Week of November 15, 1956

The U.N. Middle East police force flies its first units to the Suez Canal zone. They

were sped on their way from Italy by a mounting threat of intervention by Soviet

“volunteers” in invaded Egypt.

President Tito blasts Russia and blames them for the

Hungarian revolt and declares it was “a fatal error” to use

Soviet Troops to bring Hungary to heel.

Russia is massing armored forces on the Yugoslav

boarder and passing the word to neighboring satellites that

President Tito is to blame for the upsurge of anti-Soviet

sentiment in East Europe.

Secretary of State Dulles accuses the Soviet rulers of waging war against

Hungary with “promiscuous slaughter” and trying to substitute them for the United

Nations in the Middle East. Meantime Budapest radio reports Hungarian

guerrillas are battling reinforcements Russia is pouring into the revolt-torn

country.

Acting Secretary of State Herbert Hoover Jr. warns the Soviet Union to keep its

“volunteers” out of the Middle East or face U.N. opposition backed by U.S.

power.

Egypt protests against a British-French plan to begin clearing sunken ships from

the blocked Suez Canal. The new objections were raised soon after Dag

Hamarskjold, U.N. Secretary General, opened his talks with President Nasser on

how the U.N. police force may be deployed.

Mrs. Clare Boothe Luce resigns as Ambassador to Italy,

asking President Eisenhower to relieve her of her duties ‘at

the earliest convenient moment.”

Sports - New York Yankee Mickey Mantle who won the

American League’s triple batting crown, is unanimously

named the most valuable player in the league. He led with a

.353 batting average, 52 home runs and 130 RBI’s.

Week of November 15, 1956

Entertainment news -

Liberace and Elvis Presley stage an impromptu act after Liberace’s nightclub

appearance at the Riviera Hotel in Las Vegas. Presley was in the audience as

Liberace went through his performance. After the show, Elvis went to Liberace’s

dressing room where the latter exchanged his gold-sequined jacket for Presley’s

striped sports coat. Elvis sat down at the piano Liberace picked up a guitar and in

no time at all a rock ‘n’ roll session was underway.

Elizabeth Taylor files suit for divorce to end her second

marriage. She charges extreme cruelty of her actor-husband

Michael Wilding and seeks custody of the couple’s two children,

Michael (3 ½) and Christopher (1 ½).

Television news -

“ Ding Dong School ” will be dropped by NBC at the end of

the year. Also being dropped is “Bandstand.” A new

audience participation show “Price is Right” will replace

“Bandstand” on November 26. Dr. Frances Horwich, who

created, produces and appears in “Ding Dong School”, will

retain her title as supervisor of children’s programs for NBC.

Three Thanksgiving Day parades will be televised by NBC

and ABC:

The Macy’s parade will be covered by NBC from 11 to noon

and will feature Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Spike Jones, Paul

Winchell and Jerry Mahoney, Buster Crabbe and the

Broadway cast of “Li’l Abner.”

ABC will broadcast Detroit’s Thanksgiving parade from

10:15a to 11a.

Bamberger’s annual parade in Newark will be televised by ABC on Wednesday

from 7 to 7:30pm.

Sunday night television -

CBS - See It Now, Bell Telephone Time, Lassie, Jack Benny, ed Sullivan, GE

Theater, Alfred Hitchcock Presents, $64,000 Challenge, What’s My Line?

NBC - Meet the Press, 77 th Bengal lancers, Circus Boy, Steve Allen Bob Hope,

Loretta Young Show

Week of November 15, 1956

WINS (New York) DJ Alan Freed’s first movie “Rock, Rock Rock” will be

simultaneously launched in 70 New York theaters December 5. In addition to

owning 10% of the film, Freed plays a leading role and publishes 15 songs from

the 21-tune picture. In addition to WINS, Freed is heard in Europe on Radio

Luxembourg ( see ad above) and has yet another movie pending.

Week of November 15, 1956

Music news -

Walt Disney Studios appoints conductor Tutti Camarata as

music director of the firm. He’ll be busy as Disneyland Records

has a ton of projects coming up. Additional albums planned

include soundtrack music from previous and upcoming Disney

theatrical movies, among them “Cinderella,” “Bambi,” “Snow

White,” “Secrets of Life,” “Westward Ho the Wagons,” “Johnny

Tremaine,” “Sleeping Beauty” and a deluxe 3-album set from

“Fantasia.”

Talent line-up on the soundtrack album includes Laverne Baker, Chuck Berry,

the Three Chuckles, Frankie Lymon and the Teenagers, the Flamingos, the

Moonglows, Johnny Burnette Trio, Jimmy Cavallo and His House Rockers, Cirino

and the Bowties, Ivy Schulman and Alan Freed Orchestra.

