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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-10-16

Students
Enroll

CINCINNATI - Eight Do
cesar girls recently com.
pleted the freshman orienta-
ton program at the College
oof Mount st. Joseph. join
ing \ record class over 200
freshmen. at the school for
women, the girls are from
Columbus, GAINESVILLE, Wash
ington c. H., Marion, jack
son and Portsmouth.
Columbus residents are
Mary Igoe, graduate OF st.
Joseph Academy; Patricia
Laufersweiler, Rosary High
School, and Nancy Yates, st.
Mary Of the Springs Aca-
DENY.
GAINESVILLE: Cynthia Paul,
Bishop. Rosecrans High
School. Marion: Judith Sham
baugh, Marion High School.
Portsmouth: Sandra Hyland,
Portsmouth Notre Dame High
School; Jackson: jeanne
Pohl, Jackson High School;
Washington CHI; Helen Du-
ceV.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-10-16
DELIVERY SERVICE

SPEER'S MERCHANT
DELIVERY Phone 52976
666 N. Sandusky Mt. Vernon. o.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
$4,000 Winner
Says Shows Stir
Too Much Fuss

LA JOLLA, Calf, Nov. 5
(AP).-There's too much fuss
being made about the television
quiz programs, a jockey who
won $4,000 on them answer
ing questions about art said
today.
ut makes me SICK" added
Bill Pearson, who invested his
1856 winnings on the $4,000
Question and $64, 900 Challenge
programs in a home and fine
arts shop here. He said the
shows were intended princi-
pally as entertainment and
should be considered as such.
Mr.. Pearson said he received
no help Of any sort and added
that he would gladly appear, If
asked, before the congressional
committee investigating the
quiz shows.
Both Mr.. Pearson and his
wife Quota expressed sympa-
thy for Charles Van Doren.
the former Columbia Univer-
sity instructor, who has admit.
ted to the committee that the
Twenty-On show on which he
won $4,000 was fixed.
"The poor guy" said Mr..
Pearson. He said that Mr..
Van Doren did a fine acting
job on the quiz show and
should get an award.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Bookie Slain
In Burroom

NEW YORK, Nov. S (AP).-
Two assassins pumped bullets
into Frank (Frankie Shots)
Abbatemarco, a gambler. as he
lay wounded on a Brooklyn
barroom floor last night.
They looked closely at their
victim to make sure he was
down to stay. Then they
walked out of the tavern.
Abbatemarco, SO, died a short
time later in a hospital without
regaining consciousness.
Police rounded up a large
number of men for questioning,
which continued today.
Abbatemarco, whose arrest
record dated back to 1921. was
described by police as a veteran
lottery racket and bookie boss
in Brooklyn.
The killers followed Abbate-
marco to the tavern, and one
of them fired a bullet into him.
He staggered inside the tavern.
and they pumped four more
shots into him after he fell to
the floor.
The killers wore handker.
chief masks. The tavern owner,
the only other person in the
place, did not recognize them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

his total winnings at about
$1,000.
Mr.. Jurist also told the
House investigators that Dotto,
first of the big-name quiz
shows to collapse under rigging
allegations, was fixed.
He pleaded with the subcom-
mittee to avoid any public ref
erence to his testimony. He
said he moved to Hollywood
after Dotto was strapped and
is trying to carve out a new
career as a free-lance televi-
sion writer and producer.
Publicity, he said, would
jeopardize all this.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Reds Recall Date
u. S. Envoy Came

MOSCOW, Nov. S (AP).-
Continuing their love-America
campaign. Moscow newspapers
noted that $50 years ago today
John Quincy Adams presented
his credentials to Emperor
Alexander I as the first Amer
lean minister to Russia.
Izvestia, the government
newspaper. published q copy of
a letter from President James
Madison which Adams gave the
Emperor. The letter said:
Great and Good Friend and
Emperor:
t''Desirous Of promoting use
full intercourse and good I'M
derstanding between Your Ma
jesty's subjects and the citizens
Of the United States and espe-
cially to cultivate the friend
ship of Your Majesty, I have
appointed with the advice of
the Senate John Quincy
Adams, one of our distin-
guished citizens, to be In quail
ity Of minister plenipotentiary
to you on the part Of these
States and most of all which
he shall assure you of their
cordial esteem and respect for
Your Majesty's person and
character, praying God always
to have you in his safe and
holy keeping"
The letter, dated Washing
ton, July 10, 1909, was CO.
signed by A. Smith, secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

