Heinl radio business letter (July-Dec 1946)

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Helnl Radio News Service 7/10/46 A 25 per cent set-aside of all primary lead production has been established by the Civilian Production Administration, effective August 1, 1946, to provide a more equitable distribution of the metal in the face of dwindling supplies, the agency announced. The American Broadcasting Company will add another video station WBKB, Balaban and Katz, Chicago to its list of outlets. ABC regularly presents television shows over WABD, New York; WPTZ, Philadelphia; WRGB, Schenectady, and by coaxial cable to WTTG, Washington, D. C. Walter M. Norton has been named President of the RCA Victor Distributing Corporation, according to an announcement by Frank M. Folsom, Executive Vice President in charge of the RCA Victor Division, Mr, Norton, who was formerly with Montgomery Ward and Sears Roebuck, will continue as Director of the recently organ¬ ized Distribution Department of RCA Victor, ( Not to be released before Fri day, July 12, 1946 : The first commercial radar in the world to Be manufactured on a produc¬ tion-line basis has just been installed by the Raytheon Manufactur¬ ing Co. aboard the SS DROTTNINGHOLM of the SwedishAmerican Line. Simplified design allowed completion of installation and testing in three days. With this radar production line now in full operation, it is expected that units will be produced at a constantly acceler¬ ating rate to meet the urgent needs of the Merchant Marine for radar protection. XXXXXXXXXXX (Continuation of "Bikini Radar, Radio, Didn't Come Out As Good As The Goats" from page 14. (Robert U. Brown in "Editor and Publisher") Television receivers in the w ard room of the USS APPAL¬ ACHIAN at Bikini were almost a complete dud. Very few correspond¬ ents witnessed the screening right after the blast but later on pictures were 90$ unidentifiable. It is reported a television pro¬ jector on the NEVADA operated four minutes after the blast. About the only thing that could be seen from the APPALACHIAN through television was some palm trees in the foreground and an obscure line of ships in the distance taken by shore camera, xxxxxxxxx 16