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He ini Radio News Service
5/23/45
TRADE NOTES :
A meeting of the Federal Communications Bar Association is planned for sometime in June. This will be for the purpose of making certain changes in the Constitution and By-Laws, and, also, to determine whether the Association should sponsor certain proposed changes in the Communications Act and in the Rules and Regulations of the Commission.
Typical of the response Col. Robert McCormick, Editor of the Chicago Tribune has been receiving from his MBS broadcasts were 1500 requests for his speech a week ago last Saturday night.
President Truman has requested Secretary of Commerce Wallace to undertake a study of the alleged misuse of patents to support monopolies and to recommend appropriate action to Congress. Mr. Wallace later announced that a Committee had been formed, head¬ ed by William H, Davis, Director of Economic Stabilization, and that it hoped to make its recommendations by June 30.
The President asked Mr. Wallace to consult with Mr. Davis, Attorney General Biddle, Dr. Charles F. Kettering, Chairman of the National Planning Commission and Dr. Vannevar Bush, Director of the Office of Scientific Research and Development and they were Included as the Committee. The Patent Office is part of the Commerce Depart¬ ment.
The Federal Communications Commission and the War Produc¬ tion Board have granted the Electronics Division of Maguire Indus¬ tries, Inc., authority to use its newly developed railroad radio equipment to conduct experimental tests with the Reading Railroad.
It is planned that the tests will begin about July 15th and will cover the operation of very high frequency space radio equipment in freight yards, terminals, and for end to end comraunica-tions on freight trairs. The frequencies allocated for these tests are within the 156 to 162 megacycle frequency band that has been proposed for railroad service.
Enroute to the Greek Theatre of the University of Cali¬ fornia's campus to attend ceremonies incident to the bestowing of degrees on several leading international statesmen, a number of radio commentators were joined by a distinguished elderly gentleman, Dorothy Lewis of NAB states in a release to the Association of Women Directors from the San Francisco Conference. He politely asked about the background of each person and then he said, "I am delight¬ ed to meet you all and to congratulate you. I find that news over the radio is trustworthy, surprisingly accurate and interestingly presented, " The gentleman proved to be one of the outstanding Deans of this famous college. One up for radio.'
A cartoon by Keller in the Arne ri can Mag a z ine for June has an excited stage manager answering the telephone and shouting to the producer: "It's Mr. Petrillo, sir; about the maid, in third act, humming while she dusts. "
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