Week of October 9, 1954

Britain’s Conservative government - changing 24

Ministers and junior Ministers - adding seven new

faces. Book publisher Harold MacMillan, personal

friend of President Eisenhower, is named Minister of

Defense. The purpose of the reorganization appeared

to be to bring young and stronger men into key posts

and allow for the retirement of friends who wanted to

step down.

Chicago gets hit with the biggest rainstorm in 69 years and engineers avert a

major downtown flood by reversing the flow of the Chicago River. Swollen by

nearly six inches of rain, the Chicago River managed to spill into the Union

Station and basements of dozens of other buildings in the heart of the city. .

Engineers, fearing more damage, opened the locks at the mouth of the river,

causing the water to flow out to Lake Michigan. The river originally ran out to the

lake, before it was reversed by construction of the Chicago sanitary and ship

canal to prevent sewage from being dumped into the lake. The locks were

constructed in 1937 to prevent such a sewer spillage from occurring.

A tropical hurricane leaves thousands homeless with many deaths and injuries in

its 750-mile, eight-state path. Entire cities were without lights and power. Most of

the damage appeared from the Carolina’s - northward. The storm then tore into

Ontario and Toronto and police report 14 persons were dead or missing there.

Mrs Shirley Flodstrom of San Jose kills her 6-month-old baby for revenge against

her husband after an argument. Detectives say she forced a pajama sleeve down

his throat. The death appeared accidental, but police got suspicious of the

apparent lack of emotion on the mother’s part at finding her baby dead.

Japanese planes during the sneak attack at Pearl Harbor, dies

after parachuting from a jet fighter which exploded after a test flight.

He was flying an F-100 Super Sabre jet.

Vice-President Richard Nixon denies it was his voice, which said

“Who The Hell Did That” at the conclusion of a televised speech. Nixon was

speaking at a junior college in Los Angeles. Station KTTV (Channel 11 Los

Angeles) said that at the time, they were using a wide-angle microphone and at

the moment the line was broadcast, the camera view had been changed from

close-ups of Nixon to include the Vice-President, two persons flanking him on the

Week of October 9, 1954

speaker’s stand, plus the first two rows of the audience. KTTV says the wide-

angle microphone could have picked up the voice of any one of a number of

persons. “It wasn’t I who said it. I used no such language,” said Nixon.

Yankee slugger Joe DiMaggio returns to Los Angeles just

before the legal deadline for filing a cross-complaint to the

divorce suit filed against him last week by Marilyn Monroe.

Under the law, the defendant in a divorce suit has 10 days to

file a cross-complaint. DiMaggio got in just under the wire - the

10th day. DiMaggio said he would spend a part of the time with

his son, Joe Jr., who is a student at a military academy in the

area. He is the son of DiMaggio’s first wife - singer Dorothy

Arnold.

Marries - actress Mala Powers (22) to Monte Vanton. He’s a

real estate broker.

Song and dance man Dan Dailey suffers a thump on the head, bruised shins and

a scolding after a quarrel with his girlfriend at a Beverly Hills restaurant. Girlfriend

Gwen O’Connor whacked him with her purse and kicked him in the shins. She

tried to throw a glass of water at him, but it missed and hit other patrons. She

was apparently jealous. His dinner party

consisted of pretty Jeanne Coyne - a dance

instructor. He tried to walk over to her table to

explain, and that’s when the raucous began.

She’s the former Mrs Donald O’Connor.

just like TV! “He’ll be one of Superman’s

buddies for sure when he’s dressed just like

him and just think what fun it is to wear it while

he’s watching him on TV. You get a full, bright

red cape with Superman in gold right on the

back, a shirt with the official Superman insignia,

pants with pretend boots and a plastic belt

(good news for Mom - the suit is made to stand

up under lots of hard play - it’s made of fine,

washable rayon gabardine).” Suite in even

sizes 4 to 12! ... Only $6.98.

Week of October 9, 1954

Don’t miss the adventures of Superman - starring George Reeves every week.

Check your local listings for time and channel.

Radio and television station news - Big

call letter changes this week for NBC

stations ...

In New York City - WNBC Radio (660)

becomes WRCA. WNBT-TV (channel 4)

becomes WRCA-TV. In Los Angeles -

KNBH (Channel 4) becomes KRCA-TV.

“A service of RCA - Radio Corporation of

America.”

New at stores - The Playtex Living Bra ...

So what’s new? ... Elastic criss-cross

front dips low, divides divinely ... Elastic

crisscross sides. Self-adjust for a

Fabulous Fit! ... Elastic back sets lower and stays lower ... Sculptured nylon

gently cups and ups! Recommended by top Paris designers Jacques Heim,

Madeleine de Rauch, and Antonio Castillo for all fashions. Only $3.95. A product

of International Latex Corporation, Playtex Park - Dover, Del.

