Variety (November 1963)

ot , ings on comme ‘tical and industry esepess po testimony that. he is net 2 mom tel . devices. In its: Knows, ‘scarcely beyend the . Communications Sebecumitter and “Congress t to] By MIKE MOSETTIG Washington, Nov. 12. The fate of FCC's . ‘proposed | -blurb curbs now... ‘Concluding three. dass of bexr-| House. Communicz face the political CemsEQuENeES < brushing aside a clear from its Congressiemal . wiiers On the other had; the . “Cont: mission is sizing up the: subvom-| mittee’s message, reaiiging that. : has some..gambits geimg i favor.. The first weapow available the subcommittee ie the | tion of its chairmam Walter {D-Tex,): to prevent FOC ‘irom posing ‘the commereial thu But more importamt. i the ; committee’s and parent Ca Commeses| a cot if Committee's overalS contrel off ¥ and broadcasting. Thus (D-Ark) that of Hes at nerest hes ‘will step in if proveled we ‘regulatory excessex, = _ Aside from the pewer of . gress, there is alse the Harris as chairmam of. merce Committee. A pile « Li be crossed. But FCC isn't neue is ching im political chairman: E. Williaa eowy omry garner publicity asd al white. knight saving the poopie] from onus of. Overcommmercalication. Inherent in this mission unspoken ¢ f t rf ay it . by the ‘rade geese tl re dustry. But if the ‘pilt ‘meved te | Pere Or to by te e t on to by which is always looking | ‘chance to rap television. . Constitutional,. legak and ¢ issues discussed Up te now w fade and the question presemned the voting Congressmen“Are you in faver of mercialization?” — A vote for the Rogers bi be hard to explain te who feel the airwaves . crowded with commercials. ser Also. working in FOC’s faver the Senate. ‘Even if if the Regers bi passed the House, % would r ret il it | Valk at f it a q hs ‘a dismal reception by the Senate | its chances of reaching the Senate floor would be peer at best. ‘But at last. week's encounter. fore the House sebeomeittior. stop signals were flashed te from hostile subcommittee wem| | bers. Besides Rogers’ oft-versed pigee | Sehrer ‘was. Harris’ blunt warning te the| Commission. | Sitting as an ex-officio ‘member |. of the subcommiittee, he told the | Commission witnesses there: is a established. way should take this route; “before extending your arms too far.” Pointing to fhe “dangerous trend” of FCC. devising new: ways | to interpret its authority, he said} Congress would act if. . provaked. |. He cited the McFarland Acts of} the late 1940’s as an example. . But -Harris’ message to. Henry and FCC was, in retrospect, blunted | | slightly by a. terse .admonitiow to} “NAB prex. LeRoy Collins. “In all candor,” the industry’s .attempts gress’ ‘patience could run out.” He said the subcommittee hast always leaned over ‘backwards to insure self-regulation, but “I cam-} not too strongly suggest. that. the industry has got. to. meet its.. -responsibilities. ” While most of the. hearing was devoted. to Jegalisms, Henry re-[eeived stinging criticism from Rep. |. Glenn Cunningham, Republiean oft Omaha.. The day after. Henry appeared, | (Continued. on page 44) zress to FCC on Blurb Curb: T Dare You our P * Potomac Bluff "Sabuenn.| mittee is daring FCC te put ite} time limit. vules” ‘inte force snd te; mie va at ih ! es | go-ahead sigi. Two prints will also | go to, the Louvre . for exclusive assitant ‘production ‘supervisor .at.