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specific questions concerning the causes, symptoms and methods of preventing heart disease. The telecast is in association with the National Health Education Committee. A second program, on mental health, has been completed but no broadcast date has been set. Triple play ■ WCAE Pittsburgh, last week became a fulltime 24-hour-perday operation with a new music and news format. News coverage has been expanded to include 10-minute newscasts on the hour, every hour, in addition to Commentator John B. Hughes' thrice-daily analyses and regularly scheduled news roundups. "Quality sound" music will be presented and classical music programs now heard on WCAE will be retained. Longer version ■ A new 30-minute version of the Sacred Heart radio program, which is now broadcast in its 15minute form over 1,019 stations throughout the world, is being offered stations for once-weekly scheduling. The taped program includes 10-minute doctrinal talks by diocesan priests or members of an order, short prayers and a number of musical selections. Stations interested in audition tapes or literature — — THE MEDrA should write to Sacred Heart Program headquarters, 3900 Westminster Place, St. Louis 8, Mo. 'MacBeth' set ■ The two-hour color film of "MacBeth," shot on location in Scotland and England this summer, will be seen on NBC-TV's Hallmark Hall of Fame, Nov. 20 (Sun. 6-8 p.m. EST). Producer-Director George Schaefer completed the film in 40 days of shooting at Hermitage Castle, Scotland, and at Elstree Studios in London. Maurice Evans and Dame Judith Anderson star in the Shakespeare classic. JERROLD UNLOADS CATV SYSTEMS H&B American Corp. purchases all nine of them for $5 million The burgeoning community antenna industry has a new multiple owner — the $9 million H&B American Corp., Los Angeles company in the home building and steel forging business. H&B paid $5 million for the nine catv systems owned by Jerrold Electronics Corp., Philadelphia, it was announced last week. Changing ownership were the following catv systems, serving an estimated 31,000 subscribers: Ukiah, Calif.; Ventnor, N.J.; Flagstaff, Ariz.; Pocatello, Idaho; Dubuque, Iowa; Florence, Ala., and Richland, Walla Walla and Wenatchee, Wash. Mr. Bright Mr. Glett Included in the sale were two microwave systems — one under construction to bring New York City signals to Ventnor; the other bringing Spokane tv programs to Walla Walla. These two transfers must receive FCC approval. Concurrently, the organization of Transcontinent Communications System was announced. This is a wholly owned subsidiary of H&B for the purpose of entering the electronics communications field, David E. Bright, H&B board chairman and chief executive officer, announced. Glett is President ■ Mr. Bright also reported the election of tv pioneer Charles L. Glett as president of H&B and of the communications subsidiary. Mr. Glett until June was vice president of National Theatres and Television Inc. in charge of NTT's tv operations. NTT owns WNTA-AM-FM-TV New York and until last month WDAF-AMFM-TV Kansas City, Mo. It also owns a community cable company in Williamsport, Pa. Mr. Glett was vice president of CBS Television in charge of west coast operations; vice president of Don Lee in charge of television; executive vice president of RKO Teleradio Pictures (now RKO General Inc.) and general manager for production and studio operations for movie-maker David O. Selznick. Mr. Bright stated that TCS will be the instrument through which H&B will diversify into all phases of electronic communications including television, radio, space communications and catvs. H&B is a publicly held company and is listed on the American Stock Exchange. It closed at 2% on Wednesday. The company owns the General Trading Co., St. Paul; Quick-Way Truck Shovel Co., Denver, in a joint venture with Fairbanks-Whitney, and Big Boy Manufacturing Co., Los Angeles. It is heavOy engaged in home building and steel forging. H&B was founded in 1956 and was primarily engaged in the manufacture and distribution of aircraft parts. In 1957 it acquired Big Boy Manufacturing Co., which makes barbeque equipment and accessories as well as fuel for barbeques. In June 1959, U.S. Chemical Milling Corp. bought the aircraft division of H&B American Corporation. In 1959 H&B acquired General Trading Co. and Quick-Way Truck Shovel Co. General Trading distributes automotive supplies and heavy hardware in the North Central states. Quick-Way manufactures and distributes heavy earth-moving machinery on an international scope. Consolidated net earnings for the fiscal year ending July 31, 1959 were $148,053. For first six months of 1960 it reported a deficit of $217,440. Stockholders Must Approve ■ The sale of the nine Jerrold-owned catv systems is subject to stockholder approval, Milton J. Shapp, Jerrold president, stated. The sale is not related in any way to the recent antitrust decision, a Jerrold spokesman said. Under the decision, issued by Philadelphia Federal Judge Francis L. Van Dusen last month, Jerrold was forbidden to acquire new catv systems without court approval, but the government's request that Jerrold be forced to divest itself of its catv operations was denied (Broadcasting, August 1). Mr. Shapp stated that Jerrold will apply the $5 million from the sale of its community systems to an expansion program which contemplates the acquisition of community cable, test equipment and communications companies. Jerrold was established in 1949 and is a principal manufacturer of catv equipment. It acquired its first cable companies in 1955 when it bought the Ukiah, Calif., and the Key West, Fla., systems. It sold the Key West system in 1959, realizing $284,000 profit on the transaction. The sale to H&B disposes of its remaining holdings in catv companies. 66 BROADCASTING, Avgutt 15, 1960