A panel discussion by scientists on the current state of US science in light of the latest Russian space feats. Also commentary on President Eisenhower's speech given earlier.
Howard Whitman is the host. The opening of the "Gray Ghost"  Western movie is heard.                                                    

Highlights: US ignores massive Soviet scientific reports in its files, US lax in translation efforts, President Eisenhower speech is canceled due to illness, 

Martin Agronsky comments.                                       

Highlights: President Eisenhower's illness is a slight cerebral stroke which has affected his speech. Recap of last 36 hours of Eisenhower's activities. Heavy wave of stocks sold, dropping prices. Comment from England and France on current crisis and possible effects on Nato.                         

 
TEX AND JINX Radio & Television BROADCAST HISTORY:

April 22, 1946- February 27, 1959. 

WEAF (WNBC, WRCA), New York weekdays at 8:30 A.M. until 1954; at 1:00pm,1954-1955; then at 6:30 and 10:35pm until July 31, 1958, moving briefly to WOR, broadcasting at 2:15pm.

 In addition to the Kollmars (Dorothy Kilgallen and husband Richard Kollmar) and  the Fitzgeralds (Pegeen and husband Ed Fitzgerald), another well-recognized New York couple, newlyweds Tex McCrary and Jinx Falkenburg, added their own bread-and-bacon banter to the local airwaves between 1946 and 1959. Their gabfest, initially Hi Jinx but later revised to Tex and Jinx, was beamed over WEAF which was subsequently re-lettered WNBC and later WRCA. In limited doses, the flagship outlet of the National Broadcasting Company transmitted Meet Tex and Jinx to the whole country during 1947 and 1948. 

Tex and Jinx devoted most of their airtime to lofty and noble concepts, visitors and sidebars. Tex and Jinx [on WEAF-WNBC-WRCA] were interviewing Bernard Baruch, Margaret Truman, or Ethel Waters…. McCrary built the show on the assumption that the early morning audience was not stupid, as programmers generally assumed; that people in general had fresher minds and were more open to serious topics at the beginning of the day.” 

Their joint radio venture began in April 1946 just 10 months following their nuptials (June 10, 1945). Launched as a breakfast feature, the series later shifted to afternoons and finally into the evening hours before departing the ether a dozen years afterward. They were branded by one journalist “Mr. Brains and Mrs. Beauty.” 

In early 1947 NBC put them on its television network as a portion of a Sunday evening quarter-hour dubbed Bristol-Myers Tele-Varieties. “The McCrarys were naturals for TV,” wrote a reviewer, “with their combination of friendly chatter, interviews, and features.” That summer the web awarded them an exclusive Sunday night half-hour format under the appellation At Home with Tex and Jinx. A decade later, in the 1957-58 season, the duo hosted a daytime NBC-TV showcase, The Tex and Jinx Show. 

When hepatitis sidetracked Falkenburg in 1958 from their broadcast commitments, McCrary carried on solo on their radio show for another couple of years. In the 1980s, however, the couple separated, remaining on genial terms. McCrary died in New York on July 29, 2003 and Falkenburg expired just 29 days later in the same city, on August 27, 2003. 

NOTE::
The scores of TEX AND JINX SHOWS archived by Archival Television Audio, Inc. were originally obtained as original 16" Electronic Discs from Barry Farber, producer of the show (1957-1959), in 1960 after he had begun his own career in front of the mike at WINS Radio. These discs  were subsequently transferred to 1/4" reel to reel tape, and then disposed. These broadcasts are rare and represent  the largest known collection of TEX AND JINX extant broadcasts in the world. 

Today's news: General Bernard Montgomery, British Commander during second World War, affectionately referred to as "Monty," resigns from British Army. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Eric Sevareid was an American author and CBS news journalist from 1939 to 1977. He became a fixture on CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite form 1965 to 1977 giving commentaries at the end of thousands of  broadcasts.
In July 1965, he was the last journalist to interview Adlai Stevenson at the U.S. embassy in London just days prior to his death. 
Sevareid always considered himself a writer first and often felt uneasy behind a microphone and even less comfortable on television. 
Eric Sevareid appeared in or on CBS coverage of every presidential election from 1948 to 1976, the year before his retirement. 


