Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1957)

RCA all-glass. 22:11. 34:11, 40:12 Lawrence, 51 :4 COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM (CBS) news & public affairs, fellowships. 1 :16, 18 :7, 44:11 daytime viewing, 6 :3 joint owner of Santa Monica, Cal. amusement park. 6 :5 CBS-TV rates increase, 7 :6, 10:6, 11 :9 Sevareid commentary on ban of newsmen from China, 7 :14 KLFY-TV, Lafayette. La., first EMP affiliate to become primary CBS-TV, 8 :7 Judy Garland suit, 11:10, 42:5, 43:10, 44:5, 45:5, 46:8 cancels talk by priest, 11 :14, 13 :7 Chicago headquarters moved, 14 :9 affiliates meeting, 15 :5 switch from WCHS-TV, Charleston to WHTNTV, Huntington, W. Va. protested by Rep. Byrd, 16 :7 cited for public service programming by American Jewish Committee, 16 :14 sues IBEW Local 1212, 19:5, 49:8 Paley and Stanton among top-salaried industrialists. 21 :13 “Journalism on the Air” speech by Stanton, 27 :2 sued on “High Finance" format, 28 :9 sues Amana for refusing to pay in full for “Phil Silvers Show,” 29:14, 44:6 plagiarism suit filed by Linkletter to halt “To Tell the truth,” 32 :4 “Miss America” contest, 33 :4 competing product commercials to be separated by at least 15 min., 36:7 airline plugs, 89 :5 radio sponsorships up, 44 :11 tape of radio network programs to Library of Congress, 51 :9 CBS News, new name of CBS News & Public Affairs Dept., 51 :16 COMMUNITY ANTENNA SYSTEMS Trans-Community TV Network Inc., 1 :7 first to close because of translator is Bishop, Cal. system, 1 :9 regulation proposed by states, 4 :10, 9 :4 U. S. Tax Court ruling that initial connection charges are taxable, 5 :3, 6 :4 roundups, 5 :3, 31 :2 microwaves, 10:14, 17:6, 20:3, 37:9 Canadian systems, 11 :14, 40:7 , Clarksburg, W. Va. system sold, 11 :14, 39 :11 ' NCTA. 12 :10, 14 :9, 16 :6, 23 :5, 23 :9 court rules against 8% Federal tax, 13 :4, 24 :5 local closed-circuit originations, 16 :8 Jerrold buys Whitney’s 3 systems, 21 :14 new type of compact wiring and equipment forseen by Fitzroy Kennedy, 25 :6 Jerrold asks for special microwave channels or to share STL frequencies, 28 :14 Wyo. moves to regulate systems as public utilities. 30 :16 Canada’s NCATA, 40 :7, 43 :6 Ariz. merger, 52 :8 CONGRESS committee membership, 1 :6, 2 :2. 3 :6, 8 :5, 9 :14, 12:9, 18:14 multiple-ownership bills, 1 :6 Evins “influence” report. 1 :7 Celler bill to give Justice Dept, free hand in anti-trust suits against regulated industries, 2:2. 6:4 Bricker bill to control networks, 2 :3 bills to reduce uhf excise tax, 2 :3 bill to ban subscription TV, 2 :3, 6 :4 resolution to investigate “false” advertising, 2 :3 bills to legalize vhf boosters, 2 :3, 4 :9 resolution to televise sessions of House and House committees. 2 :3 bill for science scholarships for armed forces and employes, 2 :16 Senate Commerce Committee TV investigation, 4 :2, 10 :1. 11 :2. 14 :3. 24 :6, 25 :3, 26 :1, 26 :9 questions possible grant of Ch. 10 to National Airlines. 3 :2. 4 :2 Dept, of ’Transportation & Communications bill by Rep. Younger, 4 :9 standardization of govt, hearing procedures bill by Rep. Fascell, 4 :9 bills extending length of ’TV-AM licenses, 4 :9, 12:6 Senate Small Business Committee distribution investigation, 5:12 bill to give FCC authority over amount of TV-radio time for commercials, 6 :5 political broadcasting bills, 7 :14, 9 :14 songwriters ask network investigation, 9 :4, 24 :6 Sen. Hennings’ letter about FCC policies, 9 :14 Moulder subcommittee investigation of Govt, agencies. 10:4, 15:14, 16:14, 22:12, 29:5, 30:9, 38:7, 40:6, 42:7 Celler subcommittee network report, 10:9, 14:3, 16 :3. 19 :3. 21 :6. 22 :12, 23 :3, 25 :6 Sen. Hennings questions FCC on “network monopoly,” 10 :9 bill to repeal “protest” section of Communications Act, 11 :4 Kenneth Cox resigns, 12:16 ACLU asks Sen. Magnuson to investigate TVradio handling of “controversial issues,” 18:5 Congressman criticize FCC, 22 :4, 23 :8. 