Week of September 3, 1958

Chinese communists threaten

nationalist-held offshore islands with the

United States sending air and sea

reinforcements into the area. The U.S. is

committed to protect the Chinese

its neighbors. President Eisenhower

meets with Secretary of State Dulles in

an emergency conference - calling the

situation “serious.”

Red Chinese radio says that U.S warships “have again intruded into China’s

territorial waters, terming the action “a most dangerous act of deliberate

provocation.”

In Rhode Island for Labor Day, President Eisenhower calls for “complete

honesty, integrity, trustworthiness and loyalty” on the part of union leaders.

Jack Barry and Dan Enright,

producers of the TV game show “21”

reveal a tape-recording of a former

contestant who demanded $50,000

from Enright at his office, or he would

tell authorities he was fed answers as

a contestant on the program. The

tape was produced by Barry and

Enright, after contestant Herbert

Stempel told the district attorney that

he was fed answers on the show -

giving him total winnings of $49,500.

The production company was recently purchased by NBC on the success of “21”

for $4.8 million. The show is still on the air, but under a cloud of controversy.

Sullivan show (transmitted live) - clown Freddy Hinkler

tumbles into the crowd after the rope on his swing

breaks. From Madison Square Garden, Sullivan told his

TV audience neither the clown or the audience was

hurt.

Week of September 3, 1958

While working on a Mother Goose sequence for

is injured when she is lifted by her dance partner and

dropped to the floor. Her ankle was x-rayed and

bandaged.

president of the Jockey’s Guild in New

York.

Lawrence Welk is named the honorary

mayor of Hollywood, replacing Art

Linkletter.

He’s a taxicab fleet owner.

In radio news - station WNTA (Newark, NJ), serving New

York - begins a two-hour morning newsblock. It’s the first

time a station is programming a newsblock this long - in

morning drive. Up to now, longer news programs are aired

late afternoon and early evenings. WNTA is at 970AM and

94.7FM

Bestsellers - “The Enemy Camp” - Jerome Weidman, “The

King Must Die” - Mary Renault, “Inside Russia Today” - John Gunther, “The

Affluent Society” - John Galbralth.

At Sears - New fall styles are in - All Wool Skirts ... Slim Sheaths, Wrap Arounds,

Pleated Styles, Unpressed Pleats. Gorgeous Fabrics ... Glorious Colors. Sizes

10 to 20 - just $5.98. Use Sears revolving charge.

At the mart - Apple Turnovers - (2) - .25 ... Underwood Deviled Ham - 4 1/2oz -

.39 ... Post Grape Nuts cereal - 14 1/2oz pkg - .25 ... Frozen waffles - (2) pkgs of

six - .35

Millionaire, I’ve Got A Secret, Circle Theater ... NBC - Wagon

Train, Father Knows Best, Kraft Theater, It Could Be You ... ABC

and Harriet

Week of September 3, 1958

Leave It To Beaver - Wally and the Beaver pitch a tent in their back yard.

Disneyland - “Fantasyland - How to relax” cartoon.

Father Knows Best - Betty teaches a star football player the rules “of the game.”

Monday - the premiere of “Wells Fargo” starring Dale Robertson.

Domenico Modugno, “Little Star” - The Elegants, “Tears On My

Pillow” - Little Anthony & The

Imperials, “Bird Dog” - The Everly

Brothers, “It’s All In The Game’ -

- Ricky Nelson, “Patricia” - Perez

Prado, “Rock-In Robin” - Bobby Day,

“Susie Darlin’” - Robin Luke, “Fever” - Peggy Lee,

“Tea For Two Cha Cha” - Warren Covington,

“Western Movies” - The Olympics, “No One Knows” -

At the movies -

Dee, Angela Lansbury.

Simmons, Carroll Baker

Darrah Marshall

Mohner, Andre Morell

Fontaine

Harris, Paul Brinegar, Gary Clarke