From Washington D.C. CBS analysis with Eric Sevareid. 

Highlights: Comment on Vanguard satellite failure, a question on publicity given to launching.                                                    

Highlights: More on the Vanguard satellite failure, British television pokes fun at US failure to launch the satellite, Moscow comments on "America's desperate effort," humorous reaction from France, Europeans laughing while feeling sorry for the US, a recap of the failure reported from Florida, Dr. John P.Hagen explains the failure to newsmen, a man on street comments on the fiasco. Also, report news voice from Moscow. From Paris, David Schoenbrun and Robert Pierpont report. 

Announcer: Blair Clark.                                                  

After leaving CBS (1948 to 1951) to NBC, News Correspondent / Reporter / Announcer since 1931, Robert Trout returned to CBS in 1952. He doubled as a network correspondent and as main anchor of local evening news at CBS' New York City television flagship, 
WCBS-TV until June 17, 1965.

Highlights: The first US attempt to launch a satellite fails, Vanguard rocket explodes at Cape Canaveral, President Eisenhower disappointed, criticism of too much publicity by Congressmen. Senator Lyndon Johnson says the disaster was a humiliating experience, Khrushchev demands the US return Sputnik fragments that were dropped in US, trouble in Indonesia, Jimmy Hoffa's teamsters are expelled from the AFL-CIO.                                       

A look back at the year 1957. Highlights include, the Russians launch Sputnik satellite, Bigots and segregationists riot in the South, includes a report from John Secondari, labor corruption, a detailed report by ABC correspondents, Dave Beck and Jimmy Hoffa denounced by Senator John McClellan, Senate committee excerpts
including Senator McClellan, Robert Kennedy, Senator Irving Ives, Jimmy Hoffa plays dumb, many unions are investigated for possible corruption, integration problems, riots in Little Rock, Arkansas, spurred on by Gov. Orval Faubus, Federal troops restore order, comments by Faubus, Eisenhower, and Negro students, Sputnik launched US prestige is lowered, US values need changing, Khrushchev threatens US "Sputnik Diplomacy," comments by Dr. Edward Teller, Werner Von Braun, General Jimmy Doolittle, on space crisis. Comment on Khrushchev by Cecil Brown, President Eisenhower's illnesses, Nato troubles and Nato summit meeting in Paris not much accomplished, reports from France and England, Quincy Howe comments on the potential crisis from the Middle East and Asia to be capitalized by Russia, US suffers a further setback in failure to launch a satellite. 

John Daly is the host.                                                                            

From Paris, Charles DeGaulle's attempt to be President. 
Daniel Schorr reports on Eisenhower's opinion.
France still flirting with civil war
DeGaulle to perform new government with him as Premiere. 

Douglas Edwards reporting. 

Highlights: More news on the satellite Jupiter C, a possibility it might be in orbit, includes a cosmic experiment devised by Dr. James Van Allen,  

Ed Stokes reports                        

Highlights: The US launches its first satellite, report from Cape Canaveral, Florida.

Herb Kaplow reports.            

The Jupiter C satellite is launched into orbit. 
It becomes the first earth satellite launched into space by the United States. 


Ray Neal and Herb Kaplow report from Cape Canaveral, Florida. 

Highlights: More on the US satellite the "Explorer 1", Eygpt and Syria to announce their union in a "United-Arab Republic."            

Highlights: President Eisenhower announces that the Jupiter C satellite is in orbit.  Other name for satellite, "Alpha," & "Explorer." 

Host: Robert McCormick.                                    

Highlights: Showman Mike Todd dies in a plane crash, Winston Churchill is ailing in England, Rebel forces fight in Indonesia.                         

Highlights: Khrushchev rises to Prime Minister as Bulgarian falls, the US to prepare rockets for flight to the moon, Howard K. Smith reports.                                       

A BBC interview with Field Marshall Bernard Montgomery who announces his retirement from the British Army. Montgomery recalls past experiences and speculates about the future.           

Vice-President Richard Nixon is to receive reception in Washington, DC following a trip to Venezuela in which his life was threatened by riotous mobs, Eisenhower comments on Venezuela; OAS Algerian (French) settlers active in Algeria- protest French policies in Algeria.            

