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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21
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NEW YORK, Nov. 81 (AP) .
The Nations Conelrad alert
system is being advanced to the
missile age today with signed
agreement providing for a Ma
tion-wide alert in less than 10
minutes.
Signatories to the agreement
here are the Air Force, the
Federal Communications Com
mission, the Associated Press
and United Press International.
The agreement will integrate
the entire facilities of the two
major wire services for use as
an alert system in event Of a
national emergency.
Under the new system of
Conelrad. virtually every radio
station in the Nation could be
notified in three to eight min
utes after it was determined by
the Air Force that an enemy
attack was likely or under
way.
A single man in the United
States Air Defense Command
at Colorado Springs. Colo, can
trigger an alert to the two
wire service news centers.
Thousands Of wire service ma
chimes would Immediately alert
radio adcast stations
throughout the Nation to go on
a Conelrad alert using special
wave lengths.
Up to now the alert system,
using telephone communica-
tons, took up to one hour.
The wire services would carry
defense bulletins Of national
Importance during the emer-
gency.
Announcement that the AP
and UPI would become an in
tegral part Of the defense warm
ing network was made last No
vember 9.
Signing the agreement today
are John j. Mclaughlin, ad-
ministrative assistant to the
secretary Of the Air Force;
Federal Communications Com
missioner Robert E. Lee. and
officials of the APP and UPI.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-11-21
CRITICS VIEW
BY CYNTHIA LOWRY
Associated Press ~ Critic

NEW YORK, Nov. 2l.-Tele-
vision yesterday atoned fol
many Of its recent program.
lining sins.
| First there was a two-houi
version Of Macbeth" on NBC
Then, after q two-hour inter-
val to think it over, there was
Harry Belafonte's New York
49," on CHS. Both were mag
nifcent programs. Of widely
divergent character.
The Hall of Fame version OF
the Shakespearian tragedy was
action-fllled and CORY. of course
but the skillful cast-particu-
larly Maurice Evans and Dame
Judith Anderson - extracted
every bit of dramatic juice
from their rich roles.
Even though the battle Sc
quences seemed a little phcny
the authentic Scottish exteriors
added much to the presenta-
ton. It was a memorable pro-
gram. My viewing companion,
watching as a homework as
signment for her high school
English course. enjoyed every
moment Of it too.
Belafonte's music filled hour
was an impeccable program. It
had imaginative photography
great humor, exciting dancing
and. as to be expected, fine
singing. It also was daring to
attempt to bring together all
the people-of many colors and
creeds-living in one Manhat-
tan postal district.
Belafonte himself departed
from his usual type Of song to
do a bright comedy number
with songs from MY Fair
Lady" and, in another imagi-
native number. to romp with a
playground full Of youngsters.
They were two high spots in a
program full of them.
1t will be hard to match soon
again two such treats in one
evening.
This Is the 40th anniversary
OF radio, and broadcasting peo-
pie are proclaiming that it is
today in its healthiest state
since a few hundred people
stayed up late listening to the
Harding-Cox election returns
over KDKA, Pittsburgh.
Today. say the statistics
gatherers, there are 1856 mil.
lion working radio sets in this
country, including 40 million
in automobiles. More than 96
per cent of American homes
are radio-equipped-and there
are radios in 81 per cent of
the nations bedrooms.
| Dwight D. Eisenhower isn't
President-emeritus yet. but
NBC already is hard at work
on a Project 20 report for next
season called 1.-THE Eisenhower