Week of October 23, 1958

October 23, 1958

Cardinal Mooney (76), Archbishop of Detroit and one of three U.S. Cardinals in

Rome to elect a new Pope, dies of a heart ailment just before the election was to

begin.

Smoke signals in Rome send a signal that a Pope had been elected, but no as

Cardinals ballot four times.

No Pope yet - After 8 ballots in two days of voting, 51 Cardinals cloistered in the

Vatican Palace still have failed to elect a new Pope.

The Sacred College of Cardinals elect the Cardinal

successor to Pope Pius XIL. The new Pontiff, who chose

the name of Giovanni (John) XXIII will be 77 November

25.

President Eisenhower congratulates the new Pope. The

President, In Manhattan on a political campaign tour,

sent this message: “It is with great pleasure that I have

learned of your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church. I join

with other Americans in extending my congratulations on your elevation to this

high office. My best wishes for the success of your endeavors are, I am certain,

shared by men of goodwill, everywhere.”

Hope dims for 83 men trapped in the crumbled depths of a coalmine in

Springfield, Nova Scotia.

22 coal miners die in an explosion in the Pocahontas Fuel Co.’s Bishop (VA)

mine where 37 men met a similar fate last year.

from his mountain hideout, warned the United States to

stay out of Cuba’s rebellion. The leader of the revolt

against President Batista referred to a declaration by

U.S. State Department spokesman Lincoln White last

week after the rebel kidnapping of two Americans.

White said the U.S. might have to take action unless

such kidnappings stop.

Secretary of State Dulles returns from Formosa and

declares his conferences with President Chiang

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Kaishek had been “eminently satisfactory.”

Literature Prize. The writer, who dared criticize life under

Communist rule, has been under almost ceaseless Soviet press

attack since the prize was announced last week.

Business - Lowe’s Inc. is divided into a film producing company

and a theater company at a board of director’s meeting. The film

side will include the MGM studios, Lowe’s television interests, its

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foreign theaters, the MGM record division and the 62% interest in Lowe’s

presently holds in the Robbins, Feist and Miller Music Co. The new theater

company will include in addition to United States and Canadian theaters, the

Lowe’s New York City radio station - WMGM.

Week of October 23, 1958

The United States ends its fall nuclear test series with a record underground

blast in the Nevada desert.

Pan American World Airways launches the first daily jet service from New York to

Paris. The regular flights are expected to take 7 hours and 5 minutes. Piston-

driven planes average about 11 hours. The jet clipper American left Idlewild

Airport with 111 passengers and a crew of 12.

Running for Governor -

Endorsement - Vice President

Nixon said Nelson Rockefeller

offers the “dynamic leadership” to

keep New York in the forefront in

competition with California and

other states. This after Rockefeller

snubbed Nixon during the last

presidential election.

The Army launches a balloon

satellite toward space but it failed to

hit its orbit.

Sports - Calling the play-by-play for

New York Giants television - Chris

Schenkel and Johnny Lujack.

Seen everywhere - The Hula-Hoop.

It’s so popular, it has its own song

as Georgia Gibbs just came out

with “The Hula Hoop Song.”

Va-Va-Voom - Look for Brigitte

Bardot’s leggy photo on the cover of the soundtrack album of “The Girl In The

Bikini.” “Girl” is a low-budget effort by Will Rozier about a young Parisian student

who goes skin-diving off the isle of Corsica and nets la Bardot, the nubile

daughter of the local lighthouse keeper in the skimpiest of dramatic roles, and

two-piece swimsuits.

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Television news -

Agnes Moorehead stars in “Rapunzel”. Ms. Moorehead’s character zooms in with

wild eyes, a towering hat and kingsized fingernails to lock Carol Lynley, who

plays the title role, into a forest tower. Catch it Monday night on NBC-TV.

Also for Halloween week, don’t miss “Circle Theater” as host Douglas Edwards

digs into supernatural things in “The House of Flying Objects.” This is based on

the strange events which occurred in James Hermann’s Long island home and

made headlines earlier this year.

Monday night TV highlights -

Father Knows Best (CBS) - Jim teaches the kids a lesson in planning ahead.