Highlights: Political chaos in France, General De Gaulle willing to assume power following rioting between extremist groups related to Algerian policy, Vice-President Nixon gets a heros welcome in Washington following an explosive trip to South America, comment by Nixon.                          

Highlights: Crisis in France, Frenchmen wait for comment from General De Gaulle, police prepare for the possible disorder, the crisis in the Middle East, UAR intending to stir up trouble in Lebanon, Russia's third sputnik passes over New York City, Canadian news commentator Elmer Davis has died.             

Highlights: French crisis continues, De Gaulle followers in Corsica, right-wing civilians and paratroopers seize the government, Junta trio in Algeria pledge to seek De Gaulle into power, the trio includes Jacque  Soustelle and General Jacque Massu, Paris calls it an insurrection, Lebanon claims UAR interferes with its internal affairs.                          

Highlights: Russia agrees to President Eisenhower's suggestion on nuclear testing detection, presidential assistant Sherman Adams queried on the acceptance of gifts from industrialist Bernard Goldfine, congressman comments on Adams affair.
            

Highlights: French crisis, insurrection spreading under De Gaulle's symbol headed by Algerian Junta, pro-Junta demonstrations in Paris demand De Gaulle, Massu, and Soustelle look to De Gaulle to Save France, all demand that Algeria remains French.                          

Highlights: Sherman Adams scandal charges; says he's innocent but used poor judgment, President Eisenhower receives a vicuna coat from Bernard Goldfine, Senator John Kennedy introduces a bill to curb union money activities, Secretary Dulles says troops will be sent to Lebanon to maintain that country's independence, Hungary executes four leaders of the 1956 revolt including Premier Imre Nagy.                                      

The US Senate votes to make Alaska the 49th state, comment on 49 star flag design, the Supreme Court overules a $1 million dollar fine against the NAACP, more on Sherman Adams- Bernard Goldfine scandal, CBS newsman Daniel Schorr is expelled from Russia, Nelson Rockefeller wants to run for Governor of New York against Leonard Hall.                           

Highlights: Middle East crisis, a coup in Iraq, King Faisal was overthrown, situation to be discussed at the UN, US may send troops to Lebanon and Jordan under the Eisenhower doctrine, Cuban rebels under Fidel Castro hold US servicemen in mountains.


                               

Highlights: the US sends troops to Lebanon to protect its independence to stop indirect outside aggression, attempt to curb Nasser of Egypt, Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge at UN talks about Iraqi murders and US commitment, comments from London, Chicago, Jordan, Sergei Sobolev of Russia speaks at UN.                          

President Eisenhower's speech on the Middle East Crisis and the sending of US troops to Lebanon.            

Highlights: A Jersey Central train falls off a bridge into the water killing 40, interviews with survivors, Formosan crisis concerning offshore islands of Quemoy and Matsu.            

Highlights: The Russians criticize the US on Quemoy and Matsu, an interview with a US serviceman who was wounded in the bombardment, in Little Rock, school teachers will offer television courses, students want the high school to reopen regardless of integration, Dr. Martin Luther King survives a stab wound in New York City, Paul Robeson will make his home in Great Britain, the Milwaukee Braves clinch their second straight National League pennant, hot-tempered Ted Williams hurls a bat at a spectator.                           

Highlights: The New York Yankees defeat the Milwaukee Braves in game 7 of the 1958 World Series, 6-2 taking back the title from the same Braves who defeated them a year earlier. There is a brief description of the final game, many mourn the death of Pope Pius X11, conclave to elect the new Pope.            

Saturday WCBS TV broadcast with Ned Calmer reporting the World news from 6:45pm to 6:50pm each Saturday evening. 

US Pioneer rocket is  launched and on its way to the moon. It may be off course. The launching  is described from Cape Canaveral by CBS TV correspondent, Richard Bate. 
 College Of Cardinals to meet on October 12th for the election of the new Pope.                         

  Broadcast  Sunday evenings on ABC.
 
