U. S. Receives British TV Via Telstar
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The 170-pound man-made heavenly wonder picked up the signals, magnified them 10 billion times and beamed them down again to this portion of our shrinking earth. This entire procedure took only milliseconds, since TV sig- nals travel at the speed of light—186,000 miles per second—and Telstar is never more than 3,500 miles above the earth. PROGRAM CLEAR BRIDGE BURNS— The old Gooseneck Bridge, closed to traffic Tuesday, burned In Jess technical terms, the achievement brought French yesterday along about half its length. \i is seen here from the new concrete span singer Yves Montand and lovely blonde clianteuse Michele which replaced it. Firemen from four communities fought the blaze from the new Arnaud onto American TV screens. Their voices and images bridge above and from boats below. The flames were extinguished about 9 p.m. seemed none the worse for their long journey and the program was so clear it might have been, coming from around the last night, three hours after the timbers burjt into flames at the Mttle Silver end. block. The French presentation was taped earlier In Paris for the historic broadcast from Lannion in Brittany and was seen here on all three networks for eight minutes beginning at 6:35 P. JW., EST. The show opened with Jacques Tarette, French minister of Fire Damages Old Posts and Telecommunications, praising American-French co- operation and then advising: "Relax, you are in Paris. I, Invite you to spend a few pleasant moments with me." Marette's words, spoken in French, were translated into Gooseneck Bridge English for the benefit of his foreign audience. The program was not seen In France, where the national network was al- LITTLE SILVER Fire of un- Yesterday the task of disman- who was in the area. Minutes ready off the air for the night. It will be shown in France certain origin broke out at the tling the outmoded facility began later Oceanport was alerted and later. Little Silver end of the eld Goose- with cutting torches which may arrived a^be scene shortly afte RELAYED SIGNALS neck bridge yesterday and spread have been the cause of the en- the borough's apparatus. Telstar was on its 15th orbit around the earth, moving rapidly toward the center of the suing blaze. Some witnesses sus- Patrolman Stearns . reported from Newfoundland to the English Channel, when it relayed 64-year-old timber span. pected a hot bolt or fragment of that when he returned to the the French signals here. As it moved eastward and out of The bridge had been out of use cut metal as the fire's origin. bridge alter placing the alarm, only one day. Tuesday Us re- Stearns Spots Blaze flames had already spread witr (See TELSTAR, Page 3) placement, the oew concrete The alarm was sounded at 5:45 startling speed in the direction ol Gooseneck .Bridge, was officially p.m. in Little Silver by Walter Oceanport. dedicated. Stearns, an off-duty policeman Also called to the scene were a reserve pumper and hook and ladder truck from Red Bank, and Picture® Excellent three trucks from Eatontown. The HOLMDEL — The Bell Laboratories station here reported two assisting companies also re- last night that it made a direct pickup of a television program Middletown Sewer sponded with ambulances. transmitted from France via the Telstar communications satel- Fire fighters were unsuccessful lite. The picture quality was "excellent—as good as aay domes- in attacking the fire from above tic network program,'' a Bell spokesman said. ; Plan Is Advanced with the use of ladders and were The eight-minute program, which originated from-Pleur-i soon forced to take to. the water nuw-Boudou, France, aU6 w« pielwd-, «p by the Andover, • MIDDLETOWN — The Town- said that there were Instances in boats. Maine, *t«tion, which then'patched the signal into national .'«Mp Committee last night, by * in the contract where the .ag Chief Comment) television networks. *-l vote, authorized its attorney neer would wind up being paid Said Oceanport Fire Chief John "Andover reported similar, It not better, quality," the Bell to prepare a contract with 15 per cent more under the slid- V. Hauser. spokesman said. Charles J, Kupper to draft plans ing scale method than he would "It was hot and smoky undei The transmission from France came on the 15th orbit of and specifications for a township on a fixed percentage fee. there." In addition to-emergent the. Telstar, which was launched yesterday. Tuesday night ctfttr sjstenu' Mr. Moody also criticized the boats from several' municipal Europe was able to pick up television transmissions originating yJ PARIS --- Here are three pictures te1<en Uitnighf «f Hia ••le.vision Coitinfntteettian; Earl Moody contract because, he said, the ities, a number of private boat in the United States. Last night was the first international monitor at the, Holmdel tracking station'during i/tY'broadcast from Franca beamed voted against the- proposal. township would not have proper were commandeered,' he said. Europe-to-Unlted States pickup. controls over the work and could The French television program was on tape. at Telstar. Scientists at Holmdel reported that bpth the. fr.ench'. -and' British"- broad- Mr. Kupper would conduct Anthony Ricciardi, a Little Sil not cancel it unless the engineer On the 16th orbit, a live television broadcast from Great casts were .received clearly. The French show lasted eight minutes whija th» British preliminary study and then draft ver fireman, lost his private boa failed to perform properly. Britain was received here, The quality of the picture also pitta and specifications for the in the battle of the bridge. Ric program ran nine, Photo of the gguitaris t Wai taken juit.aj i thee signaignall bagaitjo was called excellent. The British demonstration consisted of •ystem. Mr. Moody, along with Edward ciardi and three others were at fade Scientists said the French station ran into trobl ith th t bi a tour of the transmission station, which is at Goonhilly Downs, fade. Scientists, said the French station ran into trouble with the antenna beaming Total cost of the contract would J, Roth, Democratic candidate tempting to bring hoses to beai ; England. the signal at the end of the broadcast.- • - . .. - , .' . ; be $305,000. The preliminary plan- for Township Committee, got into on the underside of the spat ning part of the contract would a verbal wrangle with Mr. Pan- when their boat developed mo dolfi over whether the project take about a year to complete tor trouble and began to dri: was a feasibility study or a con- •nd would cost $150,000. toward the flames. tract to actually draft plans for a The second part would involve Ricciardi and .his men aban drafting of plans and specifica- sewer service. Bendix Plans Holmdel Expansion Program doned ship. The boat burned anc tions at a cost of $155,000. Both charged that residents sank. 1 The cost of the project would By FRANK W. HARBOUR The present plant, In operation dix's industrial tract out of the dotes back to colonial times, had been left with the impression A fireboat was requested from township- recreation functions. be borrowed from the federal HOLMDEL — The 12 million since 1960, covers 72,000 square village residential area, permits more or less untouched as a his- that the project was going to be the Navy at Earle Ammunition The building itself gives- the government in the form of an Bendix Corp. plant here will be feet. construction on only 10 per cent torical area. a feasibility study when this was Depot but it was found that th appearance of a neat, well-kept interest free loan. It would be not the case. quadrupled in size over the next It was built with utilities, serv- of the 118-acre property. The other camp — which in water was too shallow to brin schoolhouse.' There are no noises, paid back when and if the town- After the. first stage of the con- ieveral years, and have an even- ice equipment and air condition- This, however, will provide nm eluded many "newcomers" to no smoke, no: fumes, no odors. it near the burning bridge. Th ual employment of 1,500 to 2,000 ship decides to actually construct ing adequate for a building twice pie space for .quadhilping the Holmdel — emphasized the need, At first,- the. plant turned out (See PROPOSAL, Page 2) (See BRIDGE, Page 2) workers, The Register learned a sewer system. its size, so that stage one of the plant. At present it covers about for increased tax ratables (in the' one product, and one, product esterday.