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9/27/40
THAD BROWN CONFIRMATION STILL IN JEOPARDY
Evidently Senator Charles W. Tobey, (R. ), of New Hamp¬ shire, is marking time as he continues to block the confirmation of Col. Thad Brown, Republican, for reappointment to the Federal Communications Commission in the hope of adjournment of Congress.
If Congress adjourns, the nomination, of course, will automati¬ cally die with the session. However, if there is only a recess, then there is still a chance for confirmation.
Whether there will be an adjournment or recess is, at this writing, a question of considerable doubt although it is thought enough pressure has been brought to bear to predict a recess. A majority of Senate and House leaders want to adjourn but the Republicans and many Democrats are against this, express¬ ing the belief that the President should not be given too free a hand in the present emergency. One plan is to recess until after election, say, November 15th.
In the meantime, no further call has been issued for a meeting of the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee to further con¬ sider the confirmation of Colonel Brown. A majority of the Com¬ mittee would have confirmed him some time ago but Senator Tobey, planning to have additional evidence, threatened to blow the roof off the Senate if they tried to Jam the thing through. Then, too, it has been thought that Colonel Brown' s name would be withdrawn but at this date, such has not been the case.
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U. S. INTERNATIONAL STATIONS MULTIPLY
With National Defense requirements as a stimulant, there is considerable activity among the U. S. short-wave stations. This is indicated in the latest listings of International Broadcast Stations, showing the construction permits in many cases to increase the power. Those listed are as follows:
Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.: WCBX, near Wayne,
N. J. , 10 KW, C.P., 50 KW; WCRC, Brentwood, N. Y. , 50 KW (C.P. only); General Electric Company: WGEA, South Schenectady, N.Y. ,
25 KW, C.P. 50 KW; WGEO, South Schenectady, N.Y. , 100 KW;
KGEI, San Francisco, California, 20 KW, C.P. 50 KW; National Broadcasting Co. , Inc. , Bound Brook, New Jersey: WRCA, 35 KW,
C.P. 50 KW, WNBI , 35 KW, C.P. 50 KW.
The above list does not include the new short-wave sta¬ tion being built by Westinghouse at Boston to take the place of that company's pioneer short-wave station at Pittsburgh.
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