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Wednesday, November 15, 1950 U^. Surrender to Cuba on Clear Washington, Nov. 14 . On tile vorge of finally reaching * compromise after long drawnout rtgotiations, the North Ametican Regional Broadcasting conference ran ■ into the concerted opposition over the week-end of the U. S. clear channel stations. A strong statement of the Clear Channel B,rO‘^^rasting Service, whose head- ] Quarters are in ^\ashington, uig^ that the U. S. delegation not suD- scribe to negotiated concessions to Cuba and that. if an agreement containing such concessions^, is adopted it should not be ratified by the Senate ^ . Conferences to reach a new NARBA pact have been under way tinder State Department auspices here for several months but had. been making little progress until the last vVeek Recently the Con- ference reached a crisis when the Mexican delegation walked out but sessions resumed without Mexican participation Efforts to. negotiate an agreement began last year in. jMontreal, ther . moved, to Havana for bilatev'al conferences between the U. S. and Cuba. Failure to reach a comp'.’oinise with Cpba had been blamed on NAB opposition by FCC Commissioner Rosel Hyde, chairman of the U. S. delegation. CCBS declared that the agree- ment about to be signed contains concessions which allow Cuba to eperate on ah 24 U, S. Class 1-A clear channels recognize its right SDecifically to have stations on six such channels, and restricts the XJ. S. from increasing the power of.’. the clears from reaching the rural areas “which desperately need stronger signals,” Surrender to Cuban- demands, CCBS contended would only make it more difficult to deal later with Mexico arid Haiti, which are not participating. The “contagion” set off by. Cuba, che organization add- ed, has already spread to the dele- gation from, the Dominican Repub- lic, which has asked for more clear channel assignments during the past week. The “tragic aspect” of the con- cessions, CCBS claims, is that they are not needed by Cuba and ‘ can- not be .iustified by any considera- tion of fairness or equity.” The agreement, it points out, specifi- cally recognizes 115 broadcast sta- tions in Cuba, in addition to others which can be established. “When compared to the situation in the U. S.,” it declares, “Cuba has far more than can be justified from the viewpoint of population, area or any other legiiimate standard. “The nub of the problem is Ha- vana which, wHh a population less than that of Washington, D. C., already has 29 fulltime AM sta- tions in operation, far more than New York City, Los Angeles or any other city in the U. S. or, indeed, the entire world. The new agree- ment proposes to increase the num- ber of stations in Havana to 31. It is for such purposes that the ] rural listening public throughout the U, S. must suffer.” WJIFs Channel Affected According to CCBS, the new agreement would shift qne Havana station from 740kc. to 760 kc., the channel useq by WJ-R .in Detroit (owned by G A. Richards). This would prevent WJR from increas- ing its signal toward Havana, says CCBS. In addition, it asserts, KFI in Los Angeles would continue to have a Cuban station operate on its 640kc. spot, which Avou.ld pre- vent KFI from expanding its cov- erage toward Cuba. Similar concessions, says CCBS, are being mede affecting clear channel stations in New York, Chi- cago and Minneapolis. A niimber of farm organizations, including the American Farm Bu- reau Federation have also protest- ed the agreement. WITHIOO As part of its big sales expan- sion, which will give it lOQ sales- men in the field within a few months, the Frederic W. Ziy Co. has Upped three execs. “ John L. Sinn, exec veepee, an- nounced appointment of Herbert Gordon to veepee in charge, of pro- duction for Ziv; IVi. J. Rif kin, as sales veepee for Ziv TV; and Jo- seph L. Moore; as treasurer for Ziv. Gordon and Rifkin continue in New York while Moore will head- quarter in Cincinnati. The Ziv approach is to peddle its transcribed shows directly to ad- vertisers and agencies, as well as to stations. Figure of lOO druin- niers will be for the Ziv plattered stanzas, and won't include the for- ces working on its World Broad- casting System library service or on