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are slanted to favor the New Deal and to hurt the Republicans, while the outgivings of the expert smoothies were filled with weasel words. It is not surprising at all that the Republicans adopted a special plank seeking to free the radio from the shackles of political con¬ trol by rewriting the laws concerning it. ”
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MARK WOODS TELLS FCC WILL GIVE COMPLETE M SERVICE
Replying to a request from the Federal Communications Com¬ mission for a statement of the present policies and methods of oper¬ ation of the Blue Network relative to frequency modulation broadcast¬ ing, Mark Woods, President, wrote as follows:
“The Blue Network intends to do everything possible to advance the progress of FM broadcasting since we believe it is an improved technical method of providing program service,
“The Blue Network Company has filed applications with the FCC for FM broadcasting stations in New York, Chicago and Los Angeles
“We have Infomied our affiliated stations that we propose to make our program service, both commercial and sustaining, avail¬ able for broadcasting over FM stations operated by them. We have not, however, incorporated in our affiliation contracts any provi¬ sion respecting FM, “
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REP, COX EVIDENTLY RENOMINATED; SEN. CLARK LOSES
Early returns from Georgia today (Wednesday) Indicated that Representative Eugene Cox, foe of the Federal Communications Commis¬ sion, had been renominated. Nomination in Georgia is equivalent to election. Incomplete tabulations from 10 of 15 counties gave Mr.
Cox 6,018 to 3,584 for former Florida Congressman John Smlthwick. Senator George, also a critic of the Administration, piled up a popular vote of 5 6,000 to 8,652 for Fb,rmer John W, Goolsby on incom¬ plete returns.
In the meantime, an official count Just completed in Idaho shows that Senator D* Worth Clark, finally lost the Democratic nomi¬ nation by 203 votes to Glen H, Taylor of Station KSEI, Pocatello, cowboy radio singer. Senator Clark is a member of the Interstate Commerce Committee which handles radio matters in the Senate and crossed swords with Petrillo recently in the recording fight, and it has been charged that Mr, Petrillo had a hand in his defeat,
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