Show news transmitted while making landings A johnny on the spot mobile radio communications the famous manufactured by the halli cr crat company of chicago for the signal corps has ushered in a new phase of front line reporting by newspapers and radio the unit has made it possible for americans to get their war news just about as soon as it happens the latest stride forward was taken during the landings in southern france when details of the operation were sent over an transmitter aboard one of the landing craft w while hile the landings were still taking place moved ashore and set up in a pine grove near the beach the took over the important job of getting the news out from the beachhead within an hour after army radiomen stepped ashore employed as an army public relations transmitter the operates on either code or voice and Is now being used for both press copy is moved on code and radio material by voice |