Week of September 12, 1952

President, he would direct federal agencies to deal “sternly and

mercilessly” with Communist conspirators.

In California - Gov Adlai Stevenson tells a capacity crowd the

Republican Party is the “party of fear” and that only the

Democrats can lead the nation to a realization of the promise of

the future.

In New York - Gen. Eisenhower speaks out against Socialized medicine, as

leading toward “assembly-line treatment” of patients.

Republicans claim that Sen. McCarthy’s thumping victory in the Wisconsin

primary pulls the rug from under the Democrats on the issue of “McCarthyism.”

The controversial author of Communist-in-government charges was one of a

group of Truman administration foes to rack up wins in eight State primaries.

In St. Paul, Gen Eisenhower winds-up the first phase of his Midwest whistle stop

tour by accusing the Democratic administration of “frittering away” the peace

gained on the battlefields.

Korea - B-29 superforts blast the vital Red power plant at Sulho - the largest in

Asia and only a few hundred feet from Manchuria - with more than 300 tons of

high explosive.

bulging with reports of sabotage - mostly committed by

people who don’t like their jobs or are just plain malicious.

Hoover called for aid from the engineering profession in

fighting saboteurs, saying engineers already have helped

in making it more dangerous every year to be a criminal

by designing new tools for crime detection.

Medical - Medical authorities in East London credit a new

drug with bringing a phenomenal number of cures of

leprosy (Hansen’s disease) in Transkie native territories. The drug is sulphotrone,

one of the sulphone drugs, known in the United States as Diaminin.

Week of September 12, 1952

Now at bookstores - “I Go Pogo” by Walt Kelly. It’s

the second “Pogo” book. The first sold over

200,000 copies. Are you a “Pogo” fan?

Hollywood news - Paul Raibourn, v/p of Paramount

Pictures, said in spite of the “bludgeonings of

economic change” the motion picture industry is

“bloody but unbowed.” He said the last several

years “what was supposed to be a coup de grace

was administered by television.” In spite of this,

theatre tickets are off about 20% from 1946 levels

(the industry high year). Raibourn said it would be a

while before any Hollywood movie came directly to

television. “The present Hollywood ‘A’ picture costs

from $1 million to $2 million and the most television

can at the present time pay for such pictures would

appear to be $20 thousand and $30 thousand, while the theatres in this country

still appear to be able to contribute anywhere from $1 million to $10 million for its

use.”

Marlon Brando returns to shooting “Julius Caesar” at Metro after a 2-day bout

with the flu.

Century-Fox for refusing to accept a straight dramatic

role. Work on the picture, in which she was to costar

with Richard Widmark, was to have started next week.

The film is tentatively titled “Blaze of Glory.”

John Wayne (44) and his wife, Esperanza (30), file

simultaneous suits for divorce and separate

maintenance following a break-down in negotiations

between their lawyers.

Mrs Lydia Lamas is granted a divorce from Fernando

Lamas, the Argentine singing movie star, whose name

has been linked romantically with Lana Turner for nearly a year.

Week of September 12, 1952

Television news -

Brooks” TV shows, says she rather enjoys doing

television. Eve’s been around films and radio. Her

show is being shot but Desilu. The same

production methods are being used, meaning

three movie cameras set up the same as TV

cameras, each shooting from a different angle.

Eve uses a live audience and their reaction is

recorded right on the sound track.

“I Love Lucy” returns to its second season this

week. Critic Jack Gould of the New York Times says of the show’s success:

“What distinguishes ‘I Love Lucy’ from the drab average of most situation

comedy on TV is that it scrupulously obeys an elementary law of durable farce:

its theme and setting are plausible and the

audience easily can identify itself with them. The

plot is set within the framework of a warm and

recognizable premise, and its climactic absurdity

seems all the funnier by contrast.”

Mr. Gould continues by saying Desi Arnaz had

improved remarkably as a performer since the

debut of the program last year. “He’s much more at

ease now and an engaging foil. Vivian Vance and

Bill Frawley, who play Ethel and Fred Mertz, are

fine in rounding out the main quartet of players.”

More “I Love Lucy” - Desi and Lucille plan to film as many episodes as is

possible before she has her January baby. Her pregnancy is sure to be written

into some episodes.

CBS - Music Hall (hosted by Patti Page), Decoy, Crime Syndicated, Suspense,

Danger

NBC - Dinah Shore, News, Texaco Star Theatre, Boss Lady, Circle Theatre,

Original Amateur Hour

ABC - A Date With Judy

Texaco Star Theatre - Season premiere - Milton Berle welcomes Martha Raye,

Dennis King.

Week of September 12, 1952

KPOL operates at 5,000 watts.

At the movies -

Wayne, Maureen

Gregory Peck, Susan Hayward,

Ava Gardner

Elizabeth Taylor, Joan

Fontaine, George Sanders

Grant, Ginger Rogers, Charles

Coburn, Marilyn Monroe

Marilyn Monroe, Richard Widmark

Week of September 12, 1952

Monday night - Lucy is back!