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commercial and industrial representative for Crown International, subsidiary of International Radio & Electronics Corp., Elkhart, Ind., covering New York and several Atlantic seaboard states.
International
Patrick Dolan, president of BBDO International, London, elected to board of BBDO, N.Y. Mr. Dolan, who recently merged his agency, Dolan, Ducker, Whitcombe & Stewart Ltd. with BBDO to form BBDO International, fills vacancy caused by retirement of Alex Osborn, vice chairman
of board. Mr. Osborn, one of agency's founders, remained in Buffalo, N.Y., as head of that branch until 1938 when he became executive vp and general manager of firm.
Edmund J. Aleks, western district sales manager for Ampex Tv Recording Equipment, appointed managing director of Ampex Australia, Pty., Ltd., established as subsidiary of Ampex International S.A. of Fribourg, Switzerland.
Alan Butler and Ed Welch named representatives for retail sales department of CFRB Toronto, Ont.
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Perry B. Frank Jr., formerly account executive at National Telefilm Assoc., N.Y., becomes president of Sport Photos Inc., that city, marketing firm dealing with pictures of sporting events.
Homer P. Metzger, formerly vp and account supervisor for Dowd, Redfield & Johnstone, (defunct N.Y. firm) joins Henry Schapper personnel agency, that city, as vp in charge of advertising recruitment.
Lionel S. Wishneff, formerly in Sociology Dept., of Oregon U., joins Institute for Motivational Research, N.Y., as scientific coordinator.
Albert M. Wharfield, vp of A.C. Nielsen Co. and reserve army Lt. Col., awarded Army Commendation Medal for outstanding contributions to pr development for Army and Defense Dept.
Leonard H. Marks, Washington radio attorney and formerly president of Federal Communications Bar Assn., named treasurer of National Citizens Committee for Lyndon B. Johnson. Mr. Marks is also former assistant general counsel of FCC.
Deaths
George Cranston,
64, for many years general manager of WBAP-AM-FM-TV Fort Worth, died June 22 following long illness. He had been with station since 1930 and was executive until 1958 when he became consultant. He was member of Broadcast Pioneers. Survivors include daughter Pat Cranston, Professor of Communications at U. of Washington, and son Lt. Col. Robert Cranston, chief of American Forces Network, Europe.
John C. Appleton, 42, account executive with Young & Rubicam, N.Y., died of heart attack June 22. Previously he was with Grey Adv., that city.
William R. Goodheart Jr., 58, former NBC Radio vp and consultant, died June 26 in Phoenix, Ariz. Mr. Goodheart, who was with NBC from 1956 to 1958, was founder of Music Corp. of America, as well as former president of Official Films, N.Y. He originated and supervised Guy Lombardo and Jack Benny shows on radio, and helped bring Benny Goodman, Tommy Dorsey, Eddie Duchin and others to prominence.
Mr. Cranston
Mr. Goodheart
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BROADCASTING, July 4, 1960