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FCC ACTIONS July 3. 1962 Alabama Educational Television Commission (Mobile, Alabama) - Waived Section 3*685 of the rules and granted CP for a new noncommercial educational TV station to operate on Channel #42; ERP 17*8 lew visual and 8.9 kw aural; antenna height 600 ft.; condition (BPET-II3). It proposed to interconnect the Mobile station by microwave with stationsx5«£B£^ WBIQ, WCIQ and WDIQ. By Notice of Further Proposed Rule Making in Docket 14364 concerning assignment of a lower UHF TV channel in Erie, Ba., comments are invited to a Commission proposal which would change Erie’s UHF assignments from Channels 35, #4l (educational) and 66 to Channels 20, 26, 43 and #52 (educational); Channel 39 would be substituted for Channel 64 in Oil City; Channel 39 deleted from Sharon and Channel 43 from Butler; offset carrier on Channel 26 in Williamsport would be changed from plus to even; and Channel 37 deleted from Clymer, N.Y., and Channel 58 from Jamestown, N.l. July 5, 1962 The Commission invites comments by August 13 to Notice of Proposed Rule Making looking toward assigning Channel 10 to Midland, Texas, as petitioned for by Midland telecasting Co., permittee of station KDCD-TV on Channel 18 in Midland, and reserving latter channel for noncommercial educational use. MARKS TO HEAD STUDY Leonard Nferks, of Cohn & Marks, long-time general counsel for the NAEB, has been named head of a high-level committee of the Federal Communications Bar Assn, to study need for a new communications law. The committee will consider whether new legislation is needed or whether the 1934 law should be amended. COMMISSION JOB STILL OPEN Speculation is rife as to implications of President Kennedy’s delay in naming a successor to FCC Commissioner John Cross, following expiration of his term June 30. Some feel Cross, strongly backed by powerful fellow Arkansan Oren Harris, Chairman of the House Commerce Committee, will yet be reappointed; others are certain post will go to Ken Cox, Chief of Broadcast Bureau, backed by powerful fellow Washingtonian Magnuson. Chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee. Resulting stalemate might result in a dark horse appointment.