cerned, but not as far as I'm
concerned. Felsher's charge
surprised me very much"
Capt. O'Rourke was teaching
military science at Western
Michigan University at the time
he appeared on the show.
In Washington, Chairman
Harris Of the House Investigate
ing Subcommittee refused to
say fatty that the committee
either had or had not been
in communication with Capt.
O'Rourke.
Told that Capt. O'Rourke re-
peated denials he was fixed.
Mr.. Harris remarked there
was another gentleman who
repeated his denials, and he
put his foot in it,"
This was an obvious refer
ence to Charles Van Doren
who. after several denials, adj
mitted his role in the Twenty
One show.
Committee aides said they
knew Of no communication to
the committee from Capt.
O'Rourke.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
janet Guynor
In Stage Debut

NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov.
S (AP).-Janet Gaynor made
her stage debut last night in
the gowns her late husband
designed for her.
Miss Gaynor, winner of the
first Academy Award given to
a movie actress, appeared in
1.-THE Midnight Sum-" a new
play by Joseph Hayes. She
wore dresses designed by her
husband, Gilbert Adrian, short
ly before his death recently.
Miss Gaynor played the part
of a middle-aged mother with
q heart condition. t..
Miss Gaynor had not per-
formed for more than 20 years,
with the exception of a movie
in 1857 and a television ap-
pearance last spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Two Armed Men
Seized With Loot
Of Virginia Bank

RICHMOND, Nov. 5 (AP).-
Two armed men held up a
branch Of the Bank Of Virginia
today and fled with an unde-
termined amount of cash.
Within half an hour police
nabbed the pair, their car and
the money, a bank official said.
Police said the suspects had
in their possession three paper
bags stuffed with money. A
count of one bag disclosed
$4,644.
II don't have the slightest
idea how much money they
got" said Robert Maitland,
manager Of the Petersburg pike
branch.
He said the two unmarked,
armed white men entered the
bank shortly after 10 am. and
informed four employees and
about half a dozen customers:
"This is a stickup. Move over
to the corner and lie down on
the floor"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Job Offer Hinted
For Van Doren
At Alma Mater

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 5 (AP).-
Charles Van Doren stands a
good chance of becoming
alumni secretary at his alma
mater, st. Johns College. If
he applies for the job.
DR.. Richard D. Weigle, presi-
dent of the liberal arts COL
lege, said yesterday he per-
sonally would be "favorably
disposed" to an application
from Mr.. Van Doren for the
opening.
But DR.. Weigle said he doubts
If Mr.! Van Doren would be
interested. The job is malEly
administrative but would in
clude some teaching.
Mr.. Van Doren. who was
graduated from st. Johns in
1947, lost his teaching position
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Hal March Says
He'll Sue Sponsor
To Clear Name

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. S (AP).
Hal March, former $4,000
Question quiz master, says he
plans to sue the shows sponsor
to clear his name.
Mr.. March said he did not
feed answers to any contestant.
He said he never met con-
testants beforehand.
II feel deluded and used"
said Mr.. March. He is in New
Orleans touring with the play
1.-TWO for the Seesaw," in
which he stars.
"If I had known about it, /
don't know what I would have
DONE" he added.
The $64,000 Question was
sponsored by Revlon, Inc, a
cosmetics firm.
Mr.. March said he usually
went to the studio, did the show
and was on his way home by
10 pm. He said producers did
not let him in on the fraud
because it might have hurt
his enthusiastic" performance.
Mr.. March said he planned
to see his lawyer to discuss
grounds for the proposed suit
against Revlon. He will not
seek money, he said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Army Captain Resigns,
Denies, Help on TV

