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Helnl Radio News Service
4/24/46
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Doesn!t Think Much Of Government Wartime Broedcasting
( From the "Wall Street Journal”)
During the war the press associations furnished their news reports to Government agencies and these were used to make up short-wave broadcasts which were directed to the citizens of other nations. The record of this Government broadcasting was not very good. There were some downright misrepresentations and a good deal of clumsy amateurism. On balance one may doubt the value of the contribution to the war effort.
Other Industries Watch Outcome of Petrillo Curb
( ’’Editor and Publisher")
Every industry, including newspapers, laboring under the "featherbedding" practices of unions will watch with interest the "anti-Petrillo ” bill,
"Featherbedding" has been permitted to run wild until it is a cancerous sore in some industries. Originally intended to "make jobs" for more workers it has been abused to the point where production costs have soared needlessly, affecting prices eventually.
When this bill is upheld in the courts other industries undoubtedly will seek legislative relief from this evil.
Army Radio Relay System Now Used In Long Distance phones
(From "Long Lines*')
The first microwave radio relay system to be used for long distance telephony was recently demonstrated by the Bell Labo¬ ratories. The system provided two-way voice transmission over 1400 miles. Operating in the microwave region, this type of radio relay system uses radio frequencies of nearly five billion cycles per second corresponding to a wavelength of less than half the length of an ordinary pencil. At these frequencies, static and most man¬ made interferences are virtually absent.
Senator Wheeler Takes His Man To The White House
(Drew Pearson Bell SyndicateT”
Senator Wheeler introduced his Montana candidate for the Federal Communications Commission vacancy (Burke Clements, Chairman of the Industrial Accidents Board of Montana) to President Truman last week. The President, however, did not indicate his approval.
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