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    , Freeman company PUBLIC RELATIONS 10/0 Jack* SBC-TT "Wide, Wide World** Live Pickup at Sands 1. On October 16, NBC starts huge new network show called "Side,Wide World?╟Ñ featuring live pickups on 90-minute program, Sunday from 1-2:30 PH, ewer 154 stations to 35,000,000 viewers. Sponsored by General Voters. 2. First program features 12-minute pickup free Lake Meade showing Senld Campbell trying for new world's record in his speedboat. Cost is $35,000 for 4 camera pickup, involving micro-wave towers en mountains around Stake, 3. On Sunday, Beeeaber 4, program is based on "America's Playgrounds" featuring live pickup from Havana, with program beamed from Havana to airplane over ocean to Florida for transmittal to OS. tip 03 resorts are to be featured, such as Hiami, Sun While?, Grand Canyon with Xddie Fisher singing on precipice, etc, 4. Relationship with Hoy Steal of SQBC, West Coast producer for flhis new program and with Barry Wood resulted in talks about including Sands on this slew. After checking with NBC in Mew York about including gambling resort, Neal got GK to feature a live pickup outside Sands, showing some event or show at poolside, featuring sun and fun aspects of Yegas* 5. Idea would bo for 3 earners pickup of an event at Sands pool, such as fashion shew, third Anniversary Party featuring some stars, in infernal appearances and/or performances, or any other idea we might create to feature on 8-10 minute lies network pickup, 6. Both Hood and Steal stated we might be aSfced to pay cable and phone line emits ?╟÷ about $7500. they explained that tremendous cost of the show each program, about $250,000, necessitated them trying to get lire costs when they do melt a pickup. They stated they get $10,000 from Mexico's government when they featured a remote live network pickup there last mouth, and that Phoenix even offered $15,000 to get in on this show. 7. Wood and Meal both stated they would have telephone company submit exact costs incurred, to verify that they only wanted to get cable costs hack on much a remote* This is unusual for NBC to do, and they both explained it was offered because of our record for cooperation with SBC and relationship with working people there* 8. If we can create a good show idea, recommend GK on this promotion, oast at about $7500. (Network time is $7800 per min.) BEVERLY HILLS, CAL. ?╟≤ 449 SOUTH BEVERLY DRIVE * CRESTVIEW 6-4326 A1