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6/18/40
PORTER, CBS ATTORNEY, LOANED TO DEFENSE COMMISSION
Paul Porter last week was appointed Executive Assistant to Chester C. Davis, member of the National Defense Advisory Com¬ mission responsible for accommodating national agricultural prob¬ lems and policies to the defense program, particularly with res¬ pect to maintenance of the parity system of agricultural and industrial prices.
Mr. Porter, Washington attorney for the Columbia Broad¬ casting System, has been granted a leave of absence to join Mr. Davis’ staff. He was Executive Assistant to Mr. Davis when the latter was Administrator of the Agricultural Adjustment Administra' tion.
Mr. Porter’s responsibilities will involve close contact with various Government agencies such as Office of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Surplus Commodities Corp. , the Bureau of Agriculture Economics, the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, Reconstruction Finance Corp. , and the Red Cross.
Harry C. Butcher, Vice-President of the CBS in Washington, received the following letter from President Roosevelt:
"The White House
Washington June 6, 1940
Dear Harry:
I want to express to you, and through you to your associates of the Columbia Broadcasting System, my personal appreciation of your action in releasing Paul Porter to serve the National Defense Advisory Commission. I recall Mr. Porter's fine service with the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, and I am sure he can do important work in this new field.
Very sincerely yours,
(Signed) Franklin D. Roosevelt”
In a statement for the Columbia Broadcasting System, Mr. Butcher said; "All of us in Columbia regret the temporary loss of the services of Mr. Porter but are proud and happy to cooperate in this way in the furtherance of National Defense preparation. ”
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MACKAY OPENS DIxRECT N. Y. C. -ROUTE CIRCUIT
A direct radio-telegraph service between New York and Rome was put into operation last week by the I\/Iackay Radio and Tele¬ graph Company, under special authority from the Federal Communica¬ tions Commission, to handle the large volume of communications between this country and Italy,
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