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.             

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

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.             

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.                         

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: Claire Booth Luce's appointment as ambassador to Brazil under fire due to her sharp criticism of Senators,
she claims Senator Morse was kicked in the head by a hose, Eisenhower defends her appointment, ex-President Truman visits New York City and comments on future presidents, Senate passes Senator Kennedy's labor bill to possibly replace the Taft-Hartley act.            

Highlights: John Foster Dulles has died of cancer, Eisenhower expresses his sympathy, three officials of the Cuban government and Congressman John Porter deny that Cuba is going communist as reported by a CBS newsman, Parker Lynch case is investigated by the FBI.                                       

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: India braces itself against Chinese communist incursions on India's borders, China communists furious at Khrushchev's visit to the US, and at UN, Eisenhower flies to Scotland.                                  

Highlights: Soviet rocket the Lunic 11 reaches the moon, British and Americans both send congratulations, Khrushchev to arrive in the US, Miss America would like to visit Khrushchev and Eisenhower.                        

Khrushchev calls Eisenhower "a great man", a man of vision, Eisenhower hopes Khrushchev is sincere, Khrushchev thinks war is sheer madness, Khrushchev in New York City, family tours city.

Quincy Howe reports.                        

Highlights: Khrushchev in New York City, talks of the economic club, the city gives cool reception to arrival of Khrushchev, Khrushchev again praises President Eisenhower for inviting him to America, Mrs. Khrushchev sees the play "Music Man", anti-Khrushchev demonstration at Carnegie Hall.             

Russian rocket heads for side of the moon possibly to take pictures, Eisenhower invokes the Taft-Hartley act on tugboat strikers, house sub-committee investigates the television quiz show scandals, Harold Stempol a "twenty-one" quiz contestant says the entire program was rehearsed (given questions, answers, and told of gestures in isolation booth) poet W.D. Snodgrass says he double-crossed producers, the street fight between Puerto Rican and Italian youths.             

Highlights: Department store executive Hess says he made $1,000 payments to TV columnist Jack O'Brien for plugs, sponsors deny their part in rigging TV quiz shows, President Eisenhower to start a goodwill trip to Europe and the Middle East,                           

March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960
A daily news broadcast anchored by  Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13,  New York City.

Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. 

It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times.
-March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm
-May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm
-Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm
-Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm
-Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm
-Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm
Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm
A daily news broadcast anchored by  Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13,  New York City.

President Dwight D. Eisenhower speaks of his forthcoming trip to Europe and Near East, French have a bomb, comments on the quiz scandals; Dave Garroway breaks down after hearing comment by Charles Van Doren related to his involvement with the quiz scandal. 
                      

March 9, 1959-March 18, 1960
A daily news broadcast anchored by  Mike Wallace, on WNTA-TV Channel 13,  New York City.

Mike Wallace, TV interviewer and author of the recent book "Mike Wallace Asks," is the commentator for a half hour news program televised Monday through Friday. Wallace comments on national and international news stories. He is assisted by guest columnists and reporters who probe the important news in their fields. 

It was challenging to know exactly when Mike Wallace would be on the air with this daily early evening newscast for during the one year run of the show these broadcasts would change seven times related to beginning and ending times.
-March 9, 1959....... 7:30-8:00pm
-May 4, 1959 6:30.......6:30pm-7:00pm
-Sept. 14, 1959..............7:30-8:00pm
-Oct. 26, 1959.....................7:30-7:55pm
-Dec. 21, 1959.........................7:25-7:55pm
-Dec. 28, 1959...............................7:30-7:55pm
Jan. 25, 1960.......................................7:00-7:25pm

News show starring Mike Wallace, broadcast on WNTA-TV New York City.
Substituting for Wallace is Jim Sling (?)

Topics: U-2 story continued, Khrushchev warns the US and others spy base countries will take retaliatory action, Russians say U-2 pilot (Gary Powers) would be tried for espionage, Eisenhower says the incident will have no effect on the summit, he will go to Russia, U-2 flight allegedly known by Eisenhower, West Virginia Democratic primary between Hubert Humphrey and John F. Kennedy for presidential nomination, commentator belittles their value, claims Johnson and Stevenson will be nominated, atomic sub-Triton completes an underwater trip around the world (84 days), ideas on moon base construction ten years hence, newsreel, Kennedy ahead in West Virginia primary, Nixon leads over Kennedy in Nebraska primary.                                                                                                                                

Highlights: Khrushchev attacks Eisenhower'doubts, Eisenhower visits Russia, claims it would be mad to greet him in Russia due to U-2 incident, Eisenhower defends U-2 missions over Russia to avoid new Pearl Harbors, the swiss order two Russian diplomats to leave Switzerland due to spying, Senator Kennedy presidential chances increase due to West Virginia primary win, Senator Kennedy talks about the opposition and primary success, says he will be nominated by the Democratic party as their presidential candidate. John David Rockefeller Jr. dies at 86.                                                     

Highlights: Eisenhower comments on his proposed trip to Russia as a result of the U-2 incident, still expects to go, comments on Russian diatribe against the US, Khrushchev not sure he wants Eisenhower to come to Moscow, has doubts over the summit.                         

