Week of October 28,. 1951

Britain Prime Minister Winston Churchill orders another infantry division to the

Middle East as Egyptian extremists boasted they are “adequately armed” for an

underground war to oust the British from Suez and the Sudan.

A third and most powerful nuclear explosion detonates over the Nevada desert in

the last of three tests in the current series. The blast was seen within a 270-mile

radius.

550,000 cheer the Princess and

Prince Phillip. Said President

Truman - “Margaret tells me that

whenever anyone becomes

acquainted with you they

immediately fall in love with you.”

The Princess told the President

and millions more watching and

listening on radio and television

that Britain and Canada will “work with all our strength for freedom and for

peace.”

General Eisenhower flies home from his Paris headquarters of the North Atlantic

treaty Organization at the suggestion of President Truman to report on the

European situation. It’s his first journey home since January. Since then,

Republican leaders have insisted he declare himself soon on whether he will run

for the Republican nomination for President.

Korean War - Allied jets and 113

Communist MIG’s clashed today in the

three actions over Northwest Korea. The

5th Air Force said one Red jet was shot

down and two were damaged in the

sudden renewal of air combat. All Allied

planes returned to their bases.

A circus truck overturns on a treacherous

mountain road in Arkansas. A vicious

leopard, a dangerous polar bear, two

black bears and four monkeys got away.

Week of October 28,. 1951

Hunters found a second leopard crouching

in underbrush and shot it to death a few hours after the crash.

New at the mart - Clorets gum. “Delicious new chewing gum contains chlorophyll,

that magical green purifier. Banishes bad breath from onions, garlic, smoking,

alcohol and most other causes.”

Granted Divorce - Mrs Frank Sinatra from her singer/husband. Mrs Sinatra,

under questioning of her counsel, related that on numerous occasions, her

husband stayed out very late or did not come home at all. On numerous

occasions when he invited guests to the house, he would go into another room of

our house and ignore his company. Ask if he had asked for a divorce, Mrs

Sinatra said he had done so a number of times.

license in Philadelphia. Sinatra was described as

“highly nervous,” Miss Gardner “very calm.” Sinatra

gave his age as 34 - occupation - entertainer. Miss

Gardner said she is 28, an actress.

Hair styles for 1952 - at a fashion show - coiffures will include the new “high-

collar length,” a “polished look and “wings.” The trend will be a back-from-the-

face movement with side-waves winged and back curls away from the crown of

the head to accommodate the new, snug bonnets says a spokesman.

confidante of the late William Randolph Hearst to Capt Horace

Brown Jr. - a merchant marine skipper.

Douglas Fairbanks Jr. and Sol Lesser form Odyssey Pictures

will be filming 26 half-hour television programs based on the

George Wunder comic strip “Terry and the Pirates.” All the

familiar characters will appear - Terry, Hotshot Charlie, Chopstick Joe, Dragon

Lady, Burma and others.

of 64 of his old pictures for commercial

television. The suit against Republic Pictures

Inc and Hollywood Television Service Inc

alleges that the films, made between 1934 and

1947, have been offered for sale by the

Hollywood Television service (which is really a

Week of October 28,. 1951

subsidiary of Republic Pictures). Autry asserts that the films were made solely

for theater showing and claims the exclusive right to use or permit the use of his

name in commercial advertising.

booked on suspicion of battery by Hollywood Sheriff’s

deputies after he spat on columnist Florbell Muir at

Ciro’s restaurant. After a brief conversation, in which

Tone asked Miss Muir if she were married and had a

marriage license to prove it, Tone leaned over and

spat in her face. He also kicked her shins under the

table while talking to her, she told police officers.

In sports - Brooklyn Dodger catcher

valuable National League Player for

1951 by the Baseball Writers’

Association of America. In addition to Campanella, seven players

drew first-place votes: Musial Irvin, Maglie Roe, Jackie Robinson,

Bobby Thomson and Murry Dickson. Campanella is the second

Negro to receive the honor. The first went to his teammate, Jackie

Robinson in 1949.

Friday Night Radio -

CBS - Edward R. Murrow

The Big Time, Paul Weston Show, Capitol

Cloakroom

NBC - One Man’s Family, Roy Rogers Show,

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Duffy’s Tavern,

You Can’t Take It With You, Night Beat

ABC - The Lone Ranger, Richard Riamond,

Private Eye, This is your FBI, Adventures of

Ozzie and Harriet, Magazine Theatre, Boxing

Mutual - Your Legal Advisor, Stars in the Air,

Mysterious Traveler, Magazine Theatre,

Frank Edwards comments

Week of October 28,. 1951

Friday Night Television (in larger cities)

of Stars, Live Like a Millionaire

NBC - News Caravan with John Camaron Swayze, Boston

Pops Orchestra, We, the People, The Big Story, The Aldrich

Family, Boxing

ABC - Say It With Acting, Mystery Film Theatre, The Trouble

With Father, Crime With Father, Versatile Varieties.

Pop music this week in 1951 -

Because Of You - Tony Bennett

Sin - Eddy Howard

Cold Cold Heart - Tony Bennett

I Get Ideas - Tony Martin

And So To Sleep Again - Patti Page

It’s No Sin - Savannah Churchill

Turn Back The Hands of Time - Eddie

Fisher

Hey, Good Lookin’ - Frankie Laine-Joe

Stafford

Calla Calla - Vic Damone

Down Yonder - Freddy Martin

Blue Velvet - Tony Bennett

The

Grand Ole Opry - heard Saturday nights on WSM

radio in Nashville and the NBC radio network

At the movies -

William Bendix

David Tomlinson

Foster, Joan Loring

Week of October 28,. 1951

Barbara Bates, Robert Wagner, Marilyn Monroe, Frank Cady

Carlson, Agnes Moorhead, Natalie Wood