FCC and Atheist Time Requests Stir Radio Community
A congressional hearing examined the FCC stance on broadcasting controversial religious and atheistic content. Witnesses including atheists priests ministers and a rabbi debated whether stations must offer time to atheists while maintaining fairness and public interest rules. The 1946 decision left the Scott opinion on file with calls to remove it, but no action taken.
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Hes Marlowiahington
Aris
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FCC
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Calif
California
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Scott Case
Rochester
House
Rep
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County Marine Pilot Back Home From Pacific Tour
1st Lt. James W. Shank U S Marine Corps pilot returns from Hawaii and reunites with parents Mr and Nora Harry C Shenk Keedysville He will report October 4 to Pensacola as an instructor Shank previously served two years as a plane commander in RS D transports in the Pacific area attached to VMR 352 FMF Pac He is an Hagerstown High School graduate and University of Maryland aeronautical engineer alum His wife Helen Smith Cumberland and daughter Dianne Lynne accompanied him to the States from Honolulu.
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James W. Shank
U. S. Marine Corps
Hawaii
Nora
Harry C. Shenk
Keedysville
Shank
RS D
Pacific
VMR- 352 Air Fmf
Pac
Honolulu
Territory of Hawaii
Pensacola
Chapel Hill
Corpus Christi
Hagerstown
University of Maryland
Helen Smith
Cumberland
Dianne Lynne
States
Russia Sized 10 U. S. Bombers During World War II
A World War II era incident recounts Russian Yak fighters intercepting and firing on a U S B-29 over Korea. After forced bailouts, the crew was held two days before an apology and offer of aid. Russians later salvaged vital equipment. a U S repair team was sent to salvage remaining parts.
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Russia
U. S
Hae
USAF
Korea
Preheangonsko
Truck Driver Lloyd Hosfeld Honored for Safety Record
W. Butler of Teamsters Local 992 announced a safety award to Lloyd Hosfeld of Allied Van Lines for driving 57,000 miles in the year without an accident. The United States Storage Company presented the award in recognition of his ongoing safe driving record across years.
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Teamsters and Chauffeurs
Local 992
AFL
Lloyd Hosfeld
Allied van Lines
Hosfeld
United States Storage Company
Four-Power Berlin Talks Progress in Secrecy
Four military governors continued their third session in Berlin as top financial, transport, and economic advisors meet. Soviet sponsored east mark eyed as Berlin’s single currency, with four-power control debated amid ongoing Moscow talks and Allied responses to the Soviet blockade.
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Moscow
Taegliche Rundschau
Ruhr
Germany
Clay
Brian Robertson
Pierre Koenig
Wassily Sokolovsky
Allied Control Council
