An assassination attempt has been made on the life of Harry S. Truman. It was carried out by militant Puerto Rican pro- Independence activists, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola while President Truman was residing at Blair House during renovations at the White House. Although the pair made it up to the entry steps at Blair House and opened fire, Torresola was killed by a Secret Service agent, Leslie Coffelt who was mortally wounded himself by gunfire. Collazo was captured and sentenced to death but Truman commuted his sentence to life imprisonment.
Presented on "MUSICAL COMEDY TIME." This Monday Night anthology series was seen every other week. Thirteen one hour musical comedy presentations were aired.
Jackie Gleason plays an Atlantic City bon vivant showing an aspiring flapper around town. Musical numbers only.
September 10, 1950-December 25, 1955.
Most shows were comedy-variety hours with guest hosts Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, Eddie Cantor, Donald O'Connor, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, & Gordon MacRae. Starting in the Fall of 1952, occasional revues and musicals were broadcast. In the summer of 1955, the name of the series was changed to "Colgate Variety Hour," and when Colgate dropped its sponsorship, the show continued in January 1956 for one half season as the "NBC Comedy Hour." Woody Allen was one of the writers.
This episode stars Tom D'Andrea and Larry Blake. Includes comedy routine by Jonathan Winters and Joey Carter. Also, horror bit with Bert Wheeler, Tom D'Andrea, and Larry Blake.
September 10, 1950-December 25, 1955.
Most shows were comedy-variety hours with guest hosts Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, Eddie Cantor, Donald O'Connor, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, & Gordon MacRae. Starting in the Fall of 1952, occasional revues and musicals were broadcast. In the summer of 1955, the name of the series was changed to "Colgate Variety Hour," and when Colgate dropped its sponsorship, the show continued in January 1956 for one half season as the "NBC Comedy Hour." Woody Allen was one of the writers.
Guest: Groucho Marx and a clip from his popular TV show, "You Bet Your Life."
September 10, 1950-December 25, 1955.
Most shows were comedy-variety hours with guest hosts Martin & Lewis, Abbott & Costello, Eddie Cantor, Donald O'Connor, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, & Gordon MacRae. Starting in the Fall of 1952, occasional revues and musicals were broadcast. In the summer of 1955, the name of the series was changed to "Colgate Variety Hour," and when Colgate dropped its sponsorship, the show continued in January 1956 for one half season as the "NBC Comedy Hour." Woody Allen was one of the writers.
Standup comedy from Jonathan Winters.
A campaign speech by Democratic presidential candidate Adlai Stevenson who is introduced by Senator John F. Kennedy. Stevenson attacks President Eisenhower, Vice-President Nixon and the Republican party for misinforming the American people about the world crisis.
A bulletin from NBC News: President Eisenhower signs a proclamation permitting him to send federal troops to Little Rock, Arkansas to quell interracial rioting.
United States Government officials comment on Russia's "Sputnik" satellite, saying they're not surprised and that it's "no laughing matter." The Jubilant Russians give time-table of satellite passes.
Highlights: Marshall Zhukov is criticized, degraded, and stripped of political authority, he is accused of being a "butcher", Khrushchev using supreme power, comment on this Russian crisis by NBC newsmen.
Topics: President Eisenhower trip to Europe, Eisenhower visits Adenauer in Bonn comment on Khrushchev's proposed visit to the US in September, the future of Berlin, Eisenhower's trip to England.
NBC correspondent, Frank McGee hosts.
Topics: Comment by New York City Mayor Robert Wagner, a recap of latest juvenile delinquent murders in New York City, murders in the park on both the East and West sides.
Gabe Pressman is the host.
Russians launch a rocket to the moon considers it a "space station" will orbit the moon and return to earth, comment by Willy Ley Khrushchev winds up visit to Red China.