| Harris ‘averred, 1 ‘I’m not altogther satisfied” with} at self-} ‘yegulation. While’ holding it wast not likely to happen, he said-Con-|" _ Great Scott . Appearing onthe the. “NURSES” | [sen Lath; CBS-TV—10 to Ted. MEVER: New York. . _ KUMIN-OLENICK: “Calif. J . “oe { 7 . .. : , : ). . a : . . ne * 3 r o if : : eer , : ‘ . : . : Bs é 4 . . . ie HUE : Be Paris, Nev. 12, ie new -buey at work ix the | French the § iil ft bs ; i Fab tee § he cit | ' | it | ie £ f 3 | RE SHEL w i oehie 5 ffs 7 i K E line whiz wh 982 i ae Ls heh et yt yi a) iT nel ical ite cai Hl AL eG ever the ‘Kremiie | Treaty footwork, and. the. help. of U.S. ‘and | _ SCHWIMMER | SG. 5 PACT Hollywood, Nov: 12. rights and use in. France. + Screen Gems. the: past. three-and The ‘history of: the: Louvre, : as | one-half years, .has‘signed a new. ‘well as its art’ treasures, “will ‘make pact and becomes.. exéc’. assistant, ‘up. the. show, | . ce | production, for.’ ‘8G... fivan Inmortalied on Totem P oe ‘ _. Ottawa, ‘Nev: 12. Ed. Sullivan’s: famous phiz: is. officially ‘a Work of .art—at: ‘least as: carved, full-facé and profile; on. a canadian. totem pole.. _. Sullivan. showed the specially carved totem pole. on: his ‘CBS-TV. show, aaa plug for Canada’s. Dept..of Trade & Commerce-sponsored weeklong. Canadian Trade Fair ‘in. Sheraton: Hotel, ‘Philadel,. phia,.this week with 105. exporters: showing: their wares.. Fair is highlight of 20-odd events of Canada Weeks there, ‘including: per_formanees by .championship. Canadian . skaters Kenneth Ormsby .& Barbara . Boan; ‘Royal. Canadian Air Force. band,pipers. and dancers;. and” “invasion by five Canadian Navy ‘destroyers. © ; ‘Work. of art” * od ‘the designation. under which the totem pole got: through U: S. customs at Montreal, after some discussion,. T&Cs Trade Publicis director Royd:Beamish and Editorial & core chief Frank. Hamilton. took . across. the border. perthen . shepherded th pole to -Sullivan’s ‘Park y. N.. ¥. apartmer ys place the: freight elevator ‘yuns enly haléway to his fleer. There. van -0.0:'d and: OK'd it Rien of Hurce b Village, Que, Game. {this Sunday . for his show. it was carved. rune Huron. Indians under direction of IN CHICAGO... tai Schwimmer, ‘who: has been | WBBM-TV. will: soon start ex : Carter Davidson’s “At Random,”. trying it xperimenting with new time: ‘slots for a. couple: weeks each on. ‘Sunday afternoons and ‘Saturday: evenings.’ The . battle :of. the talkfests. at. midnight Saturdays has only hurt both shows ..... John. ‘McPartlia. : leaves WBBM Radio to become exéc.veepee of WCIU-TV, John Weigel’s “| new UHF station . | a:slippéd.dise ; { the . Sun-Times.tv editor Paul Molloy is.in traction for “Hardest ticket in town the past tw6. years has been WGN-TV ducat’ for “Bozo’s: Cireus.”. Kidshow recently clicked off . ‘its 100,000th visitor. and is SRO. through. July: 1964... . Louis Sudler, ‘| whose Artists’ Showcase” “has. just notched. its. third ‘anni on WNBQ, | has tapped Gov. Otto ‘Kerner for:an interview this: Sunday (17): on his’: | Plans for an Dlinois Agts | ‘| Goerg moderates a panel . on. radio. documentariés” at the Group W Council .. ... WIND. ‘news ‘director Frank: -| pubservice ‘conference in Cleveland today (Wed.) .. . Ruth Bonura, the _ | gal who’s spearheading the: project for a Chicago repertory. theatre at. | | Marina City, has adapted and -will star in WBBM-TV’s “Repertoire '| Workshop” production of ‘The: Orestia” (an excerpt from Aeschylus): . WBKB femme director Lynne Walker ‘is on panel of. judges for ‘the. annual State St. Star Queen competish . |IN LONDON... _ When. the Independent. Television. ‘Authority awards. ‘its--its new. set’ | of contracts for 1964-7, local. rating : organization, TAM may find itself . | with a couple of competitors. It’s. rumored here that at least. one other : Company is readying an audience meter which. it. will ‘unveil at “the || right moment.” Firm is AGB. Research. whieh, with; Gallup, is said to. Tbe interested 1s the idea of tv audience. measurment and. research Michael Benatine prepping yet another series ‘for BBC-TV . .-:. John * | Chorley ‘appointed-research. and promotion manager: at Westward-TV eve Southern TV film editor Robert Kitts to join: BBC-TV . , (Continued, on page 34).