Ziv TV. Both subsids have separate staff's. Indie production outfit is set to launch some hew series. Sinn last w'eek returned to Gotham from the HARRY SALTER MUSiCAL DIRECTOR Stop the (Viusic—ABC IN Ism YORK CITY , . , Al Morgan, CBS scripter, leaves today (Wed.) for three-week trip to Portugal and France where he’U tape interviews for the Bill Leonard shows.. . .WNEW’s Al Trilling is on the prowl for young male and femme pro singers for the indie’s Saturday at 4 p.m, stanza.,..WNBC' to add Phil Baker to its Saturday morning sked in an hour-long partici- pating show, .. .Ray Diaz, program manager of ABC, has added duties of WJZ program manager, under network program topper Leonard Reeg... Ed Sullivan named AMrTV chairman of the “Entertainment Industry’s Christmas Salute” to the Will Rogers Memorial Ho.sp at Saranac... .Naming of Earl Mullin as assistant to the v.p. Bob Saudek, with Jack Paccy taking his post as ABC’s publicity director, is part of the web’s re 4lignnrient of duties under which Saudek took advertising, promotion and resoerch depts. under his wing. As head of exploita- tion, Mullin will work on tie-ins for American’s programs .. . Frederic W. Ziv Go. have waxed a series of 16 Christmas and New .Year an- nouncements for Hamilton Watch, to be used in a special holiday spot campaign. Plugs feature Andre Baruch and a lO-piece orch. Foote, Cone & Belding has elected Elwood Whitney exec v.p. .ind appointed Frank Delano exec assistant to the president . ... Arnold Moss back in N. Y., and will have worked in four different media in an ll- day span; “The Avenger’’/ (pix), “Cavalcade of America” (AM), “The Clock” (TV) arid “King Lear” .(legit), rehearsals for Which stai't Monday (20).. . Jo (WM(jM) Ranson has his clan well represented at the Riverside Museum art exhibition, with his Wife Nancy arid daughter Justine Schachter having a quintet of canvases On view,... Robert E. Bousquet (ex-Lever Bros.) added to Blow agency to lather the Procter & Garrible account . . . . Mrs. Doris Corwith of NBC public affairs spoke at United Council of Church Woriien in Cincy Monday (13)... .NBC press staffer Priscilla Campbeil credited in “New York Holiday’’with having persuaded author Eleanor Early to write the tome. WGR salesman Frank J. Shakespeare on a two-week tour of Europe Fort Worth, Nov. 14. Federal Judge T. Wmifiel^ Dav-; before shifting to CBS' Radio Sales (TV) .. Steve Kraritz added to rmot iviioi-p h» uorlcpfl On new Dro- i,WNEW scfiptcry . . . .Benton & Bowles basketball team beat the Gulf Coast wlieie he woikeaonnewpro .filed against NBC, which was filed , oi 1 five: 32-2fi . T.istener h.ss offered W.TZ’s Marv M.re.ret. MeRria. grams. Jamming Stations to K.O. Russ Voice Penetration , , it Tv/r- I Oil five; 32-26.. . .Listener has offered WJZ’s. Mary Margaret McBride : a talking mynah bird , . .Bob Pollock and his spouse (radio actress eral V ells, Tex. Ballard claimed ; back from the Coast to explore the TV pastures the Use of an idea of his on the “People Are Funny” program. WOR launches its annual Christmas drive to help Belleyue Hpsp this „ .. , week .. . Edgar Stehli and Patricia Wheel new to “David Harum” , .. . killed Ills chance to sell me stum.! Thomas and Joe Bell added to ”Baekstage Wife”. Peggy Lobbin and Harold yermilyea join “Lorenzo Jones’* Ballard s copyright is entitled The _ “Front Page Farrell” additions* are Peggy Stanley and Joy Hath- I Lucky Interview Introducing Se- ^^j|,y^ TNirtv lA crcts of thc Little Black Box,’ j Barbara Frost leaving WOR press dept, for feature writing post at yvasningion, ixov. lu:. | Judge Davidson dismissed the; TV Guide.. ..U. S. Air Force is talking to HoraceHeidt about his The Soviet Union is prohablyjca.se after conferring with attor-[ doing a six-week junket to entertain troops and civilians in Europe, using as many as 1,000 radio jam- | neys. Attorneys representing NBG j Since he has a mobile production unit he would probably lens some of ming stations to prevent Voice of i claimed the “Little Black Box” j his telecasts overseas.. . New WQXR rate card changes Sunday after- America broadcast? froiTi penetrat- idea was not copyright material | noon from “B” time to“C” and gives a 20% discount for hour-long ing into western Russia, the U. S. i and that it has been in use for symph shows in “C” periods.... David Rose has waxed 40 new tunes State Dept, reports. About 250 are - more than 10 years. j for World Broadcasting. . .It’s a boy for the Art (WINS) Scanlons.... long-range jammers and the other — —____ j FCC Commissioner Frieda Hennock talks on educational TV and 750; ^are suppl^ientM stations^ m- . 