Television digest with electronics reports (Jan-Dec 1958)
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AS WE TAKE STOCK of the waning year, the time is ‘ fitting for thought and prayer for associates and friends in the industry who went to their rewards during 1958. These are the folk from all branches of TV-radio and electronics arts & industries whose deaths we chronicled during the year:
Adams, Ira J.
Agnew, Neil Anderson, Ed M. Andrada, Marco Aurelio
Arnold, Frank' A. Amson, Ludwig Baer, Dr. William Bush
Barkley, William J. Bonner, David Thomas
Brennan, Joseph Barry
Broekman, David Hendrines Bulova, Arde Burke, Harold C. Butterfield,
Charles E.
Carney, Edward B. Carrington, Elaine Sterne
Cashman, John H. Cheeseman, Frank E. Christian, Charles D. Clark, Dr. Frances Elliott
Clay, John H.
Cohn, Harry Cook, Philip D. Corson, Bernard Crutcher, Jack R. Dancer, H. M.
Davis, Elmer Davis, Harold Davisson, Dr.
Clinton J.
Dawson, George C. Deakins, Frank R. Durgin, Louis A. Edwards, Mitchell W. Egelston, Charles Einstein, Harry (Parkyakarkus) EUiott, Albert M. Ewing, Frank Fedrick, Jack R. Feigenbaum, Harry Fink, Louis J.
Fitch, Irving H. Fletcher, Edwin L. Ford, Mrs.
Frederick W. Frank, Yasha (Nathaniel)
FuUer, Wesley Gass, Florien P. Gassenheimer, Walter Tenbroeck Gercke, George J. Giguere, Edmour Frederic
Gilman, John R. Goodman, Dr.
Frank C.
Goodwin, Bill Gordon, Watson M. Greenleaf, Comdr.
Sydnle A. GreenweU, D. A. Grifiin, Wm. J. Jr. Gross, Adolph L. Gustafson, Gilbert Hallborg, Henry E. Harper, Harvey W. Harrison, Gilmore R. Hawkins, Dr.
Laurence A.
Hayes, Sam Hearst, John Randolph Hennessey, Mrs.
Philip J. Jr.
Henri, William B. Hessinger, Paul W. Hight; Robert Hofman, Otto H. Hohner, Mann Hudders, James B. Hughes, Charles P. Ingle, Edward T. Jacobs, Joel F. Jefferson, John P. Johnson, Glenn Wilson
Jones, Ralph D. Joyce, Joseph Reinhard Katz, Joseph Kearney, Frank A. Kelly, Donald M. Jr. Kenyon, Alden H. Lark-Horovitz,
Dr. Karl Lawrence, Dr.
Ernest O.
Lee, W. Arthur Lennon, Edmund S. Le Van, Harry Levitt, Robert D. Light, Herman H. Lightman, M. A. Lowenberg, Sydney Long, Edward Harvey
Long, George A. McCarthy, James E. McDonald, Eugene F. Jr.
McKim, Kenneth Walter
Mamell, Margaret Marshall, Henry I. Mayborn, Ward C. Miller, Donald Mims, G. L.
Moore, Harry (Tim) Morgan, Raymond R. Sr.
Morse, Elwood K.
Mortimer, Charles Ward Motenko,
Alexander B. Muller, John S. Murphy, Francis P. Nelson, M. L. Nussbaum, Col.
Howard L.
O’Brien, William V. Peace, Charlie Pearson, Charles E. Peay, Larry W. Phipps, John S. Presbrey, Charles Reynolds, Frank J. Rockwell, Thomas C. Rollins, George K. Ruppel, Louis Rutherford, Mrs.
Raymond H.
Sacks, Emanuel (Manie)
Salomon, Henry Sammett, Julian M. Sterling, Sir George Sauter, James E. Schaub, Robert C. Schroeder, Elroy Scott, John W.
Scott, Milton C. Sheets, George Sherrod, Betty H. Shouse, Mrs.
Katherine Fox Siegel, Abraham H. Silen, Bertrand H. Simons, W. A. Skewes, James H. Simpson, William E. Smalley, Robert AUan
Spence, Harry R. Spingold, Nate B. Steinke, William Stone, Louis Talcott Stuart, Charles T. Tallents, Sir Stephen Taylor, Dr. Wm. C. Taylor, William H. Terry, Dr. Ernest Alden Jr.
