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festival edition Telecast of Race Promises To Up 500 Viewers 3-4 Times $1 Million, 102 Men to Be Used broadcast team will be Charlie: Brockman of station WLW-1 in Indianapolis. With him in the glass enclosed broadcast booth in the press box hanging under the Paddock penthouse will be Sam Hanks, the 1957 500 winner. Bernie Herman of TV and a corps of six statisti- Three lo four times as many people as ever before will cians and spatters, watch this 500-Mile Race. In addition to the 250.000 to Working in the pits will be 300 000oeorle who will pack the stands and the infield at the Chns Economaki. editor of the Sneedwav between 500.000 and 700.000 fans are expected to National Speed Sporl News and watch the 48th annual speed classic on theatre television around commentator on numerous net- countr 7 work teleeests of racing events.

This will mark the firsl time the race has even been tele -1 and Darrell Wibfewho fomer- vised nationally. The firm doing Ihe job is the television division worked at of the Music Corporation oft Haute. America which has handled the tions. 11 stationary and the The telecast which is sched theatre-TV on several champion- other roving. "The cameras will tiled to run for four hours, ne- ship fights.

cover 100 per cent of the ginning at 10:40 has been THPvisinsz the 500 is a mam- says Michaels, we hope to be booked into 160 theatres, audi- on top of everything that hap-, t.rtums Of manpower and money. Jay pens. 101 cities ine uww Michaels who is in charge of With Only Two Eyes "Zti'maled at between 600.000 the operation for MCA-TV, esti- The man wh 0 stands out as 0 mates it will take 102 men and a solid candidate for a case of varv about to stage the compound schizophrenia is Thr seating capacities event. "We could do two chain- prank Chirkinian, who has the pionship fights just for the cost f0, niidable task of directing the of putting that one camera on producti 0 n. It will be his task the top of the grandstand," he t0 17 monitors for emphasizes.

the cameras, four more for tape Televising the 500 has re- and one for the picture going finger in the action of the tele- quired the building of several out on the line for the outlets, cast from a promotional stand- large camera stations around The announcing staff for the point. Driver Bobby Marshman the track at the cost of about telecast includes several cter- and his race promntor father, $60,000 and the laying of 87 ans 0f 500 broadcasting and a George, have the telee st Iran- miles of cable. number of men with long racing chises in Reading and There will be 12 camera posi- backgrounds. Heading the town. and Buffalo anc from 16,248 in the Los Angeles Sports Arena to 1.600 in tvvoj theatres in northern California.) Drivers Have Franchises Many racing figures have a Wherever You're Bound In.

Take Along a Delicious nouiard ouwonj M-T-W-T 6 A M. to 11 P.M. Sun. 6 A.M. to 12 P.M.

FRIDAY SATURDAY 6 A.M. to 12 P.M. CUP WIN! TERRI HAUTE'S 7TH ANNUAL 500 SWEEPSTAKES WIN $1,000.00 IN MERCHANDISE CERTIFICATES ENTER OFTEN AS YOU UKi GIVEN BY TERRE HAUTE MERCHANTS To Be Valid Deposit This Coupon Only at HOWARD JOHNSON'S Name City State DRAWING NOON THURSDAY, MAY 28, 1964 AT TERRE HAUTE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ONLY ONE PRIZE AWARDED TO ANY ONI PERSON -NO PURCHASE NECESSARY- REDEEMABLE FOR GOOD FOR CASH BOX LUNCH Number 1 Combination BAKED HAM AND SWISS CHEESE or Sliced White Meat of Turkey On White Bread With CRISP POTATO CHIPS, A HARD COOKED EGG, FRESH FRUIT DELICIOUS FRIED CHICKEN Crisp Potato Chips Slaw- Fresh Fruit Brownie Mints Buttered $1.95 GARY R. WEAVER, MANAGER HOWARDJOHIHOn'j "LANDMARK FOR HUNGRY AMERICANS' 6000 WABASH L-0169 I PUT THAT DARNED CREDIT Chuck Stevenson, shown in the Bardahl Special a 1963 pit stop, looking for his credit card. merely idiusting fuel line valves while the Bardahl crew gives him four new tires and approximately 65 gallons of fuel.