Week of October 9, 1954

It looks like Tennessee Ernie Ford will make another appearance on “I Love

Lucy.” The filming is set for mid-November.

Wednesday night on NBC-TV ... This week

I Married Joan starring Joan Davis with Jim Bachus

“The Wednesday story lineup starts with solid laughter as madcap Joannie gets

mixed up with safe-crackers and treasure maps.”

Charles Farrell

The laughs continue as Margie pretends she’s a

strip-teaser - just because she wants to do a good

deed. Naturally, her plan backfires ... hilariously!”

Kraft Television Theatre

“An absorbing full hour drama of family conflict

‘Papa Was a Sport,’ with a cast of Broadway and

TV favorites

This Is Your Life starring Ralph Edwards

“TV’s most talked-about show; the life story of a

real exciting person. This is living drama and a

great emotional experience for you!”

Wednesday Night Television

CBS - Perry Como, Arthur Godfrey’s Friends, Strike It Rich, I’ve Got A Secret,

Best of Broadway

NBC - News Caravan, I Married Joan, My Little Margie, Kraft Theatre, Ralph

Edwards

ABC - Soldier Parade, Masquerade Party, Colonel March, Biff Baker, Star Time

Kraft Theatre - “Papa Was A Sport” - An elderly couple’s children decide to take

over the family’s finances and discover they have a lot to learn. Stars Barnard

Hughes, Lilia Skala and Richard Jaeckel.

Colonel March stars Boris Karloff

Wednesday Night Radio

CBS - The Choraliers, Edward R. Morrow news, FBI, 21st Precinct, Perry Como

Show, Amos n Andy, Mr. Keen

NBC - One Man’s Family, Dinah Shore Show, Walk a Mile w/Bill Cullen, Grouch

Marx, The Big Story, Fibber McGee and Molly, The Great Gildersleeve

ABC - The Lone Ranger, Jack Gregson, Sammy Kaye, Community Chest Show,

George H. Combs

Week of October 9, 1954

Squad Room, Sentenced, The Man From Times Square, Let

George Do It, Harry Flannery, Spotlight Story, The Cisco Kid.

Community Chest Show - with Alec Templeton-pianist, Kurt Baum-

tenor. Actor Gene Lockhart and Paul Whitman’s Orchestra.

Bestsellers -

Mary Anne - Daphne du Maurier

Not as a Stranger - Morton Thompson

Love is Eternal - Irving Stone

The Royal Box - Frances Parkinson Keyes

Sweet Thursday - John Steinbeck

Never Victorious, Never Defeated - Taylor Caldwell

The Fall of a Titan - Igor Gouzenko

The Power of Positive Thinking - Norman V. Peale

A Child of the Century - Ben Hecht

I’ll Cry Tomorrow - Roth/Connolly/Frank

The Mind Alive - Harry and Bonaro Overstreet

But We Were Born Free - Elmer Davis

Roosevelt Family of Sagamore Hill - H. Hagedorn

Call To Greatness - Adlai Stevenson

McCarthy and the Communists - J. Rorty, M. Decter

Madame De Pompadour - Nancy Mitford

Baseball news - Looks like the Athletics

are going to stay in Philadelphia. Last

week, the American League had

approved an almost certain sale of the

A’s to Arnold Johnson, a Chicago

businessman who would have

transferred the team to Kansas City. It

looks like owner Roy Mack will now sell

the team to a Philadelphia syndicate,

who says the team will stay in the city.

Owner Roy Mack now needs the

approval of the league.

Week of October 9, 1954

Pop music this week in 1954 -

Skokiaan - Ralph Marterie

They Were Doin’ The Mambo - Vaughn Monroe

Skokiaan (South African Song) - The Four Lads

If I Give My Heart To You - Denise Lor

Smile - Nat King Cole

Cara Mia - David Whitfield with Mantovani

Sh-Boom - Stan Freberg

Fortune in Dreams - Kay Starr

This Ole House - Rosemary Clooney

In The Chapel In The Moonlight - Kitty Kallen

What A Dream - Patti Page

Whither Thou Goest - Les Paul & Mary Ford

Roman

Middleton

Morley

George Raft

Rock Hudson, Barbara Rush

Mason, Jack Carson, Charles Bickford

Allyson, Van Heflin, Lauren Bacall, Fred MacMurray, Arlene Dahl, Cornel Wilde

Wendell Corey, Raymond Burr

Week of October 9, 1954