A RARE air check of Murray the K Kaufman anchoring the news on WINS NEWS CENTER ON THE AIR with Kaufman standing news watch. 

Highlights: Russians launched unmanned space ship, Governor Rockefeller will stay away from the 1960 Republican convention, has his eye on 1964, Eisenhower on route to Paris for summit talks with Khrushchev, Cuba accuses the US of aggression against Cuba. 

Live from 1010 WINS radio in New York City.    

 NOTE: 
      Kaufman's big break came in 1958 after he moved to WINS/1010 to do the all-night show, which he titled The Swingin' Soiree. Shortly after his arrival, WINS's high energy star disk jockey, Alan Freed, was indicted for tax evasion and forced off the air. Though Freed's spot was briefly occupied by Bruce Morrow, who later became known as Cousin Brucie on WABC, Murray was soon moved into the 7–11 pm time period and remained there for the next seven years,                                         

Highlights: Summit stage set, Eisenhower in Paris, the Russians launch a 4 1/2 ton satellite with a dummy astronaut aboard, big four in Paris, Khrushchev honored in Paris sees Charles De Gaulle, Khrushchev wants the French and the British to mediate in U-2 incident, Nixon suggests a Gary Powers trade for Rudolph Abel, Nixon says Senator Kennedy will probably be his rival, more bodies of World War 11 plane is found, Pro-Castro parade up fifth avenue in New York City.                          

Topics: Crisis at the summit, Khrushchev may torpedo talks, Khrushchev withdraws the Eisenhower invitation to visit Russia, demands punishment for U-2, suggests a six-month postponement till after the US elections in November, a report on the Oregon Democratic primary, Morse vs. Kennedy.                         

Highlights: The collapse of the Big 4 summit conference, a report from Paris, Khrushchev will not attend summit unless the US denounces the U-2 flights and punish those involved, Eisenhower replies that air espionage will cease, the significance of pressures on Khrushchev are discussed.             

Highlights: Summit crisis, Eisenhower accuses Khrushchev of deliberately trying to wreck it, Senator Lyndon Johnson comments on the crisis. Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt with comments on New York City Mayor Robert Wagner.                       

Topics include the summit crisis, Khrushchev threatens to leave if unable to reconcile with Eisenhower, Eisenhower comments on current US policy on U-2, flights will not be resumed, Khrushchev wants Eisenhower to apologize and punish those involved, Eisenhower refuses, press secretary Hagerty comments on current US policy on U-2.                                     

Highlights: The summit meeting is shattered, Khrushchev hints at signing a separate peace treaty with East Germany, Vice President Nixon comments on summit fiasco, Khrushchev will boycott all summit talks until Eisenhower apologizes, in the Maryland primary, Senator Kennedy leads over Senator Morse, Mayor Wagner says Kennedy could win New York delegates.                            

Highlights: Eisenhower will still make a trip to the Far East, summit fiasco, Khrushchev says goodbye to Macmillan and De Gaulle, Tito calls for UN interview to solve the crisis, US to investigate U-2 plane's blunders of administration in handling it.                         

Highlights: Khrushchev is annoyed by booing in the room, blames West Germans "rift raft" who ran away from beating in Stahngrad, Khrushchev discusses nuclear disarmament, summit conference with Eisenhower says something is "fishy" about him, comments on editorials from various US newspapers, CBS commentators comment on Khrushchev's press conferenceSenators Keating and Jackson comment on the press conference. 