FORT SILL, Okla. Nov. 5
(AP).-An Army ofiicer who
won big money on the televi-
sion quiz show Tic Tac-D Dough
and has steadfastly denied
receiving any help-has re-
signed his commission.
Oficers at Fort Sill said
Capt. Michael O'Rourke, who
won more than 100000, re-
signed yesterday with this ON
cial statement:
MY reason for resigning is
that II ! were called before
the congressional committee
investigating the television
shows, I would prefer to appear
as a civilian or as an officer
of the Army whose resignation
has been submitted"
The resignation was quickly
accepted here and approved by
the Department Of the Army.
It came scant hours after
Capt. O'Rourke, 80, had again
denied he ever received any
help or knew of any help being
given contestants on Tic Tao
Dough.
HIS denial was prompted by
release Of testimony by Howard
Felsher, producer of the pro-
gram.
Mr.. Felsher told the House
committee investigating quiz
shows october 8 that both
Martin Dowd, who defeated
the captain on the show, and
Capt. ORourke received help.
Last night Mrs. O'Rourke
said her husband was "out."
Asked If her husband wanted
to say anything more, she re-
piled, what more is there to
say? There is nothing un-
answered except for the press. +"
Capt. O'Rourke said several
times recently he would be
glad to testify before the COM
mittee. He never was called.
Before his resignation yes
terday, Capt. O'Rourke had
said:
THE program may have been
rugged as far as Dowd was con-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Network Mail
housekeeping
Quiz Programs

NEW YORK, Nov. 5 (AP).-
NBC and CHS report mail and
telegram sentiment in favor Of
continuance Of television quiz
shows.
The correspondence also has
brought expressions Of affection
for Charles Van Doren, the adj
mittedly coached TV star. The
bulk Of it was received by Dave
Garroway's To-day" show,
where Mr.. Van Doren was q
commentator until ousted by
NBC.
CHS and NBC. the networks
which nurtured and nipped the
TV quiz boom. said today that
communications about TV quiz
programs generally was stream
ing in, too fast for complete
tabulation.
NBC, reporting on a tally Of
its latest 625 letters, said 46S
favored continuation Of the quiz
shows, 129 were critical of such
Entertainment, and 20 were un-
determinate.
A CHS spokesman said:
"A large majority Of the mail
favors continuation of this
type Of show. They enjoy
them, and would like to see
them kept on the air, If there
is some way of doing it,"
Columbia Broadcasting Sys-
tenn said that while the big
majority favored continued
quiz shows, most writer's also
lauded the policy laid down
recently by CHS President
Frank Stanton of network re-
sponsibility for the authenticity
of its presentations.
Some writers suggested quiz
shows without the huge prizes
or lavish gifts. NBC said its
correspondence, in addition to
showing continued devotion tt
quiz shows, also showed public
backing for Mr.. Van Doren.
"He's still a hero" a spokes.
man said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Public Held Victimized
Catholic Speakers

The Most Rev. Egidio Vag-
nozZi, Apostolic Delegate to the
United States, will address the
Catholic Laymen's Friday Club
at 1890 pm. tomorrow in the
Presidential Arms, 1920 G
street NV. He will be intro
duced by the Most Rev. Pat
rick A. O'Boyle, Archbishop Of
Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Ex-Quiz Kid Denies
Show Was Controlled

A 26-year-old Washington
attorney who once appeared on
the old-time radio quiz show,
the Quiz Kids, said today the
program wasn't controlled as
far as he knows.
Testimony released by House
investigators yesterday showed
the program was controlled
but no questions or answers
were given the youngsters in
advance.
Richard Freeman, who ap-
peared on the show at the age
of 10, disagreed with testimony
of one Of the shows producers,
Edward Jurist, who also pro-
duced the now-defunct tele-
vision show. Dotto.
Mr.. Jurist told the House
Legislative Oversight Sub
committee on october 8 in
closed-door sessions about the
Quiz Kids program.
Every effort was made to
control the shows" Mr.. Jurist
said. This was done, he said,
by using questions known to
be in the youngsters range of
knowledge. But fer most of
them, he added, it wasn't too
difficult because they were so
brainy anyway.
Mr.. Freeman, who lives at
1444 Rock Creek Ford road
NV, pointed out that the ques-
tons were posed for any of the
panel members to answer. He
said he felt the questions were
probably hard for the panel to
handle.
Mr.. Freeman said his own
specialties were history. sports
and geography. He estimated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

at Columbia University and a
$50, 000-a-year job with the
National Broadcasting Co. after
admitting the television quiz
show Twenty-One, on which he
won $4,000. was rugged.
Meanwhile, a Maryland radio
station, WAYE in suburban
Baltimore, has offered Mr.. Van
Doren a job as news director
There was no indication what
either position would pay.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Quemoy SheIIed