Highlights: Jewish temple dynamited in Atlanta George, Mourners for Pope Pius press at Saint Peters, Alcatraz fugitive  found drowned, Communists extend cease- fire for two weeks at Quenioy,  Marshal Josip Broz Tito thinks rift with Moscow will not last long, Moon rocket fails and will renter earth's atmosphere here and blow up.       

Nelson Rockefeller defeats Averell Harriman for Governor of New York, Kenneth Keating wins a New York State Senate seat, Governor-Elect Nelson Rockefeller makes a statement on his victory over Harriman.  

Heard both CBS and NBC TV coverage. 

                                                            

The Democrats win heavily but Republicans win the Governorship of New York, President Eisenhower, and Governor-Elect Rockefeller comment on the election.            

Highlights: the US prepares to fire another rocket to the moon, Rudolf Bing fires singer Maria Callas from the Metropolitan Opera House because of her temperament, Governor Averell Harriman agrees with New York City Mayor Robert Wagner on"bossism" in New York City.              

Highlights: The US puts a monkey 600 miles up in space but is lost at sea, the first time a high order of animal is in space, Nato chiefs to meet in Paris concerning Berlin, four Britains sail in a balloon from the Canary Islands to the West Indies, Italian filmmaker Gillo Pontecorvo to get Lenin prize.          

Topics: Newspaper strike, US launches four-ton satellite into space. One hour, 40 minute orbit around earth. President Eisenhower's voice can be heard coming from satellite via a tape recorder. Hear voice transmission "America's wish for peace on earth, and goodwill toward men everywhere." 

Highlights: CBS reviews the top news stories of 1958 which include De Gaulle to power, Quemoy shelled, the Berlin Crisis, the voyage of Nautilus, missiles, and space, approaches to the summit, Sherman Adams-Bernard Goldfine scandal, integration problems, the 1958 elections, Vice-President Nixon in Latin America, Alaska becomes the 49th State, the Papacy, Boris Pasternak receives the Nobel Prize, the Middle East crisis.                          

Russian rocket passes within 5,000 miles of the moon and will possibly orbit the Sun, President Eisenhower congratulates Khrushchev, Havana awaits Fidel Castro, provisional government to be established.             

A statement from President Eisenhower on Alaska becoming the 49th State, a description of the 49-star flag.             

Highlights: The Russians send a rocket near the moon, it will orbit the Sun, Fidel Castro supporters in victory celebration over Batista, Batista in exile, Castro will be the new president of Cuba, President Eisenhower signs a bill making Alaska the 49th State.             

Walter Cronkite reports on where the US stands in space, Nasa chief describes future US space plans.   

 Anchor: Walter Cronkite                        

Argentina's President Arturo Frondizi to visit Washington, Castro has pneumonia, he will not attend rally which triggers off new military tribunals, more trials to continue. Castro invites US Congressmen to witness trials, Premier Anastas Mikoyanin Washington, doubts US friendship.                                   

Highlights: Khrushchev attacks Senator Humphrey's remarks regarding his comments on the failure of Russian-Chinese communes, Humphrey detects possible Soviet-Chinese rift, President Eisenhower considers a visit to Russia, ICBM "Titan" missile is tested.                         

The US launches the Pioneer rocket which will eventually orbit the Sun.                         

Highlights: Hawaii to become the 50th State, Hawaii and Washington jubilant, comment by its Governor William Quinn, Correspondent John Edwards reports. 
Prime Minister McMillan and President Eisenhower to have a meeting at Camp David, Secretary of State Dulles is ill, Khrushchev flies back to Russia after East Germany visit, more on labor racketeering in government work investigated by Senate racket investigative committee. Senator John McClellan and Robert Kennedy accuse witness Joey Glimco of being "yellow." He takes the 5th multiple times. 

Host: John Daly                                                   

President Dwight Eisenhower talk on Berlin and US security.            

Highlights: John Foster Dulles is dying of cancer, not responding to treatment, American ordered out of Cuba following arrest trial and conviction of trying to kill Castro, Russia trains spies for work in USA Americanizes them, the US to launch a discover satellite, Dalai Lama flees Tibet for India, interview with a representative of the Dalai Lama, nuclear talks to resume.                                       

A documentary on Secretary of State John Foster Dulles as he resigns from office suffering from cancer. Tom O'Brien reports.