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I IODAKY The National Daily Newspaper of Commercial Radio and Television VOL. 49. NO. 22 NEW YORK. WEDNESDAY. NOVEMBER 2, 1949 TEN CENTS EXPLOSION SUSPENDS FCC'S HEARINGS Army-Navy Football On MBS And NBC-TV The Army-Navy Football Game, Nov. 26, 1:15 p.m., EST, (15 minutes before the kickoff) will be carried exclusively on radio by MBS and on television by the NBC-TV network, under the sponsorship of Gillette Safety Razor Co., it was announced yesterday by Joseph P. Spang, Jr., president of Gillette. Over 400 MBS stations are scheduled to carry the traditional classic. It also will be shortwaved by AFRS. sans commercial. The announcers will be named later this week. Foote, Cone & Belding Expanding Below Border Foote, Cone & Belding International Corp., New York, has announced the completion of working arrangements with seven Latin American advertising agencies, on an exclusive basis. The deal was handled by Luis G. Dillon, executive v-p in charge of the firm's Latin American operations, who returned to New York this week from a three months' stay in Latin America. FCBI had previously announced the appointment of (Continued on Page 3) "Dr. I. Q." Moves To ABC As Sustaining Feature "Dr. I. Q." formerly heard on NBC under sponsorship of Mars Candy Company, will become an ABC web feature on Wednesday, November 9, and will be heard at 8 p.m., EST. Lew Valentine will continue as emcee and the audience participation show will be offered for commercial sponsorship. Sound Effects A recording session of "Martin Kane, Private Eye" in the WOR studios the other day was interrupted by a strange rustling, as of mice in a haystack. The director called a halt, and asked who was 'mousing up' his show. Dead silence. Finally a hard-bitten actor stepped forward and confessed: he was wearing taffeta shorts. Family Interest Boston — When Rudolph O. Marcoux. sales promotion manager of WCSH, Portland, Maine, registered for the 1st District NAB meeting, he also registered for Mrs. Marcoux. Together they attended all sessions of the twoday meeting and took special interest in all the sales promotion clinic discussions. They were the only "Mr. and Mrs." team at the sessions. Miller Prophesies Regarding Color TV Boston — Justin Miller, president of NAB, told a press conference during the 1st District NAB meeting yesterday that "another ten years would be needed before perfect color television could be expected." Judge Miller believes that the government will have to release some of the ultra high frequency channels controlled by government agencies, for private use before (Continued on Page 8) Philco Sales Rallying As Production Mounts Sales and net income of the Philco Corp. for the third quarter of 1949 fell off sharply from last year's totals, due principally to "a twoweek shutdown in midsummer for factory vacations in the television and radio division, and heavy starting costs involved in getting production under way on the new 1950 line," it was announced yesterday (Continued on Page 3) Blast And Fire In Post Office Building Destroys Commission's Files; Delays Hearing Plans Says FCC Can't Rule On 'Transit' Legality Washington Bureau of RADIO DAILY Washington — FCC observers were on hand yesterday for the fourth day of the local hearing on streetcar radio, but Assistant Attorney General Harry Plotkin said the Commission could not attempt to comment on the legal questions involved. The matter has never actu (Continued on Page 6) WTOP's Tape Recorder At Wash. Airplane Crash Washington Bureau of RADIO DAILY Washington— WTOP, CBS' outlet in the nation's capital, claimed a tape recorder first yesterday in the coverage of the collision of a P-38 with an Eastern Airlines DC-4 at National Airport yesterday with the loss of 54 lives. Stephen Laird. CBS commentator, (Continued on Page 6) IT&T Prexy To Address New York REC Thursday Gen. William H. Harrison, president of IT&T, will be the guest speaker at this week's luncheon meeting of the Radio Executives (Continued on Page 2) Radio Progress Highlighted As Nat. Radio TV Week Opens Radio's remarkable progress during the last 29 years — "the most phenomenal growth ever recorded in a single industry" — was reviewed this week by the NAB in a report coinciding with the opening of National Radio -end Television Week, Oct. 30-Nov. 5. Gordon Gray, of WIP, Philadelphia, and W. B. McGill, of the Westinghouse Radio Stations, Inc., have been named co-chairmen of a joint committee to arrange the celebration of radio's 29th birthday. The event is co-sponsored by the NAB and the Radio Manufacturers Assn. Dealer participation will center on joint sponsorship of full-page advertisements in more than 500 cities and towns, tied in with local displays of radios and TV sets. RMA thus far has filed orders from 574 daily and weekly newspapers for (Continued on Page 6) Washington Bureau of RADIO DAILY Washington — Indefinite postponement of all hearings scheduled for Washington was ordered yesterday as FCC members and employes prepared to try to find out just what documents and files have been completely lost and what may be recovered. In addition, a large part of the commis (Continued on Page 8) BBC's American Staff Cut In Economy Move Staff of the North American office of the British Broadcasting Company in New York has been reduced from 29 to 14 members because of the recent devaluation of the pound, it was announced yesterday by Norman Luker. North American BBC director, who recently returned from a BBC conference in London. Among the executives who will (Continued on Page 2) NARND Agenda Set For Two-Day Confab More than 200 newsmen are expected to attend the annual convention of the National Association of Radio News Directors at the Commodore Hotel, Nov. 11-13. Allen Martin of WPIX, New York; (Continued on Page 2) Presentation Francis Cardinal Spellman was the recipient yesterday of a floral presentation from 13 yearold Betty Clark, ABC's blind singing star, in commemoration of National Flower Week. Betty, who was chosen as national "Flower Girl" by the Society of American Florists, is presenting many similar floral gifts to hospitals in the Cardinal's name.