Jimmy Jemail attended Brown University where he played halfback for the football team and played in the 1916 Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. After serving in the US Navy in 1921, he went to the New York Daily News where he was originally hired as a Sunday Watchman. He later was assigned as the newspaper's "Inquiring Photographer" in which he asked strangers on the street questions sent in by readers and would then take their photo. He continued with the column for over 52 years before retiring from the Daily News in 1973.
Today's headlines: Korea peace talks begin at Kaesong, success doubted by General Ridgeway, Dashiell Hammett sent to jail for refusing to answer questions on Red Ties.
Jimmy Jemail attended Brown University where he played halfback for the football team and played in the 1916 Rose Bowl game in Pasadena. After serving in the US Navy in 1921, he went to the New York Daily News where he was originally hired as a Sunday Watchman. He later was assigned as the newspaper's "Inquiring Photographer" in which he asked strangers on the street questions sent in by readers and would then take their photo. He continued with the column for over 52 years before retiring from the Daily News in 1973.
Today's headlines: Is US willing to pull troops out of Korea? Truce talks hit snag, oil controversy in Iran, US to make deal with Franco for air bases,
Guest: Filmstar Joan Blondell.
Joseph Stalin, second leader of the Soviet Union, died at his Kuntsevo Dacha after suffering a stroke. He was 74 years old.
He was given a State funeral in Moscow on March 9th with four days of mourning declared. On the day of the funeral, hundreds of Soviet citizens paying their final respects died in a human crush.
President Eisenhower's welcome home and his speech to the American people is telecast. NBC correspondents reporting the event are Bob Abernathy, John Chancellor, Bryson Rash, Frank Bourgholtzer and John Rich.
The second presidential debate between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy. Held at WRC-TV in Washington D.C.
Moderator: Frank McGee
Panelists: Edward P. Morgan, Alan Spivak, Paul Niven, Harold Levy.
The fourth and final presidential debate between Vice President Richard M. Nixon and Senator John F. Kennedy, held at ABC studios, in New York City.
Moderator: Quincy Howe
Panelists: Walter Cronkite, Frank Singiser, John Edwards, John Chancellor.
Address by Senator John F. Kennedy at the East, Los Angeles College Stadium in East, Los Angeles, California, regarding the upcoming November 8th, Presidential election.
Syndicated. Vince Garrity broadcasts from Chicago Stadium in the center of Chicago where a torch light parade honoring JFK is scheduled. The event is presented by Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley. Presidential nominee Senator John F. Kennedy addresses 30,000 fans.
Live coverage of Senator John F. Kennedy's presidential campaign speech in Chicago, Illinois. Station leaves the air before end.
Also included is a brief newscast.
Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.
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.
Astronaut John H. Glenn, Jr is successfully launched into space aboard the Friendship 7 spacecraft on the first orbital flight by an American astronaut.
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.
Duplicate of 8387.
Press conference with astronaut John Glenn after becoming the first American astronaut to successfully orbit the earth, performing the feat three times in February, 1962.
President John F. Kennedy holds a press conference on the rising cost of steel prices. He criticizes United States Steel and several other United States steel producers for the rising costs.
Topics: The French to lend the Mona Lisa for an exhibition in New York City, comments on bickering among amateur athletic groups which may endanger US competition in the 1964 Olympics, other topics are Cuba, a future library for the Kennedy papers, and comments on Vaughn Meader's satire record about him.
A Radio News Program hosted/voiced by John D. Griffin, N.Y. Mirror journalist, who states the latest Hollywood, TV, Broadway gossip of the day. Also, interviews are heard recorded on location by Griffin and a celerity.
Introduction by Tony Marvin.
Ed Sullivan barring future appearances of Bobby Darin who did not comply with his wishes after last appearing on his show, and many other "flash" gossip column" stories of the day.
Current astronauts poorly paid averaging only $10,000 a year salary!
In a separate segment an on location interview with actress Jill St. John. She talks about a myriad of topics including working with Frank Sinatra on "Come Blow Your Horn," here fulture aspirations as an actress and going back to when she was five years old with remembrances.
Live coverage of the jury verdict in the trial of the man who killed Lee Harvey Oswald. After the guilty verdict was read, Ruby's attorney, Melvjn Belli, angrily denounced the jury and the judge in interviews with TV newsmen and Judge Joe B. Brown accused the networks of breaking their agreement with him by keeping their pool camera running after he left the bench.
The report of the Warren Commission says Lee Harvey Oswald, working alone, killed President John F. Kennedy. This discussion is largely an emphatic and often hotly argued rebuttal to the commission's findings. It begins with "The only way you can believe the Warren Report is to not read it" and ranges through charges of incompetence on the part of the Dallas police and destruction and misrepresentation of evidence by the FBI, and accusations of carelessness, as well as suppression of evidence and testimony, on the part of the commission.
Included in this heated debate the timeline to all activities on that tragic day, November 22, 1963, filmed interview accounts by eyewitnesses, transcription highlights of the Warren Commission Report and eerie details concerning those individuals who were involved, directly and indirectly in the assassination's, who are now dead under mysterious circumstances.
Panelists: Mark Lane, hired as counsel to protect the dead Oswald's interests by Mrs. Marguerite Oswald, is the author of "Rush To Judgement." Journalist Leo Sauvage has written "The Oswald Affair." Harold Weisberg recently published "Whitewash: The Report On The Warren Report." Editor Penn Jones wrote, "Forgive My Grief." Historian Jacob Cohen calls himself "by and large a defender of the commission." Syndicated columnist Jim Bishop is the moderator. Journalist/correspondent David Schoenbrun introduces the program.
NOTE: After repeated requests, and silence from members of the Warren Commission during the production of this special TV presentation, producer Mel Bailey received acceptance from the commission to participate in a follow up report, stated at the beginning of this broadcast.
There is also mention by David Schoenbrun that Bailey is now working on a program featuring these members and their reflections of the commission and its staff.
It is not known if this program was ever completed or broadcast.
NOTE: Occasionally transmission audio interference is heard but not often and not interfering with the comprehension of this almost three hour round table discussion, sans commercials.
Black issues discussed. Segregation rights discussed with Lester Maddox, and Jesse Jackson talks about bigotry against blacks who do not advance themselves. The subject of dog wigs is discussed with "Mr. Peck."
Active in the anti-war movement, actress Jane Fonda traveled to the North Vietnamese capital of Hanoi in July, 1972, visiting sites bombed by the United States. She also met with prisoners of war and visited a military installation during her two-week stay.
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