Paramount World (May 1958 - July 1962)

NEWS OF THE DIVISIONS OF PARAMOUNT PICTURES . . .DOT RECORDS, AUTOMETRIC, T-V PRODUCT IONS, K.T.L.A. ,TaLENTASSOC I AT ESPAR AMOUNT . Loa Angeles television station KTLA of Paramount Television Productions, Inc. was highly commended by the Forest Service of the United States Department of Agriculture for its expert and valuable TV coverage of the recent disastrous forest fires in the Hollywood Hills. A letter to Stretch Adler, vice president and general manager of Paramount Television Productions from Sim E. Jarvi, Forest Supervisor, said in part: "KTLA is to be commended on the continued public service activities with relation to fires and other disasters in the Los Angeles Metropolitan Area. We in the U.S. Forest Service appreciate your station's assistance in forest fire prevention education during the year. This has been both from the telecopter in the air, and the control room at the studio. .. .Congratulations on a job well done by George Lew in, Jim Karyan, Clete Roberts, Jay Elliott, . . . HOUR LONG LIVE "SOVIET NEWS CONFERENCE" — MAY 18. 1961 Three Russian News Men, touring the United States with a group of Soviet Press, were interviewed by a panel of American reporters headed by Bill Stout on KTLA TV 5. The Russians who took port Daniel Fedorivich of the Russian newsmagazine "Abroad”; Viktor Vasilevich Moevski, Deportment Editor of Provda; Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Vishnevski, Assistant Director of TASS were questioned and were also given the opportunity to ask questions of the American press before a huge Southern California television audience. All three spoke English. AMERICAN RfcPOSTaRS VsuRt CLc.Tfc ROBERTS, TOM FRANKLIN AND TOM HARMON. ( Shown at right) The program, on videotape, has been made available for airing throughout Russia free of charge by KTLA. HHHHHHBBMHHflHHIHHHHHflHHHBii Above Is a publicityrelease issued by KTLA, Los Angeles, following a Soviet News Conference held in the California city. This was another in a long line of important KTLA events in the public interest. Mr. Seymour Adler Manager, KTLA 5800 Sunset Boulevard Hollywood 28, California Just a note to thank you for KTLA's wonderful coverage of the Hollywood hills fire last Friday night. I stationed myself before the television and used your report as my official contact with what was happening. I was especially pleased with your drive to keep the people away from the area because of the traffic Jam. This was a real public service . .XTOt4 A clever girl is one who is clever enough to show a man how clever he is before he finds out how clever she is. Anon AUT OiviETR I C CORPORATION r Sherer (his worn from" the helicopter), and Harold Larry >nderful coverage Autometric's Electronic Research Group, headed by Paul Neuvirth, has transferred its operations from 1501 Broadway, ninth floor annex to Autometric's 33rd Street Engineering and Manufacturing Plant. This group is responsible fir Chroma tron development operations, not only in entertainment applications but in the field of commercial and military display devices. Space formerly occupied by Electronic Research has been taken over by an expanded Special Projects Section, headed by Mendel Halberstam. a son, Abraham Mordecai Pressman, was born on May 17 to Mr. and Mrs. Israel Pressman. Mr. Pressman is a Physicist with Autometric' 3 Physics Research wroup Howard Kreitcek, Autometric's transportation expert, received a remarkable present on his twenty-fifth wedding anniversaiy, May 30, when his wife presented him with a daughter, Ann Marie, their seventh child. "Howie" is one of the few lucky enou^i to bounce a baby daughter on one knee and a grandchild Howard 3rd on the other. Mildred Krug, Secretary to Albert Chesnes, attended the June Week excersises of the United States Military Academy at West Point as a guest of her fiance, Todd Counts. & wedding is planned for shortly after graduation. Maiy C. Killilea, fhgineering Staff Writer for Autometric Corporation, was judge at the Annual Publications Award Night of the Society of Technical Writers and Publishers. Morby. In fact all of those connected with KTLA's news operation. We are «ure that the fine cooperation between our agency and your station will continue for many years to come." KTLA also received many wonderful compliments in the press, and of course the Mayor's praise (above). James (Jim; Mattrtews, Assistant Director of Promotion and advertising and Miss Velma McKnj^it of Palm Springs and Los Angeles, were married on Sunday, June 4, in the garden of the Lone Palm Hotel at Palm Springs, California. Jim has bem with KTLA for nearly two years. Prior to coming to the West Coast he held a similar position with KIV-TV in Cleveland, Ohio. The Matthews will reside in Los Angeles and Palm Springs. Chuck Walker, Director of Film Operations at KTU, became the proud father of a son on June 6, whaa wife Penny Lee gave birth to 71b., 2}oz. David wlen at Hollywood Presbyterian Hospital, i-huck has been with KTL^ for 3 years. -Joanne Chaves Interesting news concerning Talent Associate s-Par amount Ltd. will be found on Page 19. This is one of the most important happenings in television circles in years. Paramount ' s Pe r lbe rgSeaton production, "The Pleasure of His Company" has created a batch of interesting records. One is Liberty Records' orchestral number based on the film's theme and music, played by Felix Slatkin and his Orchestra ...the other is Vic Damone singing "The Pleasure of Her Company," done most pleasantly on a Columbia Record.