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years of Soviet imprisonment and says, “I can confirm that

Hitler and Eva Braun are dead.” “Hitler said good—by to me

and then sot himself. Eva Braun poisoned herself,” said Baur.

It is expected that Russia is to move quickly in getting arms to

Egypt and possibly at cut prices, hastening Middle East

tensions toward a crisis.

President Eisenhower lunches with his brother Milton in Denver. Milton has been

mentioned as one of the Republican Presidential possibilities.

Secretary of State Dulles challenges Soviet leaders to open the door to

disarmament and peace by accepting President Eisenhower’s “summit” proposal.

Police open fire on rioting Algerian nationalists who stormed through the streets

of French cities in concerted demonstrations demanding independence for their

North African homeland.

of the Martin-Lewis comedy team recently reconciled - has a

new separation. His wife Jeanne has left him. Mrs. Martin,

former Jeanne Biegger, one-time Orange Bowl queen of Miami

and a over girl, moved out of the couple’s Beverly Hills home,

taking their two children with her. They are Dino (4) and Ricci

(2). They were married September 1, 1949. This is the latest

separation for the couple. They did it once before on February

11, 1953.

Television news -

Imogene Coca voluntarily gives up a $100 thousand-a-year NBC contract and

says she wants to turn to nightclubs. Her show was dropped last season, but she

was still under contract for nine years.

scripts for “I Love Lucy” - he doesn’t have time for much

else. His office is the hub of all activities for Desilu

Productions, which include “December Bride,” “The

Danny Thomas Show” “My Favorite Husband” and many

others.

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But, says Desi - “We have such a smooth-working

group on the Lucy show that it’s a pleasure to do the

program, even after all these years. I guess the

greatest break Lucille and I ever got was finding a

pair like Vivian Vance and Bill Frawley for partners.

A coroner’s jury lists the traffic death of actor James

Dean as an accident and heard testimony from two

witnesses that the movie star’s mechanic, Rolf

Weutherich, was driving the Porsche Spyder. But at

the hospital, Weutherich categorically denied the

report saying he was riding as a passenger. Also, the

Highway Patrol said that Dean was caught for

speeding earlier near Bakersfield, at 3:30pm. The

fatal accident occurred at 5:59pm.

Tuesday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards with the news, Name That

Tune, Navy Log, You’ll Never Get Rich, Meet Millie,

Red Skelton, $64,000 Question, My Favorite

Husband

NBC - News Caravan, Dinah Sore, Martha Raye

Show, Fireside theatre, Circle Theatre, Big Town,

Tonight Show

ABC - John Daley, Cheyenne, Wyatt Earp, Make

Room For Daddy, Cavalcade Theatre, Talent

Varieties

Tonight Show - Conrad Janis and music group

“Four.” Steve Allen hosts.

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Saturday

Sunday Afternoon

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At the movies -

March

Kelly, Dan Dailey Cyd Charisse,

Dolores Gray

The Girl In The Red Velvet Swing

Sinatra, Robert Mitchum

Alfred Hitchcock’s The Trouble

MacLaine

Walt Disney’s The African Lion

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