First battery powered Philco TV set sold in region
The delivery of the first battery powered portable Philco receiver to a Titusville dealer marks a milestone in Northwestern Pennsylvania and eastern Ohio. The set weighs 15 pounds with batteries and 14 inch screen, with AC use possible. The article notes extensive TV innovation including programmable viewing, auto shutoff timers, magnetic tape storage, and flat screen research, with WGR TV upgrading its antenna and NBC CBS ABC scheduling fall lineups and special programs across networks.
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Titusville
TV Highlights and Programs Across Buffalo Stations
A roundup of WBEN WKBW and related stations lists guests on The Jack Paar Show and other programs. Notables include Billy Graham, Jim Bishop, and MacDonald Carey. medical talks on arthritis. The Harlem Globetrotters world tour interview. Operation Inland Sea from the USS Macon. Project Man High by Conquest. The Face of Crime on 20th Century. Noah's Ark on Huntley Reporting. Chez Rouge on Desilu Playhouse. Andy Williams Show guests. Peggy Ann Garner on Steel Hour. Oil Centennial Series on The Oil Centennial. Playhouse 90 Rumors of Evening with Barbara Bel Geddes and John Kerr.
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Lake Erie
U. S
WBEN
Conquest
Air Force
David Simons
Walter Cronkite
Austin E. Mack Cormick
University of California
NBC
Chet Huntley
Zambesi River
WGR
WJAC
WICU
Playhouse 90
Barbara Bel Geddes
John Kerr
the Kingston Trio
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Cindy
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Desilu Playhouse
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Harry Guardino
Kurt Kasznar
Ray Danton
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Julie London
Cab Calloway
Jack Durant
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Steel Hour
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Erin O’brien
Biff McGuire
William Gaxton
Anthony J
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