TAIPEI, Formosa, Nov. 5
(AP). - Chinese Communists
fired at Quemoy this afternoon
for the first time in five days,
the Defense Ministry reported.
Six shells were lobbed from the
mainland at the Nationalist
held island.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

!, George Abrams, president
of cosmetics and toiletries d.
vision of Warner-Lambert
Pharmaceutical Corp, Of Morris
Plains Division, do solemnly
swear and affirm that the fol-
lowing is q true and accurate
and complete account Of state
ments made by me to subcom-
mittee interrogator Richard N.
Goodwin in the presence Of
Joseph Stone, Assistant District
Attorney Of the County Of New
York.
I formerly was vice president
Of advertising for Revlon, Inc.
In this capacity ! attended
weekly sponsors meetings of
the $4,000 Question" and
$4,000 Challenge" from APP
proximately August, 1856, to
october. 1858. In attendance at
these meetings were the pro-
ducers Of the show, including
Mr.. Steve Carlin and Mr.. Merit
Koplin: representatives of
whatever advertising agency
was then handling the Revlon
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, Craig &
Kummel. B. B. D. 81 O.. and
Warwick q Legler, in chron-
illogical order; and Mr.. Martin
Revson and myself from Rev.
Ion. Inc: Occasionally, Mr..
Charles Revson was in at
tendance.
Purpose Of Meetings
/. The primary purpose Of
these meetings was to discuss
methods Of keeping the ratings
high, or raising them. Charts
were maintained which showed
the contestants then on the
program, and the audience
draw" while they were appear
ing. At these meetings we
would discuss with the pro-
ducers and the advertising
agency whether individual
contestants were interesting
personalities. or dull and un-
exciting. and what publicity
appeal they had, as indicated
by the current newspaper clip
pings. II a contestant was
interesting. 1t was generally the
consensus Of opinion that he
should continue on the show
II he was dull, we would
suggest to the producer that il
would be desirable that the
contestant not continue in the
future. We understood that
the technique used for con-
trolling the destiny of a con-
testant was to employ questions
ranging from tough" to
easy" based on the producers
knowledge of the expertness OF
the contestant in certain areas
within his chosen category as
determined in their screening
operation.
2. If a contestant or match
did not come out as we had
suggested, the sponsor and
agency representatives would
be upset and express displeas-
ure often in a very heated
fashion. I have given you -four
specific examples Of matches
which resulted in either a dull
contestant continuing on q
show, despite our desire that
he not do so, or interesting
personalities losing, as opposed
to our hope that they would
continue.
Sponsors Wishes Followed
3. The producers carried out
the sponsors wishes most of
the time as suggested in these
meetings.
4. AS stated, the primary
purpose Of the meeting was to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

keep the ratings high, or raise
them, and so. consistent with
this purpose, a great deal OF
time was devoted to discussing
the destiny Of a contestant,
and it was always assumed that
the producers would use the
known control Of q difiicult or
simple question within the spe-
ciflc areas Of a contestants
expertness within his category
as determined in intensive pre-
liminary screening to regulate
whether a contestant remained
on, or left, the show.
S. Although we were un-
aware that the producers ever
told q contestant the exact
answers to the questions he
was to be asked on the pro-
gram, we did know that through
intensive preliminary screening
the producers found out what
a contestant knew, and asked
him about 1t.
6. Memos>were made of these
meetings and later circulated.
At one time, O memorandum
was circulated which, in effect,
said bluntly that what had
been decided was that a certain
match would end next week,
and another contestant would
advance to another plateau on
the Question show. This famous
last memo was a crude transla-
ton into plain language Of
what had been the general
purport of the meetings. Mr.
Martin Revson was quite up
set at this memo. and ordered
that there be no more memos
because he did not want to be
bound by what anyone put
down on paper. He thought II
a foolish thing to put down on
paper.
Decided on Contestants
z. The decisions were ar
rived at about contestants -
who should continue on the
Question, how a match should
60 on the Challenge-and the
sponsor and agency expected
that the decisions would be
carried out with a high degree
Of accuracy.
8. The meetings also dealt
with other problems, such as
M. C.'s categories, formal
changes, etc.
8. At one point 1t was de-
cided that there be more los
ers on the Question show, be-
cause it was too boring having
all winners. When that deci-
sion was made, it was expected
that the producers carry it out;
and, in fact, they did carry it
out. using, I assume, the tech
nique Of asking questions based
on the amount Of knowledge
they felt a contestant had in
a specific category.
The above is a complete and
accurate picture of what went
on at the weekly sponsors
meeting which constituted my
primary contact with the
shows. I was always present
in these meetings in my ca
pacity as a Revlon executive,
and I participated in the deci-
sions which were made.
Since ] have nothing to add
to this statement, and feel
that there is absolutely no
need of explanation or quail
fication, I request that I be
excused from personal at
tendance at the subcommittee
hearings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05

