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7/21/39
Getting back to culture, William J. Dempsey, General Counsel of the FCC, inquired:
"General speaking, your programs have reflected the culture of the country?"
"We have intended, as we understood culture to reflect it", Mr. Mason answered, "but I would hate to have to define the word 'culture’, if that is your next question."
"That isn’t my next question, Mr. Mason", Mr. Dempsey concluded, "in fact I haven’t any more questions."
Asked v;hat place technical testimony given by Dr. G. B. Jolliffe, in charge of RCA frequencies had in the International Short-Wave hearing, Mr. Hennessy said:
"One of the issues involved here is that if the trans¬ mission of programs will meet with the affirmative requirement that they cultivate American good-will abroad. It seems to me to be the essence of this proceeding that we show what countries we reach and in doing so what other parts of the world we serve through the use of frequencies that are assigned to us. "
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LEMMON DENIES APPROVING FCC HOTSHOT
Taking issue with the testimony of Neville Miller, President of the National Association of Broadcasters, that he had approved the final draft of the letter which Mr. Miller wrote to the Federal Communications Commission, which stirred up the animals so, Walter S. Lemmon, President of the World Wide Broad¬ casting Company, denied this vigorously when he appeared before the Commission.
"Did Mr. Miller show you the drafts of letters similar in purport to the one accusing the Commission of censorship?"
"Yes", Mr. Lemmon answered, "some rough drafts. As I recall it, it was a chance meeting with Mr. Miller while travel¬ ling aboard a train one evening. "
"What were your comments to Mr. Miller, if any?"
"This was a casual meeting and I can't remember the exact comments, but I think I said I felt that one draft was entirely too hot; but I believe I said that the other rought draft was good, but I think I also added that I gravely doubted the advisability of proceeding in quite this manner. I think I recommended to Mr. Miller a conference with the Commission of some sort, "
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