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1 SUNDAY NEWS, July 291956 Trapped In TV Set 'Ding Dong Dozen Tols Jusl Yawn As Plane's Engine Quits Pupils San Francisco. July 28 (Jt- Try To Save Tcachbr A militaiv transport plane had 'J If engine trouble out in the Tacific today, awakening abou a doz.en young children among the 98 told them the situation, and ('apt. Benjamin also explained to the passengers. "I headed a crew of other military people who ripped up flooring in the plane and took it to the freight compartment to jettison if necessary. We also were prepared to throw and everything else overboard if necessary." New York, July 28 An amazingly large number of very small fry have the fixed idea that a certain pleasant, dark- SHARK TURNS, 2 MEN DIE, 2 ARE HURT Falmouth, England, July 2H (yft A shark that turned caused the death of two civil-ians and severe injuries to two naval -officers.

The story, as related yesterday at a coroner's inquest: The four men in a dinghy were pursuing the shark, which had interrupted naval operations. They threw a length of rope with a U-ounce charge of high explosive across the shark's back. It turned and dived underneath the boat just as the explosive went off. petvons aboard. But its competent crew and stewardesci took charge so quickly that most of the children went back to sleep, haired lady is trapped in the family television set.

Mot long ago when a father The plane labored 500 miles to San Francisco, on the 2 400-mile flight from Honolulu, with one of found his very young son tryinj to remove the back of the set and demanded to know what he was doing, his son replied, "I just want to let Miss Frances out." its four engines "frozen" and its idle propeoer causinp a drag, It could not be feathered. Four Coast Guard planes flew out quickly 10 escort the crippled I' oval bis Svhrduleil New York, July 28 Vocalists Margaret Whiting and' Julie London will appear oa NBC-TV's "Tennessee Ernis Ford Show" next week. Mls Whiting will be on the program' next Tuesday and Miss London DR. FRANCES HORWICH "edutainment'' on her programs craft in to International Airport, Miss Frances does get out once in a while and travel about the country to appear and talk here she finds, is the appearance of musicians who show the young audience how to play various mu where a crowd watched it make a slow, agonizing glide to the runway. Capt.

Flovd Betvjamin of Am-ityville, Long Island, N.Y., the nod there. "Miss Frances," chil- ....1 null" -4 T-wiJ on Thursday. sical instruments. Children al 14-Inch Tires Arc Favorite For '57 Cars so enjoy programs in which she pilot, called the incident rou BEST WISHES! plays records. But the most pop ular, according to parents who wrte her, are "creative things" in which she and her young aud wirii lni, 1 iv'" jvm fev vn They bring and send her gifts iweet potatoes, lollipops, apples, bouquets, and copies of storybooks to be autograhed.

Wins Numerous Awards This state of affairs is the re-ult of Miss Frances better known in educational circles as Dr. Frances llorwich conduct-iiiS a program called "Ding Dong School" everv Monday through ience do such things as finger paint, model with clay and the tine. But a passenger, Marine M. Sgt, Raymond Williams of San Francisco, a pilot himself with more than 3,000 hours loft, commented: "The situation was serious, but the pilot did an excellent job. I was particularly impressed by the way the pasengers conducted themselves.

"I would have expected panic like. nut sne nns some concerns about children viewing TV. Akron, Ohio. July 28 UP The trend to smaller, wider tires for passenger automobiles will take a big jump with the introduction of the 1957 models, a tire company executive said today, E. F.

Tomlinson. president of the B. Goodrich Tire said "One is the quantity of televi sion child watches. I'm afraid we re living through cycles of sameness in television and there is not a rich enough variety for the trend has been relatively from some, especially the civilians. But there was absolutely none.

'Th -rwa- anrt tho el fU' lrl- children. There is a great need slow in recent years, but that about 70 per cent of the 1957 through bank of window on lecond floor bl- I Control porsonntl watch action in lludio for trying out new ideas in chil viowt iten by thre cimerit ind any tpociil offocti. cony. Monitor scrtons evtrhoad show Friday (9 a.m., EST) on NBC-TV. "Ding Dong School'1 designed primarily for children between the ages of two and six, has won numerous awards and started locally in Chicago away bsck in the fall of 1952 which is very long ago indeed in the world of television.

Dr. llorwich, then chairman of the educational department at Roosevelt University in Chicago, was called in as a consultant when station WNBQ en. i-isii 1 dren's programs. esses awakened the people and cars will be quipped with new 14-inch tires. "Sometimes I fear too that in many homes television is used as Tires of l.Vmch inside diameter have been standard equipment on most models since the late 1940s, a DaDy-suter.

1 wish more chil dren were watching the TV set Shielded By Copper Hue Studio Of WCKT Can Take following a gradual switch from the 16-inchers. with their parents so that after a program they could talk over what they've seen together." Tomlinson said the chief rea son for the wide changeover next year is the longer, lower styling of the new cars. The 14-inch tire 4 41 ci 1 1 at wanted to start a TV program for young children. They decided she knew so much about educating entertainingly the young that they asked her to conduct tne program. A move from local to network followed a month lat also is a better match for the rviiy June oiiuv i i uuuitu nun higher horsepower cars the pub welcome I MASONRY DONE BY L-COOK PRUITT MASONRY, INC I 6849 BIRD RD.

