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Iports called "Africa: Peace Corps Plus One," marking the first anniversary of the Corps. • In observance of the 100th anniversary of the Emancipation i Proclamation, WCBS, New York, is broadcasting a series of 10 lectures Ifrom the New School for Social Research. Each lecture deals with problems which continue to face lour society in realizing the ideals of freedom and equality. • K.CBS, San Francisco, is taking editorial positions on every one of lithe largest number of propositions ever to be presented on a California ballot and will also air rebuttals to approximately 16 of these editorials by responsible representatives of differing views. • On other election fronts: WCBS-TV, New York, has published an Election Guide to "assist .you in becoming familiar with candidates and voting procedures land to serve as a reminder to exlercise your voting franchise." • WALB-TV, Albany, presented a documentary last week called ["Gracewood: Home for the Hind[ered Mind" on medical treatment, rehabilitation, research methods land other aspects of the problem [iof mental retardation. • A cooperative effort by WJBK, WJR, WWJ, and WXYZ, all AP |members, with the "Detroit Free [Press" and "The Detroit News" has [resulted in the establishment of a data collection system utilizing IDataRay 401 and DataPhone sending and receiving units in eight locations in Wayne County. Idea lis to provide high speed dissemination of 6 November election results to Detroit citizens. Kudos: WIL, St. Louis, has again been honored by the Associated jPress with the AP News Coverag" Award for September . . . WXYZ |(AM & TV), Detroit, have been honored by the American Cancer Society for their assistance in the South-eastern Michigan division's 1 lancer Crusade and "Dial-to-Life" (program . . . Leo "Skipper" Downs, Recount executive at WIS, Columbia, was named by Mayor and City Houncil to a special Citizens Comfnittee to study employment of the uindicapped . . . WINS, New York. bpt the U. S. Treasury's Freedom Bond Award for 1902' . . . WIL, St. Louis, lias received the "Certificate ol Appreciation" from the St. Louis Society for Crippled Children for its participation for the 1902 Easter Seal campaign . . . The Jewish Chronic Disease Hospital paid tribute to Theodore Walworth, Jr., vice president and general manager, WNBC (AM-FM &: TV), Norman Walt, Jr., vice president and general manager, WCBSTV, and Sam Slate, vice president and general manager, WCBS, all New York. All three were cochairmen of the hospital's radio & tv committee. Station Transactions The tv-production-packaging team of Goodson-Todman has taken its initial step into the station operation area. A company headed by the two is negotiating to buy KOL, Seattle, from the Seattle Broadcasting Co., headed by Archie Taft, Jr., Marie Storm Taft and William L. Simpson. In recent years, Goodson and Todman have acquired controlling interest in four daily newspapers. The sale of KRE (AM & FM), Berkeley, to Dickens J. Wright Associates of New York was for $500,000. Wright was major stockholder in W'P A I . New Yoik. sold last year to Gapital Cities Broadcasting foi over $5 million. Transaction was handled by Lincoln Dellai and R. C. Crisler. Transcontinent Television Corp. (TTC) has put in its bid for a uhf license in Bakersfield. I he move is in compliance with the FCC decision to convert that market to all uhf. TTC now operates a vhf station, KERO-TV in Bakersfield and. after the switchover ol the station to uhf, it will leave TTC with three vhl facilities. The company is, therefore, scouting for two additional vhf stations. The FCC encouraged the TTC switch in Bakersfield. The company has had a successful uhf operation going in Scranton-WilkesBarrie (WNEP-TV). KMEO, Omaha, has taken over the operation of KQAL (FM), same city. The I m outlet was foimeih owned by Jack Kat/ Enterprises. The am station is owned by National Weekly, Inc., publisher of National Review. Jav Spurgeon, general manager of the station, will now serve in that capacity for both stations. Both stations will be programed separately. ^ we like to put facts "out in the open" before we recommend Hundreds of satisfied clients in the past have depended on Blackburn's clear analysis of the facts on changing markets before entering into media transactions. Protect your investment, too; consult Blackburn. 13LA-CIVJ3lJ]ivIN^ & Company, Inc. RADIO • TV • CATV • NEWSPAPER BROKERS NEGOTIATIONS • FINANCING • APPRAISALS WASH., D. C. lames W. Blackburn lack V. Harvey loseph M. Sitrick RCA Building FEderal 3-9270 CHICAGO H. W. Cassill William B. Ryan Hub (ackson 333 N. Michigan Ave. Chicago. Illinois Financial 6-6460 ATLANTA Clifford B. Marshall Stanley Whitaker lohn C. Williams Gerard F. Hurley 1102 Healev Bldg. I Ackson 5-1576 BEVERLY HILLS Colin M. Selph C. Bennett Larson Bank of America Bldg. 9465 Wilshire Blvd. Beverly Hills, Calif. CRostview 4-8151 SPONSOR/ 2<J October 1962 G5