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Helnl Radio News Service
8/14/46
TRANSMISSIONS GO THROUGH DESPITE PRESS EMBARGO
The strike of the American Communications Association (CIO) against Press Wireless, Inc. went into its second week today (August 14) with the embargo on press transmissions, put in force against handling of both incoming and outgoing international press traffic by Western Union, Mackay Radio and R.C. A. Communications, being effec¬ tive insofar as actual handling of press traffic was concerned but showing little results with regard to the amount of foreign news still coming into this country.
Press Wireless, meanwhile, claims to be still handling all transmissions without delay by utilizing supervisory personnel at its various transmission points and, as announced last week, began to hire new operators after giving the ACA 24 hours to reconsider its walkout of 300 Union members of Press Wireless’ New York staff. In an obvious contradiction of the soughtfor effect by the Union walk¬ out, it was reported from some quarters that Press Wireless traffic has been on the increase since the strike began. Some foreign news services, it was said, knowing that "struck copy" would not be handl¬ ed through the other carriers have turned to Press Wireless for their transmissions.
Government messages, personal and commercial traffic have not been affected by the embargo. But it was said that some increase was noted in telephone tolls, especially from Canada, by persons un¬ acquainted with the aim of the embargo who feared that all wire and radio transmissions would be cut of fin the United States.
In New York the Associated Press and United press have reported normal press traffic in most instances over regular chan¬ nels. Outgoing A P dispatches to South America also were uninterrupt¬ ed but dispatches from New York to London routed via Western Union were stopped. In London also, American correspondents have been told by the international carriers' representatives that they cannot guarantee delivery of copy in the United States.
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jT NAB ACTION COMPLETED ON ACQUIRING NEW STRUCTURE
Final action on acquiring title to the National Associa¬ tion of Broadcasters’ new headquarters building at 1771 N Street, N.W. Washington, D. C. has been completed and it is expected that the building, now used by the Canadian Embassy as an annex, will be available to the Association next month.
The building was purchased from the estate of William Phelps for a sum within the $225,000 appropriated by the NAB Board of Directors for that purpose, it was announced, and J. L. Middlebrooks, Director of Engineering has completed plans for renovating the 4story, 50* x 100 1 structure.
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