PH. MO 7-8839 lic is demanding, he added. Auburndalc Rest Is Seen For General The 14-inch tire is about 10 per cent wider than the 15-incher and is more dependable and eas ier steering, the Goodrich executive said. Tomlinson said the new fea tures of the 14-inch tires also have been incorporated into the new 13-inch tires. er.

Dr. Norwich has created something of a record by neither missing nor repeating a single program in a total of 1,000. Thus for example on one program presented in color Dr. Hor-wich adamantly refused to let technicians dip strawberries in red paint to make them appear more colorful. "That" she says "is what I mean by integrity." Although she has no children of her ow Dr.

llorwich feels she has several million in her television audience. She and her husband of 25 years Harvey Hor- Congratulations to WCKT and WCKR Gainesville, July 2S ti den. James Van Fleet apparently has gone to his brother's farm near Auburndale to recuperate from an emergency appendectomy. That is the forwarding address left by the retired general who commanded the 8th Army in Korea when he was discharged yesterday from Alachua General Hospital. Stricken en route from Mobile, to his South Florida home at Hobe Sound, Gen.

Van Fleet had an operation July 17. Van Fleet left the hospital with-ouf assistance. During his final day there he walked around th ON THEIR SELECTION OF GENERAL FIREPROOFING METAL BUSINESS FURNITURE AND wich. a lawyer and writer, dive I in a Manhattan apartment and j.4ie devotes all her time to her program. Probably the most popular form of what might be called Stars of "Your Biscayne Host" rehaarso a vocal number.

Left to right, Corine Cutfson, M.C. Bob Clayton and Sam Kruptf. FILING EQUIPMENT BOLING WOOD CHAIRS ALMA WOOD DESKS FR.II PARKINS AT SIXTH STRUT INTRANCI building-. When he checked out the afternoon, walked jto a car and was driven to the idepot. It appeared likely he will 601 N.

MIAMI AVE. XOMeLITI OMia OUT'ITTIRI UNOIK ONI ROOF" convalesce at his brother's Auburndale farm. 1 Thp huge master studio of Station WCKT will be large pr.fii:h to accommodate practically every type of "live'' fho produced today. And just in case there are some shows that require a "live'' tropical touch, an outdoor studio will be constructed cm the bayfront. Magnitude of the station's construction is reflected not only in the studio size 60 feet wide, 30 feet long and 22 fret high but in the overall facilities provided in the 40,000 square feet of floor space.

One of the most unusual features of the main' building is the use of $25,000 worth of cop-prr shertinj which encases the television studio. The copper treatment was used to eliminate interference from the radio station facilities on the ame property as WCKT. It creates a shield within a and is the equivalent of moving the television studio approximately 15 miles from the radio station. I se of the copper sheeting the idea of Milton Scott, VtCKT's chief engineer. Scott said Biscayne Television Corporation wanted to erect WCKT facilities on the property on the 79th Street auseway because of its location, and some solution had to he arrived at to cut out the radio station interference if the property as used.

The copper sheeting was the result. Above the master studio is luxuriously walnut paneled room in which advertisers or sponsors of TV shows may relax and view what they ar presenting to the public. The "clients' room," as it is ailed, has a built-in bar, lounge chairs and an electric television screen which drops from the ceiling so they may view filmed shows. The films will be shown through a small opening in ti! wall from a room completely concealed lrom the eyes of the The "live" shows will be seen through ceiling to floor glass windous. Also adjoining the studio is an enormous production room with an accompanying ramp where trailer trucks may load and unload equipment.

The film cditiiin' and cutting room is so arranged that tfie film can he spliced and sent immediately to the projectors. An electric wall elevator in the room will enable lilm to be loaded on the lilt downstairs and sent up without delay to the editing room. First floor of the building contains enough space for building a second studio if needed. The interior of the control BC we com os MM, n' (to iriniii.i,i..iml 1 v. LL Engineer adjusts power input at tirt studio building is theathod in one.

of sevtral big control panels in studio. worth of coppor to eliminate radio interference THE CORNELL CO, room is so designed that new equipment may be installed by a simple adjustment via "honey combed" channels in the floor. First floor of the building is devoted to sales and other ol-fices, storage space, rehearsal rooms. An outdoor passageway leads to the building housing radio studios, transmitters and offices. All offices In the building overlook Biscayne Bay.

And in the event any television sponsors, advertisers, officials or performers want to arrive at the station by water, there is a boat dock at the rear of the buildings. The National Broadcasting Company is proud to attach its emblem to that of WCKT Channel 7, and welcomes this powerful new VHF station WW 4100 N.W. 28th Street NE 4-0676 All Types of Roofing Repairs Sheet Metal extends hearty into its coast to coast television family. congratulations to Exciting things are happening on ABC and you can see it all by keeping your television dial set on ff CKT Channel 7 Miami. nSIGN 1 II hloridas iSeuest If I mul Most Modern If Television Slulitm I for a SIGN you can depend on I II ACOLITE SIGN CO.

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