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FLY TO BE PUT ON ORILL RE Am/IIRAL HOOPER'S RETIREl/IENT
When Chairman James L. Fly testifies before the Lea House Committee investigating the Federal Communications Commission, it was learned today (Tuesday), that he would be subjected to crossexamination with regard to the allegation that he had compelled Rear Admiral S, C. Hooper, former Chief of Naval Communications, to retire because of a complaint Hooper had made against the policies of Fly. Also Mr. Fly will be asked regarding similar charges in connection with Capt. Joseph R, Redmond, U, S, N. , who was also Chief of Naval Communications and who, it is alleged, Mr. Fly likewise tried to have removed*
The opinion was also ventured that Admiral Hooper and Captain Redmond might be called before the House Committee and maybe the Secretary of the Navy Knox.
Mr, Knox had previously said, in answer to queries, that Admiral Hooper was retired for physical reasons, but when asked if his retirement had been requested by Mr. Fly, he declined to answer.
It was Admiral Hooper who made the first report to the Secretary of the Navy which led to the survey of conditions on the findings of which were based recommendations of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Secretaries of War and Navy for the transfer to their departments of the radio intelligence activities of the Federal Communications Commission, This request was transmitted to Presi¬ dent Roosevelt last February and rejected by him eight months later in a letter made public a few weeks ago by Senator Charles Tobey(R), of New Hampshire.
T. A. M, Craven, FGC Commissioner, said during his testimony before the House Committee last week that it was a "well known fact" that Mr, Fly had visited reprisals on members of the armed forces who opposed his policies and that one of two Naval officers had been "practically cashiered" and put on the retired list because he oppos¬ ed a Fly decision.
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NEWSPAPER STATION OWNERSHIP "STILL STYMIED"
In the words of a high official, the decision of the Federal Communications Commission on the question of newspaper ownership of broadcasting stations was "still stymied". Previously this official had thought a recommendation would be made discrim¬ inating against the publishers but he said he felt this move had now been blocked.
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