Motion Picture Daily (Apr-Jun 1959)

lay, April 23, 1959 Motion Picture Daily titury Plans '^Continued from page 1) wo theatres. The radio station, [ified by call letters, is in iter, N.Y. al executive changes in the jation were also announced by jtz. Joseph M. Geoghan, forliead of the real estate and indepartment, will devote full fa the company's diversification |q as assistant to Martin H. Lb, secretary and treasurer. YVickham, formerly Geoghan's it, steps up to head the real md insurance department. net Trademark Bill ed by Rockefeller I Special to THE DAILY ANY, N. Y., April 22-Goverckefeller has vetoed two bills ftator Hellman, Bronx Demorending the penal law, in rela defacing, removing or obliteraarks of origin from television b, tubes and appliances, jmor Rockefeller wrote that | case," the criminal provision applies to "any electronic deind legislative history of the ta "demonstrates the quoted were intended to include elecappliances such as radio and ,3n sets." (the other case," the criminal >n already applies to any "ar.: merchandise." efeller observed "both of these > of the penal law have recenti employed by the district atof Bronx County to convict who fraudulently altered cation marks and marks of on television appliances." tiers to Make New dive Series for ABC mond Head," a new film series on the activities of two private ves in the Hawaiian Islands, e produced by Warner Bros, •sentation on the ABC-TV Netit was announced yesterday, hour-long program will be d Wednesdays at 9:00 P.M., g early this fall. American Chicle Co., Carter ts, and the Whitehall LaboraDivision of American Home bts will sponsor "Diamond Television Jo day IERT to Discuss Effect Of TV, Radio in Russia Special to THE DAILY COLUMBUS, O., April 22.-Radio and television broadcasting in the Soviet Union, as well as in the satellite countries, including its implications for international relations, will be examined by noted industry figures and officials of the U.S. Department of State at the 1959 Institute for Education by Radio and Television to be held here May 6-9, at the Deshler Hilton Hotel. The forum on broadcasting behind the Iron Curtain will be held at the May 7 evening general session, and will feature as participants: Jerry A. Danzig, vice-president of NBC, for participating programs, New York; Ralph Steetle, executive director of the Joint Council on Educational Television, Washington; Scott Lyon, assistant director of East-West Relations, and John G. Kormann, UNESCO Affairs Staff, both of the State Department. Has Toured USSR Danzig was one of four official U.S. representatives who toured Soviet broadcasting installations under a 1958 exchange arrangement. Steetle served as the only western observer at a recent international broadcasting conference held by Iron Curtain countries at Moscow. The evening international forum will culminate a day of discussions in which the broadcasting conference will be told that educational television stations will outnumber commercial stations in 10 years and that advertisers, as much as educators, legislators and broadcasters, are responsible for gearing television to the upgrading of national culture for the coming intercontinental network struggle for the minds of the peoples of the world. The institute, expected to bring together 600 to 800 representatives of broadcasting, industry, education and advertising from the United States, Canada and other foreign countries, is sponsored by Ohio State University. Kenin Sees Nets Unfair To Fine Music Shows "I find it difficult to describe in a single word or phrase the strange programming policies of the television networks today," declares Herman D. Kenin, president of the American Federation of Musicians, in the current issue of "The International Musician." Renin's criticism was an outgrowth of network refusal to sell prime viewing-listening time for "The Voice of Firestone," which, said the association head, "for 31 years has provided a rich feast of fine, live concert music for millions of Americans." The concern of the AFM, said Kenin, "is not alone for shrinking employment opportunities, but for the future of American music itself, as well as for the other living arts that also get short shrift from the mighty TV medium." Pointing to the networks' obligation to use the free airways in the interest of all the people, Kenin calls upon the Federal Communications Commission to start "enforcing the terms of the contract," adding that "the viewing public should not be condemned to live by bread (and bullets) alone." netco's Renick Will Trevarthen to NBC t. Report on USSR Special to THE DAILY AMI, April 22. Ralph Renick, editor of Wometco's WTVJ, is fg a group of prominent local antatives making a trip to Rusiving here May 7. The group pend two days in Washington heading for Europe to meet Vice-President Nixon and a lg by the State Department, ick plans to make a tape of the n visit and report to the State itment on matters pertaining to land TV. TelePrompTer's Gross, Net Up in '58 Over '57 TelePrompTer Corporation's gross revenues during 1958 were $3,414,499, an increase of 51 per cent over the previous year's volume of $2,264,345, it was reported this week, 1958 net earnings were $41,956, or 12 cents per share, as compared with a net loss of $212,694, or a deficit of 59 cents per share, in 1957. Irving B. Kahn, chairman and president, explained that all of the company's products and servicesequipment lease and sales, networktelevision and film service, and closed circuit television, industrial staging and other developments of the Group Communications Division —contributed importantly to the sales gains recorded in 1958. Who's Where Warren V. Bush has joined WCBSTV as a staff producer, it was announcd by Clarence Worden, assistant to the general manager and director of public affairs. Bush's first assignments will be the Channel 2 programs "Right Now!" and "The Way to Go," replacing producer Martin Schneider, who has resigned. □ M. S. ("Bud") Rukeyser Jr. has been appointed manager, Business and Trade Publicity, effective, April 27, it was announced by Ellis Moore, director, press and publicity. He succeeds Joseph A. Ryan, who is resigning this week. Rukeyser has been press editor, news and public affairs, heading a three-man unit handling publicity in these areas. He joined NBC in January 1958. □ Dom Moore has been signed by Screen Gems as story editor in an agreement negotiated by Fred Briskin, production executive of Screen Gems and the Gordon Molson Agency. Moore reports to Harry Ackerman, vice-president in charge of production for the Columbia Pictures TV subsidiary, on April 27, moving over from McCann-Erickson, where he has been program supervisor. □ The appointment of Ralph M. Baruch to the position of director of international sales for CBS Films, Inc. was announced by Sam Cook Digges, CBS Films administrative vice-president. Baruch, whose appointment becomes effective Monday, May 4, is currently a CBS Films account supervisor. In his new position, he will report to Digges. □ Arthur Harvey has been promoted to ABC director of labor relations for the ABC Western Division effective May 1, it was announced by James G. Riddell, ABC vice-president in charge of the Western Division. William H. Trevarthen has been named director of television network operations for the National Broadcasting Company, it was announced by Robert L. Stone, vice-president, Facilities Operations. Trevarthen, whose appointment becomes effective April 27, will be in charge cf NBC studio and theatre operations, maintenance and plant facilities, administration and scheduling of all engineering personnel, and special and sound effects. He will report to Stone. Trevarthen comes to the NBC network from the American Broadcasting Company. NTA Names Brunton Robert Brunton has been named Director of Operations for NTA'-s Studio 13, located at 1481 Broadway, it was announced by Robert Goldston, director of administration for NTA Broadcast Division. Studio 13 acts as an auxiliary studio for WNTA-TV and as a primary studio for NTA tape productions. Prior to his new appointment, Brunton was director of production facilities at NBC; production manager for Maurice Evans, and a production manager at CBS for five years. Aldrich Director for Fox 'Paradise' Series From THE DAILY Bureau HOLLYWOOD, April 22.-Robert Aldrich has been signed to direct the first two segments of James A. Michener's "Adventures in Paradise," fordicoming Martin Manulis production for 20th Century-Fox television. Executive producer Dominick Dunne will start full production of the action-drama series on May 4, with Gardner McKay starring as the skipper of a commercial schooner which sails the South Seas. Richard Goldstone will produce. "Adventures in Paradise" will be carried next season over ABC-TV on Mondays, 8:30 to 9:30 P.M., on a 52week deal.