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Helnl Radio News Service
8/7/46
NAB CONFERENCE ATTENDANCE EXPECTED TO REACH A NEW HIGH
In view of pressing problems facing the broadcasting industry as well as growing membership rolls of the National Assoc¬ iation of Broadcasters, it is anticipated that the organizations forthcoming 24th annual convention to be held in Chicago October 21st through October 24th will hit a new high mark in attendance.
The convention agenda covers such topics as FM, televi¬ sion, music, new FCC rules on industry operations, programming, public relations, employee-employer relations, facsimile, sales, audience measurement and promotion.
Registration of members will begin October 20th and meet¬ ings will get underway October 21st. A special FM panel is to be held on the latter date and members have been urged to send in questions in advance for the discussion. The first general meeting will be held October 22nd but the complete agenda for that day has not been developed.
There will be general and business sessions on the last two days of the convention which will be brought to an end with the annual banquet the evening of October 24th,
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FCC IN FINAL DECISION DENIES SALE OF KQW TO CBS
The Federal Communications Commission, in action taken August 6th, has announced its final decision in denying the appli¬ cation of Sherwood B. Brunton, and other stockholders, for consent to transfer control of the Pacific Agricultural Foundation, Ltd., licensee of Station KQW, San Jose, California, to the Columbia Broadcasting System.
Separate dissenting opinions on the decision were issued by Commissioners Paul A. Walker and E. K. Jett.
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/V^MRS. DURR, WIFE OF COMMISSIONER, CRITICIZED BY SEN. BYRD
Mrs. Clifford J. Durr, wife of the Federal Communications Commissioner, who is a national Committee Member of the National Political Action Committee, was criticized by Senator Byrd (D), of Virginia, before the close of Congress for her advertisements in weekly newspapers of Virginia assailing the Senator's record. The veteran Virginia Senator said that the PAC Committee for that state, headed by Mrs. Durr, had circulated "false propaganda" about his record on farm legislation. He cited that Mrs. Durr is the sisterin-law of the Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black, and that he had voted against the confirmation of Justice Black to the Supreme Court.
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