Thomas, Phillips Torrans, William H. Troup, Frederick H. Tuhy, Stephen Jr. Turnbull, Ray W. Van Allen, Judge John W.
Wall, Charles A. Whitney, Dr.
Willis R.
Whittier, Robert J. Winfield, WiUiam R. Wooten, S. D. Wright, Montgomery Young, ^Verne R.
Single TV application filed this week was for Ch. 12, Pembina, N. D., by owners of KNOX & KNOX-TV, Grand Forks (Ch. 10). Total applications pending are now 88 (21 uhf). [For details, see TV Addenda 27-Q.1
Marquis-Who’s Who Inc., Chicago, publisher of Who’s Who in America, has just issued first biennial Who’s Who of American Women (1480pp., 20,000 biographies).
Impact of Newspaper Strike: Despite the newspaper strike, almost 4 out of 5 New Yorkers had heard the news of the new American satellite when TV-radio reps Blair Co. quizzed 1000 people Dec. 19 throughout New York’s 5 boroughs. TV had been their informant, said 53.8% of those who knew of the successful launching. Radio was source for 52.4%. Newspapers remained source for 19.5%, who were apparently consulting out-of-city, suburban & foreign language newspapers not on strike. To “Has the strike inconvenienced you?” 35% answered no. By those who were inconvenienced, main reasons given were: (1) miss ads about the sales; (2) miss the news. Asked which newspaper feature they missed most, only 4.1% named TV-radio section, 43.2% said news events, 18.5% advertising, 13.1% editorials, 11.3% sports, 10.4% “everything.” [For previous roundup on impact of strike, see Vol. 14:51.]
Armed Forces TV stations, now numbering 29 in U. S. & overseas (see TV Factbook No. 27, p. 307), will be augmented within month by following: (1) Midway Island Naval Station, KMTH-TV (Ch. 8) , 200 watts. (2) Korea, Camp Kaiser, AFKN-TV (Ch. 12), 500 watts. (3) Iran, Teheran, AFTV (Ch. 8), 500 watts. (4) Korea, St. Barbara, AFKN-TV (Ch. 3), 50-watt repeater. (5) Alaska, Wildwood Station, AFTV (Ch. 8), 200 watts. Also authorized, due next June: Puerto Rico, Roosevelt Roads Naval Station, AFTV (Ch. 22), 150 watts; Crete, Iraklion Air Base, AFTV (Ch. 8), 200 watts.
Are westerns educational? Many adult viewers in Madison, Wis. think so — and they also classify adventure series, family dramas & quizzes as ETV programming, according to Prof. Bruce H. Westley, TV lab research coordinator at U of Wisconsin. Financed by Educational TV & Radio Center, Ann Arbor, he polled 799 Madison residents on attitudes toward ETV, found them “strongly favorable [with no] widespread evaluation of ETV as dull & monotonous.” But “quite a number” had misconceptions of what constitute educational shows.
Unique color equipment, most compact yet devised, will be used by NBC for helicopter pickups of Tournament of Roses parade in Pasadena New Year’s Day, noon-1 :30 p.m. EST. Completely transistorized, it comprises 2 units — 20-lb. camera using three %-in. vidicons, 45-lb. control & monitor. System has 300 transistors, sole vacuum tubes being vidicons and black-&-white CR monitor. It was developed at RCA Princeton Labs by team of J. W. Morgan, W. S. Pike & L. A. Boyer under the supervision of L. E. Flory and RCA honorary v.p. Dr. Vladimir K. Zworykin.
ETV in Europe: Report on govt, uses of TV & radio for education in Italy, France & Denmark is being prepared for House Commerce Committee by Rep. Moulder (D-Mo.) and counsel Kurt Borchardt following quick 2-week trip to Rome, Paris & Copenhagen. They collected mass of statistics for use by Committee as background material when bills for Federal grants for ETV equipment (Vol. 14:46) come up again next session.
Broadcast management seminar will be conducted by NAB at Harvard Graduate School of Business Administration next Julj’^ 6-17, enrollment limited to 60 TV & radio executives who will be charged ?500 tuition for 2-week course. Registration forms will be mailed by NAB to members in Jan.
Sign of The TV Times in Britain: J. Arthur Rank Organization goes out of newsreel business at year’s end in favor of new weekly newsmagazine. Look at Life, first edition due Feb. 2.