Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-04

cover the news. it is an attempt
to better inform viewers through
out the country on the state of
affairs in their Nations Capital.
There Is every reason to believe
that Mr.. Henry will be success
! full at 1t.
On this weeks show, for in
stance, he opened with a resume
Of recent political events. then
turned to film for Gen. j.. Lawton
Collins word on Operation
Smack" This he followed with
an interview with Representa-
tive Daniel A. Reed, centering
on H. r. l, the representatives
proposed tax measure.
With the Presidents state of
the Union message due the fol-
lowing day, Mr.. Henry touched
on the speculation as to what
it might contain. He was alert
enough, without breaking the
Monday noon release date on
the Eisenhower speech, to turn
to a map to show why it is be-
lieved removal of the Seventh
Fleet will lessen Chinese Com
muniSt pressure in Korea. This
is getting a great deal into is
minutes.
Mr.. Henry's interview tech
nique h, unaappily,; not the tele-
vision norm. He looks upon an
interview as a process Of draw
ing information from the inter-
viewee, not as an excuse for
expressing his own personality,
and revealing his own views.
It's most refreshing If the TV
people don't consider it too
revolutionary.
PEACE TREATY-Almost any
one could have told the TV
broadcasters they might draw
something more serious than
viewer complaints by too skit-
fish coverage of the inaugural
parade. CBS-TV did. Only the
intervention of Edward r. Muir
row healed the rift between the
network and Gastonia, N. c.
Seems that Gastonia takes
great pride in its championship
drum and bugle corps, the
Rambling Rebels" Seems also
that the 10000 television sets in
Gastonia can pick up only WBTV
in Charlotte, a CHS affiliate.
Well, came inauguration day
and the Gastonians gathered
around TV screens to watch their
Rebels" parade for President
Eisenhower. The Rebels" pa
raded, all right, but when they
passed the reviewing stand CHS
wasn't there. It was looking at
some other part of the parade.
missed the Gastonia group COM
pletely.
The Gastonian press and its
readers rose up in wrath. There's
no knowing what might have
happened had Mr.. MurTow not
dispatched a camera crew to film
the Rebels" in action on their
home grounds.
And that's why the Gastonia.
N. c., drum and bugle corps was
on "See It Now" Sunday.
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ON THE HORIZON-The gap
left in the lives of many tele-
viewers when Adlai Stevenson
suddenly departed the airlanes
will be filled, temporarily at least.
one week from next Saturday. A
cloud on the horizon no bigger
than a CHS press release prom
Uses that MIR. Stevenson'S speech
at the Eastern States Jefferson
Jackson Day Dinner will be
broadcast exclusively over CHS
radio and television. It will Dust
Meet Millie" from the $3.50 to
10 spot that night. but ''Millie"
will move UP to Dust "T'hiS Is
Show Business" from the 8 pm.
time.
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NAMES IN THE NEWS -
There's no point in leaving mil
lie" so abruptly. Might well
give another second or two to
contemplation of her. When
Frank Galen was casting the
show the first actress he heard
was a blond with q Spanish
name, Elena Verdugo. -. A fair
man, he auditioned the 70 girls
| in line, then decided he was right
the first time and hired Miss
Verdugo. Dawn Addams. an
other young actress who merits
contemplation. has taken on a
steady TV chore. She has
signed on as a regular cast mem
Der Of the new biweekly Alan
Young show. which bows on
CBS-TV on February is. !.
@Television Playhouse" has an
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