Early color articles in Chicago Tribune

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Jun 23, 1954, Chicago Tribune: remote colorcast had some very good color but still some annoying variations.

Jun 27, 1954, Chicago Tribune:
On Wednesday, the $500,000 NBC color remote caravan that was used for the Rose parade was used to do a remote segment for the Today show in color from a dairy farm in Cloverdale, IL, 26 miles west of downtown Chicago, (1.8 miles from the nearest transcontinental microwave tower). One camera was on a fixed platform, one on rails to dolly a short distance, and one mounted in a jeep, which was said to be the first use of a color camera in motion on a vehicle. The Jeep could pull the cable to extend it, but 6 strong men were needed to reel that cable back in when the Jeep moved toward the remote truck. The remote truck used a microwave dish to relay to the nearest tower; then by microwave to New York; then back to national network and broadcast in Chicago. Black and white reception on the farm family's 21 inch set looked perfect.