Just played at the Copa - Nat King Cole.

More than 9 million teenagers throughout the

United States buy their own phonograph

records and many other items, according to a

study of the market by the Bureau of

Advertising of the American Newspaper

Publisher’s Association. Some 16 million teens

have some $9 billion to spend each year. By

1965, that number should hit $24 billion.

WLW television is eliminating the “Midwestern

Hayride” - one of the nation’s major country &

western jamboree type shows. It had been a

feature on the station and other Crosley-owned

stations in Dayton and Columbus for years.

Producers say the cost of talent has gone through the roof.

Johnny Horton returns to the Louisiana Hayride after a 45-day road trek.

Week of November 15, 1956

the two Luniverse records - “Flying Saucer” and “Buchanan and Goodman on

Trial.” Also joining - artist Fats Domino and Smiley Lewis. The record “borrows”

parts of songs to answer questions.

The Commerce Department says the organ is fast overtaking the piano in

American manufacture of musical instruments.

Radio news - Steps leading to the formation of a

National Disk Jockey Council for Public service are

taken by WMCA DJ Murray Kaufman . The basic plan

involves co-operation by member jockeys in helping

teens in constructive projects and in helping

communities cut down on juvenile delinquency.

Kaufman said he has enlisted support of Bob Clayton

(WHDH Boston), Howard Miller (WIND Chicago),

Mark Evans (WTOP Washington), Don McCloud

(WJBK Detroit), Dick Clark (WFIL Philadelphia), Phil

McLean (WERE Cleveland) and Al Jarvis (KFWB

Hollywood).

Top Country & Western -

Singing The Blues - Marty Robbins

Crazy Arms - Ray Price

I Walk The Line - Johnny Cash

Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog - Elvis

Presley

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

Searching - Kitty Wells

Sweet Dreams - Faron Young

Conscience, I’m Guilty - Hank Snow

You Are The One - Carl Smith

Before I Met You/Wicked Lies - Carl

Smith

According To My Heart - Jim Reeves

I’m A One Woman Man - Johnny

Horton

Top Rhythm & Blues -

Honky Tonk (Parts I & II) - Bill Doggett

Blueberry Hill/Honey Chile - Fats Domino

Don’t Be Cruel/Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley

Week of November 15, 1956

Green Door - Jim Lowe

Oh, What A Night - The Dells

Slow Walk - Sil Austin

Brown-Eyed, Handsome Man/Too Much Monkey Business - Chuck Berry

Let The Good Times Roll - Shirley & Lee

In The Still Of The Night - Five Satins

It Isn’t Right - The Platters

A Thousand Miles Away - The Heartbeats

On My World of Honor - B.B. King

Top hits in Britain -

Woman In Love - Frankie Laine

Hound Dog - Elvis Presley

My Prayer - The Platters

Just Walking In The Rain- Johnnie

Ray

More - Jimmy Young

Rocking Through The Rye - Bill

Haley & His Comets

More - Perry Como

Rock Around the Clock - Bill Haley &

The Comets

Giddy Up A Ding Dong - Freddie Bell

and the Bellboys

Lay Down Your Arms - Anne Shelton

When Mexico Gave Up the Rumba -

Mitchell Torok

Love Me As Though There Were No Tomorrow - Nat King Cole

Green Door - Jim Lowe

Blue Jean Bop - Gene Vincent

Rock With The Cave Man - Tommy Steele

Ying Tong Song/Bloodnok’s Rock and Roll Call - Goons

Autumn Concerto - George Melachrino

Whatever Will Be Will Be - Doris Day

Best selling albums -

Calypso - Harry Belafonte

The Eddy Duchin Story - Soundtrack

The King and I - Soundtrack

My Fair Lady - Original Cast

High Society - Soundtrack

Elvis Presley

Belafonte - Harry Belafonte

Week of November 15, 1956

At the movies -

Love Me Tender - Elvis Presley, Richard Egan, Debra Paget

Friendly Persuasion - Gary Cooper , Dorothy

McGuire

Toward the Unknown - William Holden, Lloyd

Nolan

Lisbon - Ray Milland, Maureen O’Hara, Claude

Rains

Death of a Scoundrel - George Sanders,

Yvonne DeCarlo

Each Dawn I Die - James Cagney, George Raft

Marked Woman - Bette Davis, Humphrey Bogart

Between Heaven and Hell - Robert Wagner, Terry Moore, Broderick Crawford