Evening star., 1948-08-22

other things, in American Univer-
sity's Mapping the News" (WMAL-
TV-Thursday, 8:45 PM, which
joins an informal news summary by
John Edwards with maps and dis
cussions by DR.. Peverill Meigs. 1t
Is surprising how much news can
be reported and divertingly dis
cussed visually in terms of geogra-
ply. Mr.. Edwards and DR.. Meigs
do an interesting job of setting
world and national events down on
a map on your television screen.
The local outlet for the Dumont
Television Network, WTTG, will
have that signal improved and its
coverage increased before the fall
season is far along. Construction
of new television tower in Airing
ton, Va, will start within the next
six weeks, according to Walter
Compton, general manager of
WTTG. When completed, it will
have height of 815 feet above sea
level, which will make it the high
est video transmitting tower in the
Washington area, Mr.. Compton
says. The new facilities will give
the station primary coverage of
1,008-square- mile area with a popu-
lation of $4,000. WTTG is under
going program of modernization in
other quarters, too, having COM
pletely remodeled the studios in the
past few months and added con-
siderable new equipment.
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If the FEC, to go back to that,
can put stop to the give-aWay
programs, the members will hear
nothing but rejoicing if they stick
their heads out the window and
listen across Pennsylvania avenue.
Even the certainty that some other
harassment would come along to
take its place cannot dim the
dream of the sweetness OF life with
out mystery melody"
For all we know stop the Music"
Orchestra Leader Harry Salter
wrote this one himself and is the
only man in the world who knows
the name of it. You don't know
what it is, we don't know what it
is, the Disc Shop doesn't know
what it is. If it is any consolation,
a lot of other people don't know
the name of the thing, either.
Lou Brott, formerly of VOL and
now Of the "Three-Star Extra
staff, thought maybe he could track
down the new mystery melody" for
us the other day, but all he got
from a number of phone calls to
New York was a lot of consterna-
ton. He finally even got through
to DR.. Sigmund Spaeth, the tune
detective" who knows all melodies
DR.. Spaeth came grumbling out of
his shower to disclose that he knows
all melodies but this one.
1t might interest you to know that
there are rumors in the radio trade
that the give-away shows have some
control over the length of time be-
tween jackpots. There is talk that
more than coincidence is responsible
for the usual interval of seven, eight
or nine weeks between jackpots. 1t
is just possible that the name of
this new mystery melody" may,
merely by coincidence of course,
leak out and become public infor-
nation after the jackpot has buiit
a few more weeks.
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The Local Scene: The finals of
the Miss Greater, Washington con-
test, to take place tomorrow night
at the Capitol Theater, will be de-
scribed in a broadcast from the
stage over WWDC. The program
will start at 10 pm. "The Betti
Allen Show" Mondays through
9:45 am. and 4:20 PM
S WINX's newest program of music
md household information for
women. 1t is conduct
d. as you might have guessed, by
3etti Allen. :. WBUZ-FM starts a
lew operating schedule today,
its hours on the air to
he period between l and 9 pm.
The cut in operational time is be-
ng made, according to L. l.. Alt
mann, general manager of the sta
ion, so that greater emphasis may
'e placed on better programming
E. With the return of National
Affairs Editor Ned Brooks, Three
star Extra" CWRC, Monday through
friday, 6:45 pmD is back to its reg
liar operating procedure. Guest
have been filling in
while Mr.. Brooks, Editor in Chief
Ray Henle and Foreign Affairs Edi-