Week of May 22, 1954

Senator McCarthy/Army hearings - Possible perjury prosecutions against Robert

T. Stevens (the secretary of the Army) and his legal counselor are suggested at

the investigation of the Army controversy with Senator McCarthy. The “attack”

against the secretary was lead by the Senator.

The Geneva conference beings its fifth week and is

turning out to be frustrating for the western allies who

hoped to liberate Korea and Indo-China from communist

menace...

summons his cabinet into a special session to consider

once again whether to join in taking action against in

Indo-China should the Geneva talks fail.

An old chair, pushed off the roof of a New York City

tenement falls five floors, striking Pulitzer Prize-winning

playwright Mike Connelly, who just happened to be walking by. He suffered

severe scalp cuts and bruises, but showed no signs of anger.

An explosion on the aircraft carrier

Bennington kills at least 91 sailors

and injures 201 in one of the worst

peacetime disasters in Navy history.

The blast occurred below the flight

deck. The ship was cruising 75 miles

off of Rhode Island.

President Eisenhower shows up

early to present Washington

Senators’ first baseman Mickey

Vernon with a silver bat emblematic

of the American League batting

championship - for batting a .337 last year. In DC, the President watched the

Senators beat the Yankees 7-3 at the season’s home opener.

Max Factor introduces “Erace” - the original “cover-up” used before make-up...

Swiftly, instantly every trace of “problem-points” which mar your beauty can

disappear from sight. You’re only seconds away from a flawless complexion with

erace!

At the mart - Nabisco Vanilla Wafters - 7 1/4 oz pkg .23 ... Kelloggs snac-pac - 6

1oz boxes - .25 ... Onions - 4 cents a pound ... Maxwell House Coffee - 1lb can -

Week of May 22, 1954

$1.08.

six persons injured and one killed in an auto accident near

San Francisco. Crosby had a cut nose and bruises on the

right knee.

A burglar gets into the

home of Hollywood

magnate Jack L. Wagner

while he was entertaining guests. Kenneth Bowe

says he just drove up, staying right behind

another guest. When he got into the home, he

began casing the place. A suspicious maid saw

him go into the master bedroom and locked it -

calling police.

Paul Hoffman, chairman of Studebaker Corp is

named Father of the year by the National

Father’s day Committee.

A burglar pries loose a screen then opens the

window to Leslie Caron’s apartment in Beverly Hills. Using a curtain rod from the

window, the burglar fished her purse, snagging it from a table. The contents of

the $250 dollar gold-trimmed satin bag contained only powder puff and a key.

Get “The King And I” soundtrack on Decca Records. From the stage show, the

album features the late Gertrude

Lawrence, Yul Brynner, Dorothy

Darnoff, Doreta Morrow, Larry

Douglas and others. On 33 1/3

long play for just $5.85.

Television news - Frankie Laine

says his new TV show will be

strictly “musical” and not story

shows. Less dialogue and more

music.

Week of May 22, 1954

syndicated “Time For Beany” is introducing another puppet to the series. He

describes it as a satirical spoof on a well-known politician. It will be named Burpo,

the Headline Hunting Headhunter.

Paul Tripp who was known to TV audiences as Mr. I Magination is coming out

with a new program - “On the Carousel” beginning June 5. It’ll just be seen on

WCBS-TV in New York. He replaces Allen Luden on the educational show.

Humorist/comedian Jack Paar will star in his own weekly summer show over

CBS-TV beginning July 17.

Tuesday Night TV - CBS - See It Now, Amos

N Andy, Red Skelton, Meet Millie, Suspense

... NBC - The Dinah Shore Show, Milton Berle

Show, Fireside Theater, Circle Theater, Truth

or Consequences, Mr. & Mrs North ... ABC -

Cavalcade of America, Name’s the Same

Mr. And Mrs. North stars Richard Denning and

Barbara Britton

Thursday night television -

CBS - Meet Mr. McNutley, Four-Star

Playhouse, Play, Big Town, Public Defender,

Place the Face

NBC - You Bet Your Life, Dragnet, Play,

Martin Kane, Foreign Intrigue

ABC - Ray Bolger Show, Open Hearing, Play,

Racket Squad

Dumont - What’s The Story, Broadway to

Hollywood

Ray Bolger - An overheard phone conversation leads to a comedy of errors.

Dragnet - Friday and Smith clear an innocent man’s name.

Pop Music this week in 1954 - “Wanted” - Perry Como, “Little Things Mean A

Lot” - Kitty Kallen, “Cross Over The Bridge” - Patti Page, “Young At Heart’ - Frank

Sinatra, “If You Love Me” - Kay Starr, “Here” - Tony Martin, “The Man With The

Banjo’ - Ames Brothers, “Jilted” - Teresa Brewer, “The Man Upstairs” - Kay Starr

Week of May 22, 1954

Some new swimsuit lines

At the movies -

Walter Pidgeon, Shelly Winters,

Paul Douglas, Louis Calhern,

Dean Jagger, Nina Foch, Tim

Considine.

Sullivan

Audie Murphy, Lisa Gaye, Lyle

Bettger

Taylor, Dana Andrews, Peter

Week of May 22, 1954

Finch

Scott Brady

Phantom of the Rue Morgue (In 3-D)

Creature From the Black Lagoon

Week of May 22, 1954