Live radio coverage of the 1959 National Football League Championship Game between the Eastern division champions the New York Giants and the Baltimore Colts, the champions of the Western division. The Colts defeated the Giants 31-16 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore for their second straight NFL title and their second straight title win over the Giants. Van Patrick calls the play-by-play.
Highlights: Moscow assails Nixon as a "Wall Street Tool" and warmonger, US tourists harassed in Russia, Nixon prefers Ambassador Lodge as the vice president, an interview with Lodge, John Kennedy news conference, Dag Hammarskjold welcomed in the Congo. Continuation of the Republican National Convention, balloting for a vice presidential candidate, Lodge wins.
Khrushchev arrives in New York City to an unfriendly reception, other communist leaders including Fidel Castro are restricted to Manhattan, Communist leader Janos Kadar and USSR's Nikita Khrushchev make short dockside speeches, heavy police escort guides Khrushchev motorcade to the Russian embassy,
Running reports of a spectacular fire on an aircraft carrier, the USS Constellation at the Brooklyn Navy Yard fifty die, eyewitness reports of the disaster from WINS radio and CBS-TV.
Guy Lombardo and his Royal Canadians usher in the year 1961 along with Vincent Lopez and his orchestra. Robert Trout reports the festivities from Times Square.
Mel Allen interviews Jackie Robinson, Joe Black and Otto Miller during a rain delay. They all reminisce about the Brooklyn Dodger years. Robinson talks about his famous 1955 World Series steal of home plate.
Starring in this special program are
Jimmy Durante, Buster Keaton, Dan Blocker, Rosemary Clooney, Jackie Cooper, Abby Dalton, Ralph Edwards, Fabian, Nanette Fabray, Fritz Feld, James Garner, Lorne Greene, David Janssen, Eartha Kitt, Jack Lemmon, The Limeliters, Dorothy Provine, Roger Williams and Dr. Frank Baxter. This film and its stars signal the opening of the 1962 March of Dimes Campaign.
An NBC news special on the flight of Colonel John Glenn.
Host: Frank McGee
NOTE: BOX SCORE IN SPACE RACE
A COMPARISON OF THE ORBITAL FILGHTS OF American Astronaut John H. Glenn Jr., and the Russian astronauts Maj. Yuri A. Gagarian and Maj. Gherman Titov:
Date GLENN TITOV GAGARIN
Launch Feb. 20, 1962 Aug. 6, 1961 April 12, 1961
Altitude (Miles) 100-160 110-159 110-187.75
Distance (Miles) 81,000 435,000 26,000
Speed (MPH) 17,350 17,750 17,400
Flight Time 4 Hrs. 56 Min. 25 Hrs. 15 Min. 1 Hr. 45 Min.
No. of Orbits Three 17 One
Weight of Craft 4,200 lbs. 10,430 10,460
Craft Name Friendship 7 Vostok 2 Vostok 1
Rocket Thrust 360,000 lbs. 800,000 lbs. 800,000 lbs.
Weightlessness 4 Hrs. 45 Mins. 24 Hrs. 59 Mins. 89.1 Mins.
The first live satellite test transmissions via Telstar from Europe to the United States. Presented by Eurovision, Europe's International TV Network.
NBC News aerospace correspondent Roy Neal in Andover, Maine with Merrill Mueller as anchorman in New York.
Telstar from Europe to the United States. Presented by Eurovision, Europe's International TV Network.
Televised and transmitted on the NBC TV Special. First TV program from France.
"The observance was made for man, and not man for it." Addressed by Rabbi William Spigleman, (1918-1994). President of the Board of Rabbis of Southern California.
From the Penthouse in Washington, D.C., President John F. Kennedy addresses the nation regarding the arrival of James Meredith on the campus of the University of Mississippi where he will enroll tomorrow.
Topics: The US sends Federal marshalls to register James Meredith at Mississippi University over protests by Governor Ross Barnett, President Kennedy to speak on this crisis, a storm threatens Walter Schirra's space flight, anti-Nasser demonstrations in Jordan.
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