Black group challenges WBAL TV license renewal
The Urban Advisory Council, a Baltimore black community group, petitions the FCC to renew WBAL TV license citing minority employment shortcomings and programming issues. The challenge targets WBAL while WMAR TV and WJZ TV face no action, with the group aiming to pressure all three stations to respond.
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Baltimore
Wbal-Tv
Urban Advisory Council
WBAL
Federal Communications Commission
Wmar-Tv
Wjz-Tv
FCC
Howard P Rawlings
Maryland group charges WBAL with lilywhite management
Rawlings accuses Hearst Corp and WBAL of a lilywhite governing body in a market about 25 percent black. The council cites only 26 of 135 full time staff and two of 22 managers as black, and questions programming reflecting black needs. WBAL has ten days to respond to the FCC complaint before a rebuttal is allowed.
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Hearst Corp
WBAL
Jack F. Beauchamp
Wbal TV
FCC
Baltimore desegregation plan runs smoothly for second day
Baltimore and Prince George's County schools reported calm openings amid federally ordered desegregation. About 169,500 pupils statewide, 21,000 secondary students shifted to attendance zones. Hassel cited computer issues for bus delays, while officials warned improvements should be seen soon.
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City Department of Education
Upper Marlboro
Hassel
Prince George’s County
Mass Transit Administration
MTA
John L. Crew
Elks drop black youth from sponsored football team
Eight year old Tony Bryant, a Black third grader, was dropped from a 63 pound and under Elks lodge sponsored team in Annapolis. Coaches quit in protest after Lodge 622 allegedly ruled that blacks are not permitted on the team.
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Maryland Virginia probe into oil and gas lease promotions
Maryland securities commissioner Norman Polovoy and Virginia official Lewis Brothers Jr start inquiries into oil and gas leasing promotions. They will survey about 400 investors in roughly 30 projects, seeking details on profits, financing offers, and investor knowledge while keeping individual names confidential.
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Maryland
Virginia Securities
Norman Polovoy
Lewis W. Brothers Jr
Virginia Division of Securities and Retail Franchising
Polovey
Securities and Exchange Commission
Brothers
Virginia
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