Peter Gunn (NBC) - Gunn, hired to locate a missing girl and $200,000, runs up

against the killer.

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Also Monday Night - CBS-TV

Music News -

Pattie McCabe, one of the “Poni-Tails” explains their hit “Born Too Late:” “It’s a

message song, Lots of girls fall in love with an older guy. It’s like the junior high

school girl who secretly loves the senior who’s the football captain, or the high

school girl whose boy is away in college. ‘Born Too Late’ gets very close to home

with a lot of girls for that reason and for that reason, we think the girls bought our

record.” The girls have a new up-and-comer (see ad).

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Radio news - Bandstand backlash - Abe Lincoln, a DJ at KSYD, Wichita Falls

says that he’s tired of playing songs that mention Dick Clark’s “Bandstand:” “We

are spinning no more records with any reference to ‘Bandstand.’ Why push Dick

Clark and TV when they are fighting us? Songwriters are very deliberately, I

believe, using the phrase ‘Bandstand’ to get it plugged on the show, so why

should we help Clark? If al the jocks would drop records with ‘Bandstand’ in the

lyric, it would quickly put an end to his edge which Clark has had.”

Minneapolis Laker pro basketball team for the 1958-’59

season, is the only DJ ever to a contract to sign a pro

basketball contract. Daniel who does 7-10p on radio 1130,

was recently awarded the American Federation of

Television and Radio Artists as “Best DJ of the Year” in

the Twin Cities. Jack Thayer is the general manager for

WDGY.

Tom Edwards, DJ at WERE, Cleveland, recently added Hula Hoop contests at

his record hops! WOW! Hula Hoops are given as prizes too.

WIBG Philadelphia (radio 99) moves from sixth to first place in the Pulse and

Hooper ratings. WIBG is upping its power to 50,000 watts early next year (up

from 10,000).

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is a menace to the singles record business. “I can tell you what

happened in one Ohio town. A record was in the Top 10 on a big

city station nearby. It was being played a dozen times a day on

that station. I find out from one (record) dealer that he hasn’t sold

20 copies of the song. Why? He tells me. “Do you think any kind

is going to buy what he can hear on the radio ‘til it’s coming out

his ears.” Another thing asserts Lorenz, “With this kind of programming, it’s

harder than ever for an artist to get off the ground, because it’s only hits that the

stations play and practically nothing else. A new artist hardly has a chance. And

the record companies can’t open their mouths. If they do, let them try ever to get

another record played. It’s a lousy situation.” Lorenz also contends that many

radio station surveys are not based on sales, but what the program/music

director likes.

Paul Anka on rock ‘n’ roll: “The kids have to have it. It makes them happy. Why

change it by trying to force ‘Pagliacci’ down their throats? You’ll never stop their

wanting it by banning rock and roll shows. This is important to them and if I can

make any of them happy with my records I’m glad.”

Top records in Britain -

Stupid Cupid/Carolina Moon - Connie Francis

Move It - Cliff Richard

Come Prima - Marino Martini

King Creole - Elvis Presley

Bird Dog - Everly Brothers

Born Too Late - Poni-Tails

It’s All In The Game - Tommy Edwards

A Certain Smile - Johnny Mathis

Volare - Dean Martin

Mad Passionate Love - Bernard Bresslaw

Poor Little Fool - Ricky Nelson

More Than Ever - Malcolm Vaugh

Western Movies - Olympics

Hoot’s Mon - Lord Rockingham’s XI

When - Kalin Twins

Top Country & Western -

City Lights - Ray Price

Alone With You - Faron Young

Squaws Along The Yukon - Hank Thompson

Blue Boy - Jim Reeves

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You’re The Nearest Thing To Heaven - Johnny Cash

The ways Of A Woman In Love - Johnny Cash

Bird Dog - Everly Brothers

Half A Mind - Ernest Tubb

All Grown Up - Johnny Horton

Falling Back To You - Webb Pierce

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Week of October 23, 1958

At the movies -

Heston, Burl Ives

Maddern

Walters, Troy Donahue