Week of September 1, 1956

Communist China admits attacking an American plane shot down last month, but

says it will throw-out U.S demands for compensation as “unjustified.” Instead,

they shot back, demanding, “that the United states stop its provocative activities”

in relation to Far East air and naval operations.

Egypt’s case to the five-power committee which is in

Cairo to win his acceptance of the 18-nation plan for

international control of the Suez Canal.

A five-power Suez Canal committee begins their

struggle to win over Egypt’s President Nasser to

acceptance of international control of the canal. Col.

Nasser is believed to have categorically rejected

‘internationalization” at this week’s third session.

Prime Minister Eden calls Parliament back from its

summer vacation for an emergency session to

debate the Suez Canal crisis.

President Eisenhower appeals to all Americans to help solve the school

integration problem, but warns against excessive use of Federal police power.

Another reporter asks the President yet the same question it - for the umpteenth

time whether he thinks the United states is “losing the cold war” to Soviet Russia.

The President replied, “Well, ladies and gentlemen we have gone over this a

number of times. Why can’t we take the situation of January 1953 and compare it

with today? And the President cited several examples of how the U.S. is not

losing the cold war.

Nearly half the students of Clinton High

School in Clinton Tennessee go to

classes - the best attendance since

admission of Negro students brought on

riotous agitation last weekend.

Unbelievable - Some 11 Marines drown

in Okinawa after being swept by a strong

undertow. A Marine company out on a

field exercise decided to take a break

Week of September 1, 1956

and go for a swim in what seemed like calm water. One witness said, “Before

they got waist deep, the men were in trouble. They were knocked from their feet

by a vicious undercurrent and tumbled seaward.”

The chairman of the Custom Tailors Guild shakes a sartorial finger at Elvis

Presley, Marlon Brando and Ted Williams as being among “our sloppier

celebrities.” Chairman James Scali then announces the guild’s annual selection

of the 10 best-dressed men in American:

President Eisenhower

Carl Erskine (Brooklyn Dodger Pitcher)

Larry Mack

William Holden

Dan Topping

J. Edgar Hoover

Ted Collins (radio producer)

Gordon Macrae

Harry E. Gould

Rex Harrison

Bobby Trip handles the show. On it, regular Julie London

and gossip types say there’s something going on between them.

Audrey Meadows, who is best-known as “Alice” in Jackie Gleason’s “The

Honeymooners” will be tried out on the seasonal premiere of Jackie Gleason’s

new show. She’ll portray Reggie Van Gleason’s girl friend. Jackie is returning to

a full-one-hour variety show - a spot which now is filled by the filmed

“Honeymooners” and “Stage Show.” It’ll be live and begins September 29.

sked. He has signed a long-term radio contract with WOR

New York and will be heard from 3-5pm. “The Bob Smith

Show” will originate live from his New Rochelle, NY

basement. “Howdy Doody airs on Saturdays from 10-

10:30am. The weekday afternoon edition of “Howdy Doody”

was discontinued a few months ago.

Thursday night television -

CBS - Douglas Edwards news, Sergeant Preston, Bob Cummings, Climax, Four-

Star Playhouse, Arthur Murray, Quiz Kids

NBC - News Caravan, Snooky Lanson, Best of Groucho, Dragnet, The People’s

Choice, Ford Theater, Lux Video Theater, Tonight Show

Week of September 1, 1956

ABC - John Daly news, The Lone Ranger, Studio 57, The Falcon, Dangerous

Assignment

Climax! - Boris Karloff plays a gentle English

vicar who believes in the innocence of a man

accused of murder.

Ford Theater - Joseph Cotton stars as an

executive on the ever of retirement in “The

Difficult Age.”

At the movies -

Bus Stop - Marilyn Monroe, Don Murray

High Society - Bing Crosby, Grace Kelly, Frank

Sinatra

Trapeze - Burt Lancaster, Tony Curtis, Gina

Lollobrigida

The Eddy Duchin story - Tyrone power, Kim

Novak’

War and Peace

Week of September 1, 1956