Week of May 23, 1957

A mob of 5000 Chinese storms the U.S. embassy in protest against the acquittal

of an American soldier accused of slaying a Chinese civilian. They tore down the

American flag and wrecked the embassy offices.

In a radio interview - Sen. Irving Ives (R-NY) says the

administration’s civil rights bill “is the victim of a quiet southern

filibuster” within the senate Judiciary Committee. Ives said he

still is hopeful that the bill will emerge from the Judiciary

Committee and be brought to a vote in the senate before

Congress adjourns.

President Eisenhower suffers a first-round defeat in the military

budget battle when the House rejects an attempt to restore $80 million of the

pared-down Army appropriation.

(Nevada) The 1957 atomic test series begins with a small nuclear explosion in

the desert. Its radioactive fallout dropped right were safety-conscious scientists

want it. The device was said to be a mere 10-kilotons - a low powered member

of the United States nuclear weapon family.

After four years and four months - George M. Humphrey

resigns as Secretary of the Treasury.

In A Gallup Poll - Americans who see a major war/conflict

within the next five years is the lowest it has been since 1950

- up to 57%.

CBS films an interview with Soviet leader Nikita S.

Khrushchev at the Kremlin. The interview will be shown

on “Face the Nation” this Sunday and will also be carried

on CBS radio. CBS says it was Khrushchev’s “first

appearance especially for television - something he has

never done even in Russia.” Khrushchev declined to wear

any special kind of make-up for the cameras, saying he

used talcum on his face after his morning shave and felt

no make-up powder was necessary. He also rejected a

proposed introduction which said his office was where

major Russian government decisions were made. He said such decisions were

made by the party Presidlum in another room and added: “We don’t have cult of

Week of May 23, 1957

personality any more, and I wouldn’t like you to give the impression that there is

one.”

Entertainment news -

A report from Mexico City that Elvis Presley would be wed there to actress

Yvonne Lime next week is denied by Tom Diskin, associate of Col. Tom Parker

who manages the pop singer. One MGM spokesman, where Presley still has four

weeks of shooting to go on a new picture, said the singer has been keeping

company of late with still another young actress, Anne Neyland. However, Diskin

said Presley has been “dating” no one, but has been sticking close to his hotel

room “because he needs the time to study his script.”

Week of May 23, 1957

Another Elvis - Or the closest thing could be Ricky

Nelson (17), who for the past few years has been seen

with his family on “Ozzie and Harriet” on ABC-TV. But

recently, something happened. Not long ago on the show,

he did an Elvis imitation. The show carried tens of

thousands of ohs and ahs from teens across the nation.

Record companies began bidding for Rick to record a

song. He accepted an offer from Verve and recorded “I’m

Walking.” The record was released April 10 and has sold

some 500,000 copies. Rick is delighted. He says the only

prior singing was around the piano with his family and friends. Rick graduates

next month from Hollywood High School and may follow his brother David into

USC. But, says Ricky - “I’d rather just sing - a am not crazy about school.” He

says he’d like to take a small combo and tour the country this summer, singing in

one-night stands. He says he’s a great admirer of Elvis Presley, When they met,

he said Presley began quizzing him on show business, “I was the old timer.”

Ricky appears on Sid Caesar’s NBC-TV show on Saturday night.

Sports -

Bid to keep both teams in the city - New York

City mayor Robert Wagner says the city will not be

“blackjacked” and is meeting with Dodger’s owner

Walter F. O’Malley to keep the team in the city.

He’ll do the same with Giant’s owners. Wagner

restated the city’s determination to do “everything

within reason” to keep the Giants and Dodgers

here. The Mayor’s move comes less than 24 hours

after the National League had authorized the clubs

to move to the West Coast if they desired. Los

Angeles wants the Dodgers as does San Francisco

and the Giants. Both cities are now represented in the Pacific Coast League.

Roy Campanella, benched for five games with an 0-for-14 batting slump, wallops

a pair of homers and drives in four runs as the Brooklyn dodgers move into a tie

for second place in the National League with a 6-0 victory over the New York

Giants.

