Week of September 15, 1951

Korea - The allies seize two heights, are jolted off a third and hold on grimly

against Red threats to others in savage fighting for East Korea’s fog-shrouded

hills.

changes have developed” in one of his lungs.

A screenwriter tells the House Un-American Activities

that uncounted millions of dollars have been siphoned

from Hollywood into the coffers of the Kremlin through

Communist-front organizations. Screen Writer Martin

Berkeley, who was threatened over the phone, also

read into the record some 152 names of persons he

said were Communist Party members between 1936

and 1943.

The New York Times marks 100 years, receiving congratulations from President

Truman: “I congratulate the Times particularly for consistently maintaining the

highest journalistic standards. Your great newspaper has given its readers wide

news coverage and reporting which has been generally fair and accurate. The

Times is a newspaper serving well both its own community and the country as a

whole. Of course, on this anniversary special credit is due Adolph Ochs for

making the Times the outstanding newspaper it is. I wish the Times continued

success.”

At least 19 persons die in the farm town of Flager, Colorado, when a stunt plane

hit a car and careened into the crowd.

Sports - Ford Frick is named commissioner of baseball by the 16 major league

club owners.

Entertainment - Although her recent

marriage to Nick Hilton lasted about six

is now mentally equipped to try marriage

again and probably when the right man

comes along. In London in a visit to her

homeland, Ms. Taylor, who once

complained she had the “body of a

woman and the mind of a child” declared

her visit home to England had set lots of

Week of September 15, 1951

things straight with her. “Marriage is a lot more than a cottage with roses trailing

over the fence.” Her divorce is final in January.

Neal - another actor. The fight occurred in front of the

home of actress Barbara Payton, who was to be married to

Neal this week. Tone got the worst of it - a cerebral

concussion and he’s said to be in and out of

consciousness.

NBC Television is 10 years old.

Week of September 15, 1951

Tuesday night

Television news - Gen David Sarnoff is in Washington to witness the first long-

distance RCA color transmission. The programming will originate from New York

and will be relayed via microwave.

On the competing CBS color system - DuMont says it will soon market a special

adapter, which will enable viewers to receive CBS colorcasts in black-and-white

on their present sets. The adapter, which changes the standard 525-line

transmission to CBS color’s 405 lines, will sell for around $20.Philco, Admiral and

others are also offering adapters.

Also, DuMont unveils a new UHF converter, which will permit the owners of any

present DuMont TV to pick-up commercial UHF stations as projected by the

FCC.

Week of September 15, 1951

Saturday night television -

CBS - Lux Video Theatre, Horace Heidt Show, It’s News to Me,

NBC - Roberta Quinian, Paul Winchell-Jerry Mahoney, Howard Barlow, Lights

Out, Somerset Maugham Theatre, Boston Blackie

ABC - Paul Dixon, On Trial, Stud’s Place

DuMont - Wrestling

Sunday night on CBS-TV

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Week of September 15, 1951

Radio news - NBC radio abandons its plan to sell its on the hour “chime time”

network identifier to sponsors.

Pop music this week in 1951 -

BECAUSE OF YOU - Tony Bennett

COME ON-A MY HOUSE - Rosemary Clooney

SWEET VIOLETS - Dinah Shore

TOO YOUNG - Nat “King” Cole

THE LOVELIEST NIGHT OF THE YEAR - Mario

Lanza

I GET IDEAS - Tony Martin

MY TRULY, TRULY FAIR - Guy Mitchell

JEZEBEL - Frankie Laine

COLD, COLD HEART - Tony Bennett

THE WORLD IS WAITING FOR THE SUNRISE -

Les Paul & Mary Ford

At the movies -

Wayne, Robert Ryan

Captain Horatio Hornblower

Mayo

Mitchum, Jane Russell

Douglas

Romero, Vera Ellen, David

Niven

Spencer Tracy

Week of September 15, 1951