25 :2 airways modernization bill proposes “flexible” military-civilian telecommunications, 22 :7 Celler bill to require networks and stations to offer advertisers identical rates for identical services, 25 :2 bills to set up commission to study govt, use of frequencies, 25 :8 bills to plug tax loophole on profits from station sales, 26 :7 bills to stop “leaks” from govt, regulatory agencies, 27 :14 bill to define functions of advisory groups of govt, agencies, 28 :11, 34 :10 bill for license fee payments by stations, 35 :12 Celler committee investigation of Justice Dept. policy in settling anti-trust suits, 38:12 Celler attack on TV networks, 39 :2 Harris outlines changes planned in Communications Act, 43 :3 plans for 1958 investigations of TV, 51 :3 EDUCATIONAL TV programs underwritaen by business firms, 2 :7 Hagerstown, Md. pilot study, 2:10, 3:4, 11:10, 35:2, 46:9 school construction plans should provide for TV, 3:4, 5:2 Jack Gould reports on WGBH-TV, Boston, 3 :7 tax-support of WILL-’TV, Champaign, 111., ruled legal. 3 :7, 22 :7 Gov. Harriman seeks fund for N. Y. TV station, 3:14, 5:16, 6:4 NBC program series, 3 :14, 9 :5, 10 :4, 12 :16, 14:8, 36:8, 38:7, 43:10 TV-taught college credit courses, 6 :4, 25 :12, 36:8, 39 :7 TV monitor in Pearl River, N.Y. school, 7 :5 Ford Foundation commitments, 8 :3, 9 :5, 16 :5 TV college courses, 8 :12 NEA to fight for channel reservations, 10 :8 educators differ in evaluations. 10 :8 prisoners get college courses in 111., 11 :8 stations carry NBC programs without commercials, 13 :7, 17 :6 Assn, for Professional Bcstg. Education. 15 :8 N.Y. Chelsea study. 16 :14, 17 :12, 29 :6, 48 :7 Educational TV & Radio Center, Ann Arbor, 18:14, 19:10, 29:14 Mass, bill to allow local schools up to $1 per pupil for TV, 19 :4 CBS biggest non-govt, educational film producer, 19 :12 teaching experiment of Fund for Advancement of Education. 20 :2 Magnuson bill for TV grants to each state & territory, 20:3, 21 :2 Ohio plans 9-city network, 20:14 N. Y. Metropolitan Educational TV Assn., 20:14, 23:14, 36:14 closed-circuit evaluated by RCA’s Burns, 24 :4 closed-circuit system in Fulton County, Ga., 24 :4 WTTW, Chicago, recording service, 24 :6 ACLU urges keeping channel reservations. 25 :6 second (uhf) channel requested by WQED, Pittsburgh (Ch. 13). 26:14, 46:6 educational programming on WVEC-TV, Norfolk-Hampton 26 :14 U of Tex. expands use of TV, 28 :8 WOSU-TV, Columbus, part of 3-station Ohio public service “network,” 28:14 stations on air longer, 29 :9 network in 16 southern states forseen by Southern Regional Education Board, 31 :14, 35 :3 Fla. appropriates $500,000 for microwave, 31 :3 U of Detroit teaches freshmen over WTVS, 32 :5 Schenectady low-cost closed-circuit, 32 :12 classroom use survey by National School Boards Assn., 33 :4 teacher training in Texas, 86 :7 Port Chester, N. Y. high school closed-circuit system, 36:14, 49:10 commercial sponsorship to improve quality & status, ONSET aim, 37 :5, 43 :5 closed-circuit, not broadcasting, seen as education’s future field by Weiss of Ford Foundation, 37 :5 WGTE-TV, Toledo, gets donation from Edward Lamb. 37 :7 pre-school courses on WCET, Cincinnati, 37 :9 WCBS-TV 6 :30 a.m. course. 39 :7, 47 :9 WBC educational programs, 39 :7, 50 :7 International seminar on educational TV at Boston U. 40 :14 “Bold Journey” homework assignment, 41 :8 in-school TV training will exceed available air time in 10 years, predicts John Taylor, WTTW, Chicago, 42 :6 N. Y. programming funds frozen, 43 :10 Philadelphia schools buy uhf-vhf sets, 46:12 purchase of commercial time by Govt, or exercise of eminent domain suggested by U of Mich. TV director (Jarnet R. (larrison, 46:14 Houston school board meetings on integration carried by KUHT, 46 :14 closed-circuit network to train scientists urged by ‘Radio-Electronics’, 48 :9 N. Y. Board of Regents seeks to buy WATV, 49:1, 50.4, 51 :8 audience is 12,000,000, says Dr. Ryland Crary of Ann Arbor Center, 49:10 ELECTRONICS, GENERAL, NON-TV modular components, 1:1 engineer shortage relief plan offered by Daystrom pres. Thomas R. Jones. 2:16 Rochester, N.Y. tries 2-way bus radio, 2:15 air cleaning equipment for offices & factories sold by Minneapolis-Honeywell, 2:15 defense & military electronics expenditures, 8 :13, 14 :12, 24 :9, 48 :12, 62 :13 total 1967 volume about $1 billion higher, says Frank Folsom. 