sponsor where Mr.. Carlin would
come back white with anger.
@. Did Mr.. Carlin ever tell
you directly that the sponsor
had requested particular OUT
come to a match?
Sponsors Wishes
A. Often I would say, Why
do it this way?' Mr.. ,Carlin
would say that it was not his
wish, but the sponsor wanted it
that way.
@. BY sponsor, he meant pri-
marily Revlon?
A. Yes, I was given to under
stand that we had little or no
interference from the Lorillard
people.
Miss Berstein said controls
were exercised through finding
out what a contestant knew
and then asking questions in
his area of knowledge. At her
peak she said the method was
80 per cent accurate.
@. Would you say that the
controls were so prevalent that
it was safe to assume that the
use of controls was generally
known in the television in
dustry?
A. I would say yes.
@. BY producers, advertising
agencies and networks alike?
A. Yes, in varying degrees.
However, she said she did not
know in the case of The $64.000
Challenge that anyone in the
networks knew that controls
were being used in varying de-
grees to insure the victory of
virtually all contestants on the
program.
Miss Berstein said she knew
little about arrangements with
a New York bank to safeguard
questions-"I had a key to the
safe and I and my assistant
would go in and get the ques-
tons"
She agreed with her inter-
rogator that use of the bank
was "a little phony" and gave
"a false impression de-
liberately created"
Mr.. Foreman testified that
the weekly meetings at Rev.
lon discussed contestants who
would appeal and their poten-
tial ratings. Generally, he said,
it would be the producers who
would make the suggestions
about the different contestants
and the conversation conferred
around whether a contestant
was good for the show.
Asked If Revlon indicated
whether a candidate should
stay or get of, Mr.. Foreman
replied: "Inferentially, yes"
The advertising executive,
under questioning, said he
thought the Abrams statement
"in essence is correct" but that
he oversimplifled. AS for him
self, Mr.. Foreman said he COM
mented at the meeting merely
in terms of whether a contest
ant was good or bad"
Public Held Victimized
While Mr.. Revson was testi-
flying he said under questioning
that he believed his company
had been the victim Of fraud.
Mr.. Rogers said that the Amer
lean people also had been vic
timized and pointing out that
Revlon's sales had jumped
many millions during the quiz
shows, asked:
Have you thought Of any
way to make restitution to the
American people?
II don't know how to answer
that" Mr.. Revson replied.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
Abrams Description
OF Quiz Show Policy

Following Is the AFFIDAVIT OF George Abrams former
uce president OF Revlon cosmetics company read int the
record Of the House TV Qs so Investigation yesterday:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-11-05
sponsors Wishes Followed

8. The producers carried out
the sponsors wishes most of
the time as suggested in these
meetings.
4. AS stated, the primary
purpose Of the meeting was to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-03-09
House Members
Find Hot-Rod Set
Likes Horses

House members as far apart
politically and geographically as
Representatives Widnall, Re-
publican Of New Jersey. and
Earring. Democrat Of. Nevada,
agtee that some boys today
think more OF horses than hot
rod automobiles.
About q score Of letters. OBJ
viously written by youngsters
and not part Of any national
round-up. have come In from
various parts Of the country in
support OF Mr.. Baring's bill TO
ban the shooting Of wild horses
on public lands. The House bill
he recently introduced would
specifically prohibit such hunt
ing and killing from aircraft.
Mr.. Widnall lives in Hacken-
sack. N. j.. where horses, wild
or otherwise. are at a premium
He was especially surprised
when a 14-year-old lad from
his district urged him to ride
along with Mr.. Barring on that
issue. Several other House
members also have received
letters. Mr.. Widnall reported.