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12/S0/44
CIVILIAN RADIO TUBE SUPPLY LESS THAN EXPECTED
The shortage of radio receiving tubes for the maintenance of Array and Navy electronic combat equipment and replacement of in¬ creasing battle losses must be made up at the expense of civilian radio tube supplies, War Production Board Radio and Radar Division officials said Monday.
It is now anticipated, therefore, that the number of re¬ ceiving tubes available for civilians will be much smaller in the first quarter of 1945 than the hoped-for 2,000,000 tubes a month, the officials explained,
A recommendation that all current military receiving tube requirements and accumulated deficits be covered by scheduled pro¬ duction before any civilian tubes are made available in the first quarter of 1945, was made by the Radio Receiver Vacuum Tube Industry Advisory Committee at a recent meeting,
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PLATTER TURNER STRIKE THREAT SLEEPINO WITH ONE EYE OPEN
The holiday season to the contrary notwithstanding, the National Broadcasting Company and Blue network officials are ready for anything in connection with the threatened Petrillo and National Association of Broadcast Engineers and Technicians (NABET) strikes.
"There are no new developments in the situation", one of them said, "but it is a thing that we always have with us, "
According to one informant, Petrillo is holding off hop¬ ing NABET will make the first move and NABET is hoping if there is a strike they can pin the blame on Petrillo,
It is again reported that Petrillo may strike during the Christmas hopida.ys and before the new Congress convenes January 5rd. If and when either side strikes, one thing is sure, the networks will not be caught napping. In the meantime every effort was being made to settle the controversy,
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McCOSKER NEW BAI/iBERUER BROADCASTING SERVICE CHAIRMAN
Alfred J. McCosker has succeeded Jack I. Straus, President of R, H, Macy & Company, New York, as Chairman of the Board of the Bamberger Broadcasting Company, operator of Station WOR. Mr, Straus will continue as a member of the Board.
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Mr, McCosker has resigned as President of WOR. Succeeding to the presidency isTheodore C. Streibert, formerly Vice-President and General Manager,
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