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Died. Herbert Thomas Kalmus, 81, father of Technicolor, a lanky, secretive M.I.T. graduate who named his process for his alma mater, hit pay dirt with Becky Sharp in 1935, and ever after mined millions from his Technicolor, Inc., selling only his "services" (never cameras, which were guarded like crown jewels) until a 1950 consent decree forced him to be more accommodating; of a heart attack; in Bel Air, Calif...
...president, Johnston is expected to press product variety, which has made Armco fourth in the industry in sales and profits although it ranks eighth in capacity. ¶John Clark Jr.. 44, will become president of Technicolor Inc., succeeding a company founder. Dr. (of Physics) Herbert T. Kalmus, 78, who is retiring from active participation after 45 years with Technicolor, manufacturer of most of the nation's color-movie prints. Indiana-born, Columbia-educated ('34) Clark joined Technicolor in 1936, served as assistant to Kalmus until being appointed executive vice president in 1955. ¶Russell C. Taylor...
...audience would probably not affect programming, Kalmus explained. "It will still be primarily for the Harvard community." He said that present plans include the continuation of AM broadcasting...
...committee is now studying plans for the switch including the purchase of "several thousand dollars" worth of new equipment, according to Kalmus. A new transmitter would have to be acquired for the station which is located in Dudley Hall, a University owned building...
Before any final decision, Kalmus said, the University as well as the full board of WHRB would have to approve. Any changes however, could be engineered by the present staff, he explained. No increase in the present schedule of 95 hours per week of broadcasting is planned...