A film trailer for the movie "Giant Of Marathon" starring Steve Reeves is heard.                                      

Highlights: Eisenhower and Khrushchev leave Paris, Eisenhower makes airport statement on summit fiasco, Mr. and Mrs. Cyrus Eaton see Khrushchev off, Moscow says the US sabotaged summit, Eisenhower blunders, and shamed conference, Eisenhower greeted in Lisbon, Portugal, East Berliners to greet triumphal arrival of Khrushchev, emphasis on hate America and Adenauer, Soviet spaceship ejects cabin for a landing on the earth, the US to prepare a welcome for Eisenhower,                                                                  

New demonstrations by Japanese extreme anti- US leftists,
urge Eisenhower to stay home and not come to Japan, James Hagerty mobbed in Tokyo airport by jeering left-wing groups, car attacked with stones and clubs, PM Kishi says Eisenhower will still visit Japan, Stevenson might be a draft candidate for president, Nixon calls for GOP unity and predicts November victory, Castro seizes nightclubs, Castro to seize American oil refineries in Cuba,             

Russians in Japan for anti-Eisenhower riots, against proposed us-Japanese security pact, Eisenhower in Alaska on his way to the Philippines, Governor Rockefeller will support Nixon if he wins the nomination, Stevenson will not seek the Democratic presidential nomination,              

1500 Japanese leftists gather for new demonstrations, Eisenhower still going to Tokyo, the secret service shows concern, Nasa Pioneer 5 satellite now eight million miles away, American nazi will get permission for July 4th rally in Union Square,              

Fulton Lewis Jr was a conservative radio newscaster and journalist broadcasting on the Mutual Broadcasting System.

Comments on successful leftist humiliation of Eisenhower in Tokyo, anti-US cartoons in Russia.            

Lowell Thomas was a radio commentator and newscaster who hosted the first television news broadcast in 1939. 

Premier Kishi Premier Kishi calls off Eisenhower trip to Japan because of anti-US riots in Tokyo, leftists celebrate in triumph, US is humiliated, Red Chinese fight Tibetan guerillas, two American diplomats expelled from Cuba, a rift in NY Democratic leadership, US population now 179 million as California and Florida show gains.                                                  

Eisenhower warns Russia to stay out of Cuba, responds to Russian threats of rockets against the US, demonstrations in Cuba by Mexicans, convention fever in LA, Hulan Jack will continue self-imposed suspension as a result of a deadlocked jury, boy survives plunge into Niagara Falls, terror in the Congo murder, pillaging, atrocities by blacks against Belgians, New York City welcomes Leonardo Da Vinci ship, Russians say Gary Powers will be tried by a military court.                                       

Highlights: Civil rights news, Stevenson receives great ovation, Kennedy and Johnson stage debate, the two praise each other, Eisenhower denounces Russia for shooting down RB-47.                          

Highlights: Francis Gary Powers trial opens in Moscow, President Eisenhower comments on the trial, Gallop poll among others gives Nixon favorable odds to a victory in the fall. Indonesia breaks off diplomatic relations with the Netherlands. 

NOTE: Francis Gary Powers was an American pilot whose Central Intelligence Agency U-2 spy plane was shot down while flying a reconnaissance mission in the Soviet Union airspace, causing a1960 
U-2 incident.                                        

More on Castro hotel problems, Hungarian refugees riot against Khrushchev, Eisenhower says troublemakers coming to the US, Russians protest wording on anti-Castro signs, political chaos in the Congo, Mayor Wagner summons NYC police commissioner Stephen Kennedy about anti-Jewish remarks, Laos reports under rebel attack by the communists.            

Eisenhower speaks at the UN, Khrushchev at the plaza reception receives boos, nine-year-old Venezuelan girl dies after being shot by Cuban fanatics, Castro gives interview in Harlem hotel, honored by people of Harlem, hopes Khrushchev will visit him in Cuba, Togoland president Olympio comments on possible Khrushchev visit to his country.                                       

President Eisenhower congratulates President-elect John F. Kennedy on the birth of his son, John F. Kennedy, Jr. Nixon confers with Eisenhower, Mercury test capsule fails in flight.              

Highlights: More news on US space lag, Eichmann trial off for one day, a hotel is damaged by a bomb in Havana, General Edwin Walker reported to be indoctrinating his troops on extremist John Birch Society ideas. John Welsch in a row with a newsman on the question of calling Eisenhower a communist, New York Senator Jacob Javits comments on the society, suggests an investigation, Adam Clayton Powell freed on an income tax charge.                                      

LET'S FIND OUT was a weekly WCBS Radio  interview broadcast, featuring a prominent personality in the Metropolitan area. It aired on Sunday afternoon from 12:30m to 1:00pm. 

Hosted by Joe Dembo, WCBS Director of News and Public Affairs. 

On the panel this week,asking questions of guest Malcolm X, are Lou Adler, WCBS Radio Newsman, and Charles Portis of the New York Herold Tribune Newspaper.  