0^ Kf^ON STATION f.lTRI) ' Streibert answers listener beefs at the Advertising Women seek to drown out any Voice broad-' Washington, Nov. 14. An examiner’s report of the Na- tional Labor Relations Board last week recommended that KWIN, cast getting past the longrange jammers. State Dept, declared: “The new- type jammers are reported to have a shortrange value, making sounds described as squeals, howls and wolf calls. The full force of Soviet jammers is enough to drown a broadcast completely. Although approximately 25 to 30% of the Voice programs get through and can be clearly heard except in the immediate Moscow area, Voice is constantly in search of new meth- ods to get its broadcasts to Russian j active in organizing the employees, listeners. “A recently completed public ] opinion poll in Western Berlin, where Voice programs are heard of N. Y. lunch at the Waldorf today (Wed.). .. Guy Lebow to handle ' ice hockey play-by-play for WMGM along with Ward Wilson and Bud ON ANTI-LABOR MOVES Greenspan . .. WQXR’s Pat Hurley to speak at Fordham U. radio class ' tomorrow (Thurs.). .. .Emerson Buckley doubling frorii WOR to conduct the Marquis de. Cuevas’ Grand Ballet at the Centui’y theatre. IN HOLLYWOOD , . . Ashland, Ore,, desist from inter-! fering with union activities of the i V International Brotherhood of Elec-I 9“*® ®i. hS w trieal Workers (IBEW) to organ- 1-I®-"''' To name a few: NBC s Joseph ize technicians at the station. withoiit difficulty, shows that 55% of West Berliners listen to Voice, an increase of 17% since June, 1949, when a similar survey was made.. The poll also shows that, for the U. S. zone as a whole, 60% of German listeners (39% of the entire population) list themselves as Voice listeners. Asked to grade Voice broadcasts as ‘good,’ ‘fair’ or ‘poor,’ the majority of listeners desci'ibed them as ‘good’.” j McConnell,. Bud ^Barry, Bill Brooks and Manie Sacks; Colgate’s Bob r. 1 Healy and the Warwicks, Paul and Jack. Latter are on the trail of a r ■ r’ ^^6 account and Commission row Is jittery Nat Wolfe and Don I of Ralph S. Click, • Sharpe have packaged “The Blandings” with Cary Grant and Betsy (station s chief engineer, who was Drake. It can be bought for radio arid TV.... Nonna Jean Nilsson, active in organizing the employes, one of the most active of radio’s small fry (she’s all of 12), is the town’s was a violation of the Labor Re- younge.st columnist, doing a weekly pillar about moppets in a local mag lations Act. He recommended that ... Jack Runyon’s expariding operation at Biow agency has brought the .station reinstate Click to his. in Roland Jacobsen and E. C. Williams from Ruthrauff & Rvan; Avis former job and make good loss of j phiibrook, late of W. Earl Both well; LaRue Wilkinson, from United Airlines, and John Christ, for 20 years with J. Walter Thompson, who heads up radio and TV production.... Richard Lewis, prez of KTAR, PhoeniXj pinned a gold badge on Bill Thompson, compliments of Ari- zona Highway Patrol, for his service to youth and traffic safety in the I inland metropolis... .Richard Todd flew in from London to tape “Great f j Expectations” for Hallmark Playhouse and flew right back again.... More than 1,000 of the fown’s citizenry attended the RCA reception for John West, who succeeds Sid Strotz as NBC’s westem division veepee. .. Dee Engelbach booked Bette Davis for “The Big Show” when I it takes up Hollj-wood origination again Dec. 17. The iri.sult routine pay he suffered because crimination against him. of dis- Big Talent Array For 1-Hour Texas Roundup’ San Antonio, Nov. 14. Imposing array of western talent Will be featured on Texas Round- j veepee. ., Peabody Award committee has asked for scripts and records lew full-hour weekly radio 1 of “Halls of Ivy.” up,' a new show which is to be heard over sta- AFL, R.R. UNIONS BLAMED Network ONMINN. Airings will be spon.sored by the Gulf