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NEWS
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News Recordings
Forrest E. Conner, Superintendent of Schools at St. Paul, Minn., and Jack Allen, social studies chairman at George Peabody College for Teachers at Nashville, Tenn., have agreed to prepare recorded monthly educational interpretation of important news for use in social studies classrooms and home room discussion periods, without invasion of teaching time. Dr. Conner is currently vice-president of A.A.S.A. and Dr. Allen is president of the National Council for the Social Studies and well known as author of successful textbooks on history and civics. Subscriber schools will receive a I 5-minute unbreakable long-play news record early each school month, for unlimited use on 33 rpm players and intercomms. A year's service (9 records — $18) by Ideal Pictures, Inc., Chicago, will begin in January.
Permafilm's New President
Paul N. Robins succeeds the late Pierre Clavel as president of this film protection service organization. Mr. Robins is also president of Library Films, Inc. and Television International Co.
Coronet Raises Prices
A price increase of approximately 10 per cent went into effect January 2, 1959. Basic price for 400-foot blackand-white was $45, color $90; is now $50 and $100 respectively. Those heretofore $55 black-and-white go to $60; color price heretofore $100 is now $110. Replacement footage now costs 1 2c a foot black-and-white (minimum 20'); color 30c a foot (minimum 25'). Total replacement prices for prints owned less than a year: b&w for bCrw $20; color for color $60; color in place of b&w $70. On prints owned for more than one year $40, $75, and $90 respectively.
IIAA Health Films Now UWF.
The nine Health Awareness films released some years ago by the Institute of Inter-American Affairs are again available, through United World Films, at government prices.
How Big Is Stereo?
The 10th annual edition of the authoritative "Tape Recorder Directory" lists over 300 models. Only 1 1 3 are completely monaural, 29 have stereo playback and record, 39 provide stereo playback. In 1955 there were only 6 stereo models in 110 total. A leading tape recorder manufacturer reportedly is now selling three stereo to every two monaural; a year ago this ratio was re
versed; two years ago he did not make stereo job. This fine annual directory i a "must" reference book for all who us tape and recorders. Free from AUDIO VISUAL DEVICES, Inc., 444 Madisoi Ave., New York 22, N. Y.
"Scotch" 200 Price Lowered
The price of the newest (and thinnest "tensilized" tape in the 3M line, the No 200, has been reduced to $8.75 fo 2,400 feet, mounted on a 7" reel. Th( reduction is due, according to the maker to stepped-up production in response tt increasing demand for double-play tape
Heads Da-Lite A-V Dept.
Robert Maybrier has been appointee manager of the newly formed Audio-Visual Division of the Da-Lite Screen Co. directly responsible to C. J. Cerny, vicepresident in charge of sales. Bob has beer with Da-Lite since 1954, with some 21 years of A-V experience.
NAVA Publications
Counting both black-and-white anc color, more than 50 million American; took about two billion photographs lasi year, according to James E. McChee Eastman Kodak vice-president. Coloi slides have had a good share in the general advance. McChee foresees growth ir
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EdScreen & AV Guide — January, 1959