Broadcasting Telecasting (Jan-Mar 1956)

Record Details:

Title:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Date:
Jan-Mar 1956
Publisher:
Washington, D.C. : Broadcasting Publications Inc.
Volume:
Broadcasting Telecasting
Leaf #:
000518
Language:
English
Subjects:
radio and television periodical, Broadcasting -- United States -- Periodicals
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Format:
Periodicals
Contributor:
Library of Congress, MBRS, Recorded Sound Section
Sponsor:
Library of Congress, Motion Picture, Broadcasting and Recorded Sound Division
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
June 13, 2024
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CALIFORNIA Boosters call it the state with everything and the record shows they may be right PORTS: With 1,000 miles of coastline, California has many harbors, can accommodate anything from a skiff to the biggest Navy carrier. Matson liner, in picture above, is outward bound from San Francisco, passing beneath Golden Gate Bridge. Los AngelesLong Beach is state's major man-made port, handling as much tonnage as San Francisco's natural harbor. HISTORY: Spaniards began to colonize California in mid-1700s, built mission chain, of which Santa Barbara, above, is a classic. BUELDING: Houses, industrial plants, schools and hotels are mushrooming. In 1955, $4.9 billion in new construction was reported. RESEARCH: California is world center for advance design and research in electronics, missiles, other devices of future. Here an Aerojet rocket takes off. DEFENSE: Picture above shows small section of Naval shipyard at Hunter's Point, San Francisco. Strung from Oregon to Mexican borders are many major Navy bases, Navy and Air Force airfields, Army installations of all kinds. It is in desert areas of Southern California that the most advanced aircraft and missiles undergo elaborate tests. Page 74 • January 30, 1956 Broadcasting • Telecasting