6:15 National Electronics Labs Inc. sold to Thiokol Chemical Corp., Trenton. 6:16 atomic battery, size of thumbtack bead, developed by Elgin Watch, 5 :15 Air Associates Inc., now named Electronic Communications Inc., 6 :12 Electronics Investment Corp., 6 :12, 34 : 12 & 13 300 top research & development contractors, 1964-56. 6 :13 tiny battery good for 20 years made by GE, 6 :13 Ling Electronics Inc., 6 :13, 44 :15 cryotron to replace tubes & transistors in computers developed by MIT, 6 :13 electronics development in next 10 years as predicted by Donald Fink, 12 :15 Business & Defense Services Administration threatened by appropriation cut, 16 :10, 16 :9, iq.q 90*10 99 *Q 99*19 $23.2 billion sales predicted for 1965 in ‘Electronics Industry Fact Book’, 16:10 military expenditures from mid-1950 to 1956 totaled $16.2 billion, says RETMA, 16:12 man-made ionospheric cloud for long-distance communications, 16 :12 100 top military contractors, 16:12, 42:12 6-10% increase in total electronics volume, predicts Robert C. Sprague, 17 :8 Topp Industries debentures, 17:11 $12.25 billion volume in 1967 predicted by Sylvania’s Mitchell. 18:13 semiconductor mfrs* ranked by ‘Fortune’, 20:8 international market improved, reports Raytheon’s Ellis, 20:11 no ceiling in sight for industry, says Dr* W. R. G. Baker, 20:11 telescope improved by TV components. 24 :9 vacuum tube replacement seen with new inventions, 26:10 Sanders Assoc, stock issue, 28 :13 electronic Braille, 29 :9 growth on west coast, 29 :13 electronic bird call ban, 33 :4, 35 :7 decline in engineering demand, 35 :8 moon used as radio relay station, 36 :8 Electronic Specialty financial report, 36 :8 sunspot explosion affects aircraft radio, 36 :14 Victoreen Instrument Co., 39:11, 41:13 evaluation of growth, by H. L. Hoffman, 40:12 “Systemized electronics,” key to new era of growth, says RCA’s T. A* Smith, 40 :12 120% expansion by 1966, says RCA’s Foster, 40 :13 Hewlett-Packard Co* stock issue, 41 :13 electronic highway for safe driving demonstrated in Neb., 42 :9 Kaiser Aircraft & Electronics Corp* sold to Kaiser Industries, 43 :14 $200,000,000 total semiconductor sales in 1968, predicts J. S* O’Flaherty, 44:14 Jefferson Electric Co. buys Electronic Products Corp., 48 :12 role in U. S. economy outlined by EIA’s Secrest, 60 :10 role in missiles & defense, per Gen. Samoff and Dr. W. R. G. Baker, 52:10 ELECTRONIC INDUSTRIES ASSN* (EIA) 1956 production and set sales totals, 6 :10 quarterly meetings, 10:11, 11:11, 37:11, 47:15 name change to Electronic Industries Assn., 11:12, 19:8, 21:12, 28:12, 30:11 trade show questionnaire, 14 :11, 36 :10 new recommended standards for electronics industry. 16 :11 convention, 19:8, 20:9 & 11, 21:12 Canadian RETMA, 26 :13 committees, 30:13 & 14, 31:11, 33:7, 34:11, 44:13 reviews TV set safety standards, 38:10 all-spectrum study, 41 :3, 44 :1, 47 :4, 60 :5 small business firms 2/8 of membership, 46 :11 EQUIPMENT, TELECASTING new RCA equipment, 9 :8 GE “price adjustment,” 9 :8 equipment at NARTB convention. 16 :5 FCC may require photographs for type acceptance. 41 :9 Antennas WOR-TV, N. Y., tower, 5 :9, 28 :7 Baltimore’s 3-station “candelabra,” 6 :8 Philadelphia’s 2-station tower, 6 :8, 12 :8, 60 :8 WSM-TV, Nashville, tower crash, 6 :8 WHAS-TV, Louisville, tower, 9:14, 26:14 WBZ-TV. Boston, tower, 12 :9, 14 :9 legislation to require painting & lighting unused towers, 13 :3, 16 :7 airspace “grab” by aviation attacked by WHASTV, Louisville, 13 :14 KRON-TV, San Francisco, multiple antenna tower. 14 :6, 37 :4 KVSO-’TV, Ardmore, Okla., tower destroyed by tornado, 14:6, 17:6 WEAR-TV, Pensacola, tower, 17 :4 tail-tower rules by JIGTSC, 22:2. 23:7 trend to antenna farms, 37 :4 Airspace Panel actions, 41 :7 FCC antenna farm plan, 47 :10 KVIT, Santa Fe, move to Sandria Crest, 61 :8 Cameras RCA pocket-size, for military. 6 :15 RCA simplified studio vidicon. 6 :8 NARTB demonstrations, 16 :5 underwater. 19 :6 Ling vidicon, 20 :14 RCA 1-in. vidicon tube. 28:14 Electron Corp. “do-it-yourself” kit. 26:12 RCA "tube savers”. 38:12 Majestic German imports, 42 :4 Air Force infrared patent, 82 :14 3