The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1953-06-02
Speedy TV Views OF British
Coronation Promised To US.
By WAYNE OLIVER

NEW 1Okk R-An air race
between CHS and NBC to be first
to telecast films of the coronation
today promised to bring Americans
speedy views of the historic cere-
mony.
Each limited at Iast-minute sur
prises in the competition involving
British Canberra JET hombers and
souped.up, converted PSI fighters,
and both were shooting for mid
afternoon nationwide telecasts Of
the first films from Boston.
NBC sprung one surprise early
today by announcing it would at
tempt to bring its film directly
from London to Boston In q Can.
berra jet, rather than in relay from
Goose Bay, Labrador, as an
nounced earlier.
william r. McAndrew. NBC's
manager Of news and special
events, said in Boston, that their
announced plans to fly the fun
from England to Goose Bay in 4
jet and then to Boston in a seuped-
up PSI fighter was "just q front
to catch BIS offguard.
He said the plane the network
sent to Goose Bay would be used
as a ''hackstop" and to ny later
film to Boston.
CHS said there would be no
change in its plans.
Meanwhile, both opened hours
early TO carry direct on.the-spot
radioed descriptions Of the royal
procession from Buckingham Pal
ace 10 Westminster Abbey and The
coronation ceremony, with radioed
stu photographs Of the type used
In newspapers, and other visual
aids.
The radio networks also opened
early for breakfasts expected 10
continue AT frequent intervals dur
ing the long ceremonies, to be
supplemented later with recorded
summaries and highllghts.
But the NBc-cBS race TO get
on the air first with TV films over
Swallowed actual eoyeFage plans
and took on the aspects Of a trans
atlantic air derby.
The announced plans for getting
the ms from London 70 Boston
run Lac this:
4 Canberra JET Is due 70 take off
from London al 7.30 q. N, EST,
when II win be 1850 p. n. British
summer time and the ceremony
has not yet been completed. II viii
ny 10 Goose Bay, Labrador, with
films for the u. S. networks and
ne Canadian BrDadcasiine Corp.
Waiting at Goose Bay with en-.
gines tuned up win be two PAS,
one piloted By Joe de Bona Tor
CHS and one By Stanley Reaver
for NBC. They VIII race for Bos.
tons Logan Airport. from where
the films win be put directly on
nationwide hookups.
CHS estimated The total niehi
time might be as little As eight
hours and that Il might be on the
air BY $50 p. m, Est.
NBC then mySterioasly limited ai
the last minute that Il had mads
arrangements for stu another
plane from London taht would en-
able Il 10 teleeast films Of the pro.
eesslon 70 the abbey Elm early or
mid-afternoon. " with ! second tele.
cast. Of films Of TIE coronation
Itself, By $50 p. m. EST. a
Spokesman declined 70 elaborate
but said. I'VE are not putting I'll
cur eggs n one basket, nor all sur
films Ia one pane
Meanwhile, mechanical lrmihla
forced MICS PSI pIl0ied By Reay-
e 70 land 81 the presque Isle Air
Force Base ii Maine late yssler.
day On its way 70 the Goose Bay
AEttA&ANtAA DAt - vas - N&Et&A 10
Be repaired IN time 10 meet the
British Jet from London.
The Chs plane sfrlged 81 Geese
Bay yesterday.
Tie Royal cAnadIaa Ar force
planned 70 ny the Gees Films
from Goose Bay 70 Montreal ~
iet fighters Tor teieeasl there az.
BY netwoFk link. from Toronto. he
ABC network scheduled 4 nelwark
pirkup ~ TIE cBC film teIeensi
from tbs % e.zs ,. "a, Est.
kBc vii teiecast ! Gi1a nIu-
mary from 60 u Il >. N. EsT.
and Chs plans one from 10 % n
p. a.
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