The whole refueling-retiring process, a fine art at the Speed- has" evolved to the point that less than 30 seconds are required to do the job. In fact, the all-time record set by the Bardahl crew in 1959, is 14 seconds from wheels up to wheels down That time, though, they replaced only three tires and dumped a partial load fuel in the tank. Despite So-So Year in 1963, Don't Count Dan Gurney Out Last year a particular- the Road Racing Cham- Rochester, N. Y. Len Sutton has a similar deal in Portland.

and Spokane and Seattle. while Bobby Unser has his home town of Albuquerque. N. tied up The biggest promoter of the Gurney, pionship standings. Inf though car owner J.

C. Agajanirn who stands to make Consequently, some railbirds! Start much on television as he have tended to forget about the He made his first appearance will if Parnelli Jones steers his 0 Sta Mesa, ace in the at the Speedway in 1962 when car into Victory Lane again pre 5(K) figuring he 0ne of Mick Thomp- Arena and one mistake you better cars at 147.886 mph to at San Diego, San Bernardino, not make. start the race as eighth fastest Bakersfield, Fresno and Stock Gurney has been driving few- qualifier, ton, Calif. er years than a lot of veterans He again competed on the All local deals are on a have been at the Speedway, yet European circuit for Porsche in strictly percentage basis. Part be has risen to the top not only and won the French Grand goes to the local operator, part on the American circuits, but Prix and the Solitude Grand MCA-TV and part to the the European road racing loop Prix in Germany.

Speedway. Part of the Speed- as wen, Back for the 500 last May, way take will also find its way. Actually, he conquered Eu- Gurney appeared set for a quick into the purse for the race in rope beforP he came home to Pole Day qualification run when pursuant to nitocl states Auto 4 nr 1 Club rules for televised races. the states to make a name for he lost control of his Lotus- himself. Ford the firsl morning of time Ticket prices for the will Gurney began his racing ca- trials and slammed the wall in range from a $10 lop reer at Torrey Pines, in the southwest turn, Chinese Theatre in Holly 1955 and spent three years) Gurney crawled into Colin wood down to low of S3 in gainjng savy on the Chapman's spare car the next some smaller theatres in foad rourses before emi day and made the field at Southeast.

grating to the Continent. 149.019 mph. Race day he was The race is blacked out He droye for lhe Ferrarj team forced to make three pit stops, throughout Indiana and several and 59 and moved over wound up at other selected markets outside tQ BRM factory in 1960 His erage speed of 140.0-1 mph. the state. The closest outle reaj success began in when) Both this year and last, Gur- Terre Haute is at the Chicago up wBb tbe Porsche ney began the racing season Amphitheatre where tour racmg team That year he dis- with victories in stock car races beef 1 ,1 nniirca of ivprtlHp screens will be set up in a garden.

500 CAMERA TIPS With all the activity, the 500 Mile Race is a shutterbug paradise. Camera experts advise taking plenty of film, using fast film with a shutter speed of 1100th of a second or faster for action! shots. With color film, a setting of 1100th at is right for a bright sunny day. MAYBE THIS YEAR A foreign made car hasn't won the since Wilbur Shaw drove an Italian-built Maseroti to victory in 1939 and '40. IVMitl, -------------played persistent and consistent on the road course at Riverside, driving to take second spot in Calif FEDERAL BAKE SHOP PRICES GOOD THROUGH SATURDAY, MAY 23rd COOKIE SALE Buy One Dozen at Regular Price and Get 2nd Dozen for 1c Danish COFFEE CAKE Potato DONUTS 49 doz.

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