COMMUNICATIONS ACT AMENDMENTS

4 JUL 12

1956

HEARINGS Copy-

BEFORE A

SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE

M. 5, Cong wes, Home COMMITTEE ON

INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

EIGHTY-FOURTH CONGRESS

SECOND SESSION

ON

MISCELLANEOUS BILLS TO AMEND THE

COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1934

JANUARY 31, FEBRUARY 1, 2, 3, 7, 8, AND APRIL 19, 1956

Printed for the use of the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce

COMMITTEE ON INTERSTATE AND FOREIGN COMMERCE

J. PERCY PRIEST, Tennessee, Chairman

OREN HARRIS, Arkansas

CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey

ARTHUR G. KLEIN, New York

CARL HINSHAW, California

WILLIAM T. GRANAHAN, Pennsylvania JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota

F. ERTEL CARLYLE, North Carolina ROBERT HALE, Maine

JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi

JAMES I. DOLLIVER, Iowa

PETER F. MACK, JR., Illinois

JOHN W. HESELTON, Massachusetts

KENNETH A. ROBERTS, Alabama

JOHN B. BENNETT, Michigan

MORGAN M. MOULDER, Missouri

RICHARD W. HOFFMAN, Illinois

HARLEY O. STAGGERS, West Virginia JOHN V. BEAMER, Indiana

ISIDORE DOLLINGER, New York

WILLIAM L. SPRINGER, Illinois

WALTER ROGERS, Texas

ALVIN R. BUSH, Pennsylvania

MARTIN DIES, Texas

PAUL F. SCHENCK, Ohio

SAMUEL N. FRIEDEL, Maryland

JOSEPH L. CARRIGG, Pennsylvania

JOHN J. FLYNT, JR., Georgia

STEVEN B. DEROUNIAN, New York

TORBERT H. MACDONALD, Massachusetts

DON HAYWORTH, Michigan

ELTON J. LAYTON, Clerk

KENNETH J. PAINTER, First Assistant Clerk
HERMAN CLAY BEASLEY, Assistant Clerk

Professional Staff
ANDREW STEVENSON

SAM G. SPAL
KURT BORCHARDT

MARTIN W. CUNNINGHAM

SUBCOMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS

OREN HARRIS, Arkansas, Chairman

JOHN BELL WILLIAMS, Mississippi CHARLES A. WOLVERTON, New Jersey
PETER F. MACK, JR., Illinois

CARL HINSHAW, California
ISIDORE DOLLINGER, New York

JOSEPH P. O'HARA, Minnesota
WALTER ROGERS, Texas

ROBERT HALE, Maine
JOHN J. FLYNT, JR., Georgia

JAMES I. DOLLIVER, Iowa

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CONTENTS

Pago

Text of-

H. R. 3789.

H. R. 4814

H. R. 4939.

H. R. 5613.

H. R. 6631

H. R. 6810.

H. R. 6968.

H. R. 6977

H. R. 7249

H. R. 7536

H. R. 7789.

House Joint Resolution 138.

House Joint Resolution 139.

Report of -

Agriculture Department on H. R. 6631.

Air Force Department on-

H. R. 7249.

House Joint Resolution 138..

Atomic Energy Commission on H. R. 6631.

Bureau of the Budget on-

H. R. 3789.

H. R. 4814.

H. R. 4939

H. R. 5613.

H. R. 6631.

H. R. 6810.

H. R. 6968 and H. R. 6977-

H. R. 7249.

H. R. 7536.

House Joint Resolution 138_

Civil Aeronautics Board on-

H. R. 6631.

House Joint Resolution 138.

Commerce Department on-

H. R. 6631.

H. R. 7249.

House Joint Resolution 138..

Federal Communications Commission on-

H. R. 3789.

H. R. 4814.

H. R. 4939

H. R. 5613

H. R. 6631

H. R. 6810.

H. R. 6968 and H. R. 6977-

H. R. 7249.

H. R. 7536.

House Joint Resolution 138_

Justice Department on-

13

20, 23, 144

25

30

35

40

Report of-Continued

Treasury Department on-

Page

H. R. 7249

41

H. R. 7536.

44

Statement of-

Baker, Warren E., General Counsel, Federal Communications Com-

mission.

54, 87

Beamer, Hon. John V., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Indiana

209

Butler, Paul M., chairman, Democratic National Committee...

236

Cowgill, Harold G., Chief, Common Carrier Bureau, Federal Com-

munications Commission..

129

Doerfer, Hon. John C., Commissioner, Federal Communications Com-

mission

54

Dorn, Hon. Francis E., a Representative in Congress from the State

of New York.

263

Hanson, Elisha, representing American Newspaper Publishers Asso-
ciation.

326

Heald, Robert L., chief attorney, National Association of Radio &

Television Broadcasters.

265

Henley, J. Smith, Acting General Counsel, Federal Communications

Commission.-

348

Heselton, Hon. John W., a Representative in Congress from the State

of Massachusetts

233

Lee, Hon. Robert E., Commissioner, Federal Communications Com-

mission

129

Macdonald, Hon. Torbert H., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Massachusetts.

120

McConnaughey, Hon. George C., Chairman, Federal Communica-

tions Commission...

54

O'Connor, Hon. John J., Washington, D. C.-

322

O'Neill, Hon. Thomas P., Jr., a Representative in Congress from the

State of Massachusetts.

324

Prettyman, Hon. E. Barrett, Judge, United States Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit-

317
Ross, Bradford, counsel, United States Independent Telephone Asso-
ciation.-

160

Salant, Richard S., vice president, Columbia Broadcasting System,

Inc...

171, 349

Webster, Hon. Edward M., Commissioner, Federal Communications

Commission

87, 129

Additional information submitted for the record by-

Administrative Office of the United States Courts, letter from Henry

P. Chandler, transmitting proposed legislation.

28

Air Coordinating Committee: Initial report of Joint Industry-

Government Tall Structures Committee issued, October 5, 1955.-- 155

American Broadcasting Co., comments of

358

American Communications Association, letter from Josephy P. Selly,

president --

169

Beamer, Hon. John V.: Discrimination against newspapers in the

granting of broadcast facilities by the Federal Communications

Commission...

213

Butler, Hon. John Marshall, letters from.

167, 168

Carpenter, Murray, letter from.--

357

Church, Hon. Marguerite Stitt, letter from -

357

Columbia Broadcasting System, Inc.:

Further statement of Richard S. Salant, vice president.-

349

Letter from Richard S. Salant...

356

Newspaper articles with respect to equal broadcasting time.-- 179-185
Federal Communications Commission:
Dates on which present Commissioners took office..

93
List of comparative TV proceedings involving applicants with
newspaper interests --

112

Minutes of meeting, November 9, 1955.-

94

Proceedings with respect to newspaper applicants for television

stations.

99-111

Use of broadcast facilities by candidates for public office, public
notice, September 8, 1954..

67

Page

345

166

Additional information, Continued

Kennedy, Hon. John F., letter from..

Miller, Hon. Edward T., letter from.

National Association of Radio and Television Broadcasters:

Board of directors, 1955–56.--

Report on station libel and slander survey -

Summary of State libel and slander provisions-

National Broadcasting Co., letter from Thomas E. Ervin ---

National Lawyers Guild, letter from Jessica Davidson, secretary-

WGN, Inc., letter from Frank P. Schreiber.

266

300

272

313

168

357