U. S. Radio (Jan-Dec 1960)

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focus on radio A Quick Glance At People, Places And Events Around Radio-Land FALL OF A TOWER is caught by the camera, paradoxically a symbol of progress for WTMJ Milwaukee. The station had just completed the erection of a new 685'/2-foot tower. The old 400-foot tower had been in service since 1935. Two of the legs were severed, then the tower was pulled and allowed to topple over. The entire operation took less than 45 minutes. EMCEE with main attraction of the 29th Annual Laurel Rotary Minstrel take bows. Beauty is Mary Ann Mobley, Miss America of 1959, pictured with Gene Tibbett, co-owner and general manager of WLAU Laurel, Miss. Proceeds of the show are being used for the crippled adult rehabilitation campaign fund. ONE OF THREE winners in timebuyer competition coincident with move of three John Blair companies to Corning Glass Building, New York, is William E. Warner (c) of Ted Bates & Co. Gift of Steuben Crystal is presented by Art McCoy (I.), executive vice president of Blair & Co., and Ed. D. Shu.-ick, executive vice president of Blair-Tv. ARDENT KEX Portland, Ore., cyclists Lee Smith and Barney Keep proudly enter Portland State College five-day Bike Marathon. They didn't get far, but two rival Portland State fraternities kept the relay going for 108 hours around the clock, while the disc jockeys kept interested listeners informed on pedal-by-pedal progress of the race. 38 U. S. RADIO Januarv 1060