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...which man would fly faster than the speed of sound. It was dangerous, he knew. A British test pilot had been blown to bits going Mach 0.94. The crew at Murdoc Air Base in California, not knowing the extent of Yeager's injuries, sent him off with a jolly "Hi-yo, Silver...
DIED. CLAYTON MOORE, 85, TV's Lone Ranger, who thrilled millions with his cry "Hi-yo, Silver! Away!"; in West Hills, Calif. After the series ended, in 1957, Moore performed as the masked man in rodeos, shopping malls and even a pizza commercial...
When audience research showed the TV networks that nearly as many fathers as kids watched western movies, they realized that they were missing a bet. So, with a clatter of hoofs and a hi-yo, the networks this season launched a flood of "grownup" westerns and began drawing a bead on the competition. Last week CBS's Gunsmoke shot up past an NBC Spectacular (Max Liebman's Dearest Enemy) by a score of 20.8 to 17.3 in the Trendex ratings. At ABC, the Cheyenne segment of Warner Bros. Presents has piled up so many more viewers than...
With a thunder of hoofs and a "Hi-yo, Silver . . . awa-ay!", The Lone Ranger this week gallops headlong into his 20th year on radio. As a reward for fighting virtue's fight in comic books, cartoon strips and on TV (Thurs. 7:30 p.m., ABC) as well as radio (Mon., Wed., Fri. 7:30 p.m., ABC), the masked rider grosses $5,000,000 a year. Most of the profits go to George W. Trendle, 67, a Detroit businessman (movie theaters, radio stations) who had the original idea for the Ranger back in 1932. His formula for the show...
...untrained ear the change was virtually undetectable. The Green Hornet, The Lone Ranger ("Hi-yo, Silver -awa-a-a-a-a-y!")» Soo-oo-per-ma-a-an, The Shadow, and an ear-shattering collection of other thrillers kept on blasting through millions of loudspeakers; the announcer's thrilling command-"Ask mother nOw!"-echoed louder than ever. Fancier and more complicated box-top premiums (Planetary Maps, Atomic Bomb Rings, Magni-glow Writing Rings, Detective Badges, Compass-Magnifying Glasses, Explorer's Sun Watches) came flooding through the mails...