Brewing Co. for Grand Prize Beer for a period of 52 weeks. Minneapolis, Nov. 14. Because of alleged failure of the AFL and the railroad brotherhoods to come across with tlieir share of the necessary coin organized labor has given up plans for a labor- sponsored station in Minnesota. Ivy. IN CHICAGO . . . Jerry Ellis, Chi Columbia Transcriptions manager, this week cele- 24th year in the radio biz .. .Libby, McNeil & Libby, ^ ' A* J. ^ ' * _ 4 _- ■ brates his Broadcast is scheduled to start ^ ym’Ohgn J. w{liter Th^ompspn, is launching a four-week spot campaign Dec. 1, and will be divided into i commentator Alex Dreier to address annual three portions, with 20 minutes | Kansas City Chamber of Commerce Thursday (16) for fourth originating here at WOAI, 20 min- 1 ^^dgers Nancy Carr and Bruce Foote to headline utes at KPRC, Houston, arid the^ Theatre of the Air” production of Sigmund final portion from WFAA, Dallas, | Ne\v Moon” Saturday (18).; . Sidney Dean, ex-J; WaU The local portion will feature k -Tompson v.p., has jointed McCann-Erickson as veepee in charge sponsored siarion in aviinnesoia. y , of rnari.p4. Annouticement to this effect Was. Dave cow-boy singerj t^isk^St on WENK^v made bv Glenn Peterson President Enierson, folk singer and i s night (16) .... Radio Talent Inc., cast- of the Minnesota state eiO coun- ®omhdian; hillbilly specialist .Curly j the Wiigley building to set up shop cil, at the council s anhual conven- WUliams; Melvin Winters and the i W,,?“J®„.Pi( bu)lding^_ Columbia Records and CBS-TV sales staff are (ETS DENVER SPONSOR WNBC’s ( N Y.) Saturday mati- nee Clem McCarthy disk jockey -tion. . '■ Blaming the AFL and brother- hpods for the project’s failure, Pe- terson declared that if they “in- vested as 'much money per member as we have, the station would be operating today.” However, the state .AFL convention referred the as m, c. I join the Arthur W, Sampson Ad- _ . j vertising Co. as Radio-TV director United Broadcasting^Assn., or- anfi the reenlistment of traffic show is the firs* to be intearated to opeiate th® station, Dorothy Coen in the IS ine ms. 10 oe iniegratea ^^mich would have been located hi*? rPQuUprt in a ci-inf Into the newly-conceived “Opera- here, will be dissolved next month ' fill*..®®.' WOAI orchestra, and Bill Shomette*I^Vrigley quarters... . Karl Schulte and Cal Holm new WTMJ, Milwaukee, newswriters. . . Television-Electronics Fund, te\'ee dividend .. .Ed Horstman, Chi ABC N.^ Y. conferring with web execs.. .WBBM farm Af to. get certificate of hoiior at Nov. 26 confab ^ Directors . .^ G MacRae guested on Wallace WMAQ “CheZ Show”... .WBBM's “Sat- uiday Night Party’’ expands to an hour this week.. . .Nancy Evans to giiest on Vaughn Monroe’s CBS airer Saturday (18)... .Paul Whitemaii* Abu veep, in town last week; also Paul Mowry of , web’s sales staff. Boston, Nov. 14. Resignation of Edward T. Sulli- ! van, WCOP continuity director, to fi.®"® ®®‘ »P whereby j anff’ fu^ i Si'Jfet®* P®’^'®""®* “'® owned-and-operated i turned to local unions, Peterson the six NBC stations will exchange their shows for a six-way ride. McCarthy airer. ,to be plattered for di.stribution among the other q&o .station.*?, has landed a Denver Sponsor, the Denver Lumber Co., for the KOA local ride. said. Jail Mitchell, continuity writer at the station, has been upped to continuity director, replacing Sul- Houston—Jack Healey has been i Betty White of the pro- named commercial manager here ■ 53^department taking over for KNUZ, duties formerly ban-iMiss Coens berth as traffic di* died by David H. Morris. j rector. Minneapolis—Tony MOe, flack, named radio chairman of Hennepin County March of Dimes Philadelphia:^General Manage? Raymond S. Green has been for ’51 . . . Robert E. Woodbury i president of WFLN. has been- named WCCO Sales! FM outlet operated hei’e by the Service Manager. He started as a page boy in 1936 . . . Rumor has it that Atlass operations here through other influences shooting hard at KSO’s Columbia affilia- tion for its new Dcs Moiries opera- tion, KIOA. ^ Franklin Broadcasting Co. Green Will continue to serve as general manager, and other staff changes announced include the appoint- ment of William Davison, as sale.s manager, and Paul Goodyear as program director.