Topics covered include:
Civil Rights legislations, Muslim philosophy, today's objectives by Malcolm X in a white society, The meaning of "Wake Up," "Clean Up," and "Stand Up." philosophy behind the concept of creating a "Separate Geographic State," The difference between the Muslim movement from other black movements, accomplishments of the Muslim movement to date, the wake up of the so called Negro in today's society, separation of the races, hate and violence in white society today. 

Malcolm X gives his views related to Ralph Bunche, Adam Clayton Powell and Ross Barnett. He discusses at length about the teachings of the honorable Elijah Muhammad.  

NOTE: 
News radio pioneer, Joseph Dembo, transformed NYC's WCBS into a successful all-news broadcaster. Dembo was picked by CBS chairman William Paley in 1967 to convert  an also-ran flagship radio station to a fledgling all-news format as Vice President and General Manager. 
Joseph Dembo assembled a team that included anchors Charles Osgood, Lou Adler, Steve Porter, Jim Harriot and Robert Vaughn, street reporters Ed Bradley and Steve Flanders and sportscaster Pat Summerall. He also hired a future president of CBS News, Ed Joyce, to be his news director.
                                                                                       

A live discussion between former President Eisenhower in the US, Eden in London, Monnet from Brussels, and Von Brentano from Bonn-all via Telestar 11 and moderated by Walter Cronkite.                                                                 

Crisis at the Berlin Wall, West German Chancellor Konrad Adenauer resigns, politics with comments by Barry Goldwater, President Kennedy, and Dwight Eisenhower, Vietnam report, French singer-songwriter Edith Piaf has died, Franklin Roosevelt Jr visits the White House, 

Host: Walter Cronkite.                                       

Comments on the problem of presidential succession by Dwight Eisenhower, Richard Nixon, Harry Truman, Carl Sandburg, Alben W. Barkley, President Kennedy, Senator, Kenneth Keating, Speaker Of The House John McCormack. 
Discussion: Is it wise to land a man on the moon? A debate between Dr. Robert Jastrow and Dr. Charles Bachman.                                                                

Voices in The Headlines was an American news program broadcast on ABC radio featuring the top news stories of the day. It was hosted by long-time radio and television announcer Fred Foy. 

Topics: Charles De Gaulle recognizes Red China, comments by Dwight Eisenhower, Barry Goldwater, and Karl Mundt, South Vietnam coup with a comment by President Johnson, problems in Cyprus, Saturn rocket sends satellite into orbit, Ranger rocket hits the moon but its TV fails, politics: comments from Scranton, Nixon, Goldwater, Rockefeller, Eisenhower, and Romney, Lone Ranger memorabilia. The final Lone Ranger radio show after 21 years on ABC radio. 

Narrator: Fred Foy.   

NOTE: Fred Foy, best known for his voicing the opening of THE LONE RANGER on radio joined the ABC TV announcing staff in New York in 1961. For ABC RADIO he narrated the award winning news documentary, VOICES IN THE HEADLINES a 25 minute weekly wrap up of salient news events of the week with sound bites representing the news as it was recorded.                                                                                                                                          

          On the eve of D-Day's 20th anniversary, "CBS Reports" presents former President of the United States, & General, Dwight D. Eisenhower's remembering on-the-spot recollections of the invasion, its planning and its execution. News films of the actual fighting at the various locations are interwoven into each segment. The former President is accompanied on his tour of the battle sites by Walter Cronkite.  

The tour starts at his former head-quarters at Southwick House, near Portsmouth, England, where the General stands before the original war map and explains the strategy of the invasion. Then, recreating his D-Day-plus-one cross-channel voyage of June 7, 1944, Eisenhower boards the HMS Ghurka. 

During stops a Pointe du Hoc, where U.S Rangers knocked out German gun emplacements, and Omaha Beach, Eisenhower pays tribute to the courage and ingenuity of the men in the Allied command. He also vists the area of the Ste. Mere Eglise air drop...the artificial ports created at Arromanches and the interminable hedgrows. The tour also includes a visit to St. Laurent Cemetery, where many of the participants are buried.                

A report from Normandy on D-Day by Charles Collingwood, General Bernard Montgomery thinks Eisenhower muddled up the invasion strategy. 

Host: Walter Cronkite.                          

ABC news special on D-Day June 6th, 1944.                 

Live NBC opening night coverage of the 1964 Republican National Convention at the Cow Palace in San Francisco, California. 
The Republicans seek to select their presidential candidate. Personalities interviewed are Senator Everett Dirksen, former President Dwight Eisenhower, and Richard Nixon who comments on Barry Goldwater. Thurston Morton is the committee chairman, he raps the Democrats in speech, a speech by former President Eisenhower.