Week of May 23, 1957

Television news -

Jackie Gleason sells all 39 episodes of the

filmed “ Honeymooners” series to CBS Films

for $1.5 million. The shows aired over the

1955-1956 season on CBS-TV. Buick

financed production of the films under an

agreement made with Jackie Gleason

Enterprises in 1954. Buick paid the company

$2.535,000 for the series of 39 plus $422,500

to repeat 13 of the shows last summer. After

Buick sponsored the shows, they became the

property of Jackie Gleason’s company.

CBS Films will syndicate the series on a station-by-station basis.

NBC says Charles Van Doren, now under contract with NBC, will appear on

several “Wide Wide World” programs seen on Sunday. The show will now

alternate with “Omnibus.” Van Doren, the TV quiz star, was just signed to NBC.

Alistair Cooke will continue as host of Omnibus.

Howard Cosell begins a sports program over ABC-TV July 1. It will air 7 to

7:15pm Mon-Fri.

NBC says it is dropping daytime “Home” the magazine

show hosted by Arlene Francis since 1954. The program

presented pick-ups, interviews and a wide assortment of

material.

ABC announces the format for its “Frank Sinatra Show.”

The sked calls for two live hour-long special shows,

thirteen half-hour musicals and twenty-three half -hour

dramatic presentations. Mr. Sinatra will star in thirteen of

the dramas and act as host on the remaining ten. In

addition, he will be the main figure in the musical shows. “The Frank Sinatra

Show” starts in October.

Nat Hiken, producer of the Phil Silvers show, is taking a leave of absence. He

says he doesn’t know when he’ll return. He said the physical pressure of working

on the show for two seasons had caused him to take a rest for reasons of health.

Week of May 23, 1957

“The Price Is Right” - the weekday show that awards prizes to contestants who

guess their value, is going nightly. Goodson-Todman says the show will air

Monday nights beginning October 7. Bill Cullen emcees the show and it’s not

known if he’ll do the night version.

John Daley , moderator for “What’s My Line?” asked

producers to drop guest Mike Wallace. Daley, who is in

charge of news for ABC-TV, wanted Wallace dropped

because of the latter’s television interview with Mickey

Cohen, former West Coast gangster. ABC had to apologize

for derogatory remarks made by Cohen about the Los

Angeles city government and police officials. Mike Wallace

was dropped and in his place - Sammy Davis Jr. Daley said

“What’s My Line?” is an ad-lib program and he could not be

assured the Cohen matter would not be raised. Cohen

implied in the interview, that he couldn’t have run his big bookmaking operations

in Los Angeles without protection from someone “higher” than Fletcher Bowron,

who was then Mayor of Los Angeles.

ABC says it till televise a full apology to Los Angeles police chief Parker and

other officials who were subjected to a vitriolic attack by Mickey Cohen when he

appeared on Mike Wallace’s interview program last Sunday evening.

Is NBC-TV’s “Tonight Show” doomed? Already, Jack Lescoulie and another host,

Earl Wilson, have given notice. Lescoulie is going back to the “Today” show.

Wednesday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, Giant Step, Arthur Godfrey Show, The

Millionaire, I’ve Got a Secret, 20 th Century-Fox Hour

NBC - Huntley-Brinkley news, Helen O’Connel, Masquerade Party, Father

Knows Best, Kraft Television Theatre, This Is Your Life, The Vise, Tonight with

Jack Lescoulie

ABC - John Daley news, Disneyland, The Navy Log, Ozzie and Harriet, Ford

Theater, Boxing

Masquerade Party - Panelists guess the identity of

celebrities. Eddie Bracken hosts.

Ozzie and Harriet - A surprise-laden fishing trip teaches

mom and dad and thing or two about their sons.

20th Century-Fox Hour “Threat To a Happy Ending” with

William Bendix, Gene Barry, Lori Nelson. Tale of a