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WKNO ENGINEER DIES OF HEART ATTACK Clement LaFond, chief engineer of WKNO-TV, Memphis’ educational TV station, died unexpectedly of a heart attack Dec. 21 at the age of 43. He had been associated with the station since its beginning in 1954. Mr. LaFond came to Memphis from Houston, Tex., where he was engineer for the University of Houston’s ETV station. He is credited with having designed WKNO’s engineering facilities and with having engaged in every type of activity that helped bring the station into operation. Originally from Grand Rapids, Mich., he became interested in electronics while in the Air Force where he completed a radio mechanics course. He studied at the School of Radio and Television Arts and Sciences in Hollywood, received his bachelor of arts degree in radio and television at the University of Houston in 1951 and his master’s there in 1953. BROTHERHOOD WEEK In response to a request by the National Conference of Christians and Jews, attention is called to the ap¬ proaching date of Brotherhood Week to be observed Feb. 16 through 23, 1958. The NCCJ, which sponsors the annual event, is a civic organization engaged in a nationwide program of intergroup education. It enlists Protestants, Catholics and Jews who work together to build better relationships among men of all religions, races and nationalities. Schools and colleges interested in obtaining pro¬ gram materials for the observance of Brotherhood Week are invited to write to William E. Vickery, National Conference of Christians and Jews, 43 West 57th Street, New York 19, N. Y. WTVS REPORTS PROGRESS A two-year success story, reflecting the rapid growth of educational broadcasting stations in this country, reaches us from WTVS, Channel 56, Detroit’s educa¬ tional TV station. According to the report, the station began its operation with three studios and four TV cameras and equal limitations in other broadcasting facilities Oct. 3, 1955. Today there are four studios with 11 cameras. Whereas the first week’s programming consisted of five hours of broadcasting, WTVS now broadcasts 57 hours weekly; of these, 44 hours consist of live pro¬ grams produced by one of the 18 member organiza¬ tions of the Detroit Educational Television Founda¬ tion which operates WTVS. For in-school viewing, 11 programs are produced by the Detroit Public Schools, two by the Detroit Institute of Arts and two by the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village. More than 300 schools in the area are now equipped to receive these programs, sev¬ eral as far away as Toledo. In addition, the report lists an extensive weekly schedule of adult education programs produced in cooperation with a number of area institutions of higher learning. Presently, an estimated 25,000 Detroit area homes have TV sets capable of Channel 56 reception. Viewers, the report states, live in all parts of the city and its surrounding suburban areas up to 50 miles away. NEWSLETTER