Week of October 1, 1955

collision in Cholame, California - 19 miles east of

Paso Robles. He was on his way to road races in

Salinas from Hollywood. His mechanic, Rolph

Wuetherich, who was also in the Porshe Spyder -

suffered a fractured jaw, fractured hip and cuts over

his body. He’s described as being in “moderately

serious condition.” A physician says the actor died

from a broken neck, numerous broken bones and

lacerations all over his body. Dean just finished

completing the movie

“Giant.” Elizabeth Taylor,

who co-stars with Dean

in “Giant” said, “I can’t

believe it. I’m just

stunned.” Unmarried, James Dean leaves his father -

Winton Dean - a dental technician.

In the worst airline crash so far, a United Airlines DC-

4 plunges into the face of a mountain peak near Laramie, Wyoming killing 66.

The plane was headed to San Francisco.

Vice President Richard Nixon flies to Denver to visit the ailing President

Eisenhower at Fitzsimons Army Hospital. Doctors say the president is

progressing satisfactorily without complications.

In New Haven - 10 year-old Jimmie Primicerio tells police after hours of

questioning, that he locked his 9 year-old brother Dominick and friend Dan in a

trunk in the attic. The boys were playing rocket ship and went into the trunk.

Jimmie said he wanted to leave the attic, but the other boys wanted to follow, so

he locked them in. (at about 4 in the afternoon). The bodies were found the next

morning.

Hughs Aircraft demonstrates an automatic pilot device the can fly interceptors

automatically from take-off to touch down.

Passing - director and actor Michael Chekhov (66) of a heart attack.

their chartered bus plunges into a ditch in New Mexico. Hampton

suffered a broken ankle.

Week of October 1, 1955

Field during the World Series. In the fifth inning, a foul ball hit his

right temple. Ice packs were applied. A hat he was wearing

probably spared him more serious injury.

The Brooklyn Dodgers win their first-ever world series - beating

the Yankees 2-0 in the seventh game.

In Pittsburgh, Dr Jonas Salk says his lab has developed polio vaccines which are

even more powerful then the vaccine now approved for nationwide use. Salk

says his goal is for 100% immunity. The current nationwide version is 80 to 90%

effective.

Joan Benny (20) - only daughter of Jack Benny, separates from her stockbroker

husband Seth Baker. The couple was married last year after a lavish wedding.

At the mart - V-8 Vegetable Cocktail - 2 (48oz) cans for .65 ... Raisin Cookies -

10oz pkg - .29 ... Ground Beef .35lb ... Oreo Sandwich Cookies - 11 1/2oz pkg -

.33

New at the mart - Kraft Italian Dressing. “It’s sunny like Italy. The salads it makes,

they’re wonderful” Take from Pier Angeli and Vic Damone - one of Hollywood’s

happiest married couples - both enjoy Kraft’s new Italian Dressing.

Pepsi-Cola - “Refreshes without filling.”

“In tune with modern taste... Pepsi-Cola

is the light refreshment.”

Bestsellers - “The Man In The Gray

Flannel Suit” - Sloan Wilson, “Auntie

Mame” - Patrick Dennis, “Marjorie

Morningstar” - Herman Wouk, “The

Family Of Man” - Edward Steichen, “Gift

From The Sea” - Ann Morrow Lindbergh,

“The Power Of Positive Thinking” -

Norman V. Peale

“The Mickey Mouse Club”

premieres this week -

weekday afternoons on

ABC.

Week of October 1, 1955

“Captain Kangaroo” premieres this week - mornings on CBS.

Week of October 1, 1955

color telecast next Sunday due to a knee injury. A replacement

will be announced.

Dumont’s WABD-TV (channel 5) in New York City debuts

“Mike Wallace and the news” seen Monday thru Friday nights -

7-7:15 and 11-11:15.

Monday Night TV - CBS - Adventures Of Robin Hood, The Burns

and Allen Show, Arthur Godfrey’s Talent Scouts, I Love Lucy,

December Bride, Studio One ... NBC - The Tony Martin Show,

(Sid) Caesar’s Hour, Medic, Robert Montgomery Presents ... ABC -

Medical Horizons, Eddie Cantor

I Love Lucy - Lucy takes the slab of cement containing John

Wayne’s footprints.

Eddie Cantor - Ray Anthony and Helen O’Connell guest

Chorus, “Love Is A Many Splendored Thing” - The Four Aces,

“The Shifting Whispering Sands” - Billy Vaughn, “Tina Marie” -

Perry Como, “Wake The Town And Tell The People” - Lex

Baxter, “Ain’t That A Shame” - Pat Boone, “Gum Drop” - The

Crew Cuts, “Song Of The Dreamer” - Eddie Fisher, “Same Old

Saturday Night” - Frank Sinatra, “I Want You To Be My Baby” -

“Suddenly, There’s A Valley” - Julious LaRosa.

Week of October 1, 1955

At the movies -

Blondell

Week of October 1, 1955