeking a

Japanese peace treaty which would deny Japan the right of collective self-

defense.

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comedienne of a cerebral hemorrhage. Ms. Brice did

it all - Vaudeville, films and radio.

Hollywood news - Marries - actor John Agar (30),

ex-husband of Shirley Temple to model Loretta

Barnett Combs 928) - a witness to one of his drunk-

driving arrests.

Rita Hayworth decides to divorce Aly Khan. He says

he won’t stand in her way and he has not other

woman in his heart.

Television news - New show on DuMont’s New York station - WABD:

“Jacqueline Susann’s Open Door.” Instead of featuring name guests, it will invite

unknown personalities with human-interest stories. It’s on weeknights at 11pm.

new television show on ABC-TV. It’ll spotlight interviews with

celebrities, Broadway and recording artists. Catch in the early

afternoon.

Music news - WFIL radio in Philadelphia, adopts RCA Victor’s

45rpm record system. The conversion is completed this week

with the 45’s to be used all dj shows, In preparation, the station

built up a library of over 5,000 sides on 45. The move is being

accompanied by a promotional campaign with RCA Victor. The movie is seen

presaging a drive to RCA Victor to get other radio stations to adopt and go totally

“45.” Conversion of WFIL’s turntables was accomplished through a special

45rpm conversion kit developed b the RCA engineering products division.

left eye in an auto accident while returning from a one-

niter at Pismo Beach. He should be OK.

Radio news - There’s so much talk of AM radio riding

off into the sunset. Bernice Judis (radio’s razzle dazzle

lady”) and program director of top-rated independent

radio station WNEW, says she wants to see men with

guts take the medium by the helm and save AM from a

premature death: “It gives you the shudders to think

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that a still young, exciting medium,

nurtured through the years by colorful

people is being written off and sent to an

early grave because when leadership is

most needed, is nowhere to be found.”

Ms. Judis is especially sore at the way in

which radio broadcasters have allowed

themselves to be put on the defensive in

the current era of the TV jitters. “The sad

truth is everybody is contributing toward

killing off radio - except the audience.

Look at the statistics. There are more (radio) sets in use now than at any time in

radio’s history.”

Radio listening off some 40% at night, but that home-hours of radio listening

have increased.

At the movies -

Team

Week of May 15, 1951