Week of May 23, 1958

A powerful Nike guided missile blows-up on the ground in Middletown, NJ and

exploded seven other missiles in a tremendous blast if fire. Up to 10 may be

dead.

Fire destroys most of the Hancock Oil plant near Los Angeles (Signal Hill). 9 are

feared dead. Said one witness - “I saw one guy right here burn to death. His

name was Woody. He tried to run while he was on fire with hot oil all over him.

Defiance - French generals and civilians in Algeria openly demand the overthrow

of the Fourth Republic and the formation of a “public safety” government under

Gen. Charles de Gaulle in Paris.

De Gaullist insurgents and

paratroopers - following a pattern

set in rebellious Algeria - seize

control of Ajaccio and two other

towns in French Corsica. The

action is setting off talk of civil war

in France itself. De Gaullist

supporters in Algeria established a

strongman triumvirate sworn to

restore Gen Charles de Gaulle to

power in all of France. Premier

Pflimlin calls an emergency

meeting of the French Parliament

to deal with the new threat.

Rumors are sweeping Paris that

Charles de Gaulle, idol of

rebellious army units and civilians

in Algiers and Corsica, met with

Premier Pierre Pflimlin in a suburb on the grave crisis threatening the Fourth

Republic.

President Eisenhower rules out any tax cuts this year with finality and renews a

request for the extension of corporate and excise tax levies.

French Premier Pierre Pflimlin resigns, paving the way for

the early return of power by Gen Charles de Gaulle either by

parliamentary vote or coup and civil war.

Week of May 23, 1958

A Vanguard rocket hurling a fourth potential American satellite into space but he

Navy was unable to say if it went into orbit.

Gen. Charles de Gaulle and the leaders of Parliament meet

in secret at the direction of President Rene Coty to seek a

way of putting de Gaulle in power. Parliament, where de

Gaulle has little strength, was the legal stumbling block.

President Eisenhower declares he likes Gen Charles de

Gaulle and recalled “a long experience of friendly contact

with him” from World War II to 1952.

President Eisenhower tells his press conference that he believes the downward

force of the recession is largely spent and does not justify a reduction of Federal

taxes.

Gen. Charles de Gaulle agrees to form a new French government but insists he

must have full powers to head off civil war.

Russian President Klementi Voroshilov tells newsmen at a Finish Embassy

reception “we have reasons to think that de Gaulle’s return at this time may do

more harm than good.”

A violent demonstration against

Charles de Gaulle erupts in Paris

shortly before he and his wife arrive

in the tense capital. De Gaulle

conferred at his home during the day

with leaders of the strategically

placed Socialist Party, then headed

for the capital with his wife, their car

filled with luggage.

Freeways in the Sky - The

government plans to establish five

airways across the country in which

all planes would have to fly under instrument flight rules to cut the risk of

collisions. Civil Aeronautics Administrator James Pyle said his agency hopes to

put the system into effect by September 21. The airways will be set up in

altitudes ranging from 17,000 to 22,000 feet. Within these airways, planes will

Week of May 23, 1958

have to operate under instrument flight rules and any planes crossing them

would have to get clearance from the Civil Aeronautics Administration.

Jonas C. Morris, president of the American

Podiatry Association said at a meeting - “Shoe

designers who dreamed up the pointed toe and

toothpick heel must be women haters.” “This

country will soon lose its reputation of having the

most beautiful legs in the world. Our young teen-

age girls haven’t a chance to develop pretty legs

and petite feet - not with the flat shoes they’re

wearing today.’ He noted that girls are wearing

shoes two sizes larger, two widths wider and have

ankles two inches larger around than their

counterparts of a generation ago. “Chiropodists’ patients among teen-age girls

have tripled the last three years because of flat, loafer-type shoes. We

recommend that girls go back to wearing saddle shoes,” said Morris.

Sports - Wilt (The Stilt) Chamberlain, one of the most publicized basketball

players of the generation, announces he is quitting the University of Kansas to

launch a 160-game barnstorming tour. He said he planned to organize two 10-

man squads - one of Negro players and one of whites for the tour. Said

Chamberlain: “We’ll play 160 games beginning in South America very soon and

continuing the next basketball season through the United States. This tour will

give me the competition I need to get ready for the pro league.”

Television news - Michael Ansara stars

as Apache chief “ Cochise ” in ABC-TV’s

“Broken Arrow.” “To me, Cochise is a

classic character. He has much of the

same quiet nobility found in Othello and

Brutus and this has made people sit up

and take notice.” Ansara of Lebanese

descent, competed with 15 other actors

for the role. The show airs Tuesday

nights.

President Eisenhower dedicates NBC’s

new $4 million television-radio center in

Washington DC. The President said

many events required “almost

instantaneous reaction” from the United

States and that fast communications

Week of May 23, 1958

Monday night television -

CBS - Robin Hood, Burns and Allen, Godfrey’s Talent Scouts, Danny Thomas,

December Bride, Studio One

NBC - Price is Right, Restless Gun, Tales of Wells Fargo, Twenty-One,

Goodyear Theater, Suspicion

ABC - The Written Word, Bold Journey, Voice of Firestone, Lawrence Welk

Burns and Allen - Gracie tackles the Army when Ron is ticketed for service duty.

Danny Thomas - Dinah Shore guests as Danny tries to find a star to appear at a

school heart fund dance.

Tales of Wells Fargo - A Wells Fargo manager

is killed and Hardie goes on the warpath.

December Bride - An old Army buddy plays a

huge practical joke on Matt.

Goodyear Theater - “Decision By Terror” Story

of mental anguish suffered by jury foreman who

is under extreme pressure. Stars David Niven.

Music news - Rock ‘n’

roller Jerry Lee Lewis

(22) has a new wife ( Myra) , his 13-year-old cousin .

Court records show they were married in Hernando,

Miss - a quickie marriage center last December 12.

Lewis divorced a 21-year-old second wife in Memphis

May 19, about five months after his latest marriage.

Says a giggling Myra - “Back home, I know one girl who

got married when she was 9. My parents had a fit,

especially daddy, but everything is all right now.” Daddy

is a fiddle player in Jerry’s band.

At the movies -

No Time For Sergeants - Andy Griffith

Ten North Frederick - Gary Cooper, Diane Varsi, Suzy

Parker

Rouge Noir -

Vertigo - Kim Novak