TV Guide (April 23, 1955)

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TUESDAY MORNING 6:40 (0| Today's Thoughts 6:45 0 Farm Daily—Menard (!) Everett Mitchell—Talks 7:00 0| Morning Show—Jack Paar I SPECIAL! A telecast of the nuclear ex¬ plosion at Yucca Flat, Nev. Details below. In New York, Jose Metis play's "Lover Come Back to Me." Five minutes of local news at 7.25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 AM. 0 (4) Today-Pave Garroway I SPECTalI Dave comes to us from Yucca Flat, Nev., site of this morning's atom bomb blast. Details below. Back in New York, Jack Lescoulie interviews policeman hero Capt. Phillips. Five min¬ utes of local news with Len O'Connor at 7:25, 7:55, 8:25, 8:55 AM. 7:10 (?) (4) Bomb Test Preview I SPECIAL! From Yucca Flat, Nev., comes a view of last-minute arrangements for the atom-bomb detonation to take place approximately one hour later. 7:20 0 (4) Today-Dave Garroway 7:30 (4) To Be Announced 8:00 (4) Today—Dave Garroway Today in Milwaukee at 8:25, 8:55 AM. u c s 7:00 QQ ATOM BOMB BLAST I SPECIAL! The eyes of two networks' tele¬ vision cameras will be turned toward Ground Zero, Yucca Flat, Nev. At approxi¬ mately 20 minutes after the hour, they will pick up the great nuclear explosion there, "designed to show clearly the effects of the blast on the largest collection of men, buildings and materials ever assembled for an atomic test." Actually, an entire village has been as¬ sembled in the bomb area. Among the structures to be tested are homes, factories, ground-level and underground shelters, a power station and a radio tower. Volunteers compose a Civil Defense team which will be stationed only two miles from Ground Zero, at which point there will also be television coverage. TV news¬ men assigned to the event include Morgan Beatty, Jack Beck, Walter Cronkite, Charles Collingwood, Hugh Downs, Ben Grauer, Dave Garroway, Grant Holcomb, Herb Kapiow, Robert Trout and Dallas Townsend. Most of them will be stationed on Media Hill, 8V2 miles from Ground Zero. The Defense Dept, is collaborating with the Atomic Energy Commission and the Civil Defense Administration in the tests. In the event of bad weather, the explosion and the telecast will be postponed 24 hours. TV GUIDE A-2 7