Week of September 15, 1955
The Eisenhower administration “will never put our desire to balance the budge
ahead of our determination to maintain adequate military strength,” said Vice
President Nixon.
Vice President Nixon
predicts that the whistle stop form of
campaigning in the 1956 Presidential battle will be “less used
and less effective. He said he believes TV technique is most
effective when a candidate’s aims and views are presented
simply, unrehearsed and spontaneously and in a
conversational tone.
The Navy asks for 10,000 drafts in November - the first time it
has invoked the draft since WWII. A Navy statement said it had to resort to the
draft because of the rapid loss of men who came into service during the Korean
War.
Argentina revolt - Rebel forces striking to overthrow President Peron claim
control of much of South Argentina and Cordoba Province. Later - rebel armed
forces hold a threat of naval bombardment over Buenos Aires and demand that
President Juan D. Peron resign.
Hurricane Ione smashes into the North Carolina coast as winds were clocked at
125mph.
Entertainment news -
Ava Gardner
flips her new Mercedes roadster
over twice while driving to the Barajas Airport to
meet some friends in Madrid. She’s OK.
British actor Alex Guinness arrives in Hollywood for
the first time. He’s set for the MGM picture - “The
Swan.”
Television news -
ABC will present the first in a new series of
outstanding British movies on “Famous Film
Festival.” First one is “Odd Man Out. About 20 films
will be seen during the Sunday night series. Others include “Tight Little Island,”
stairway to Heaven, Caesar and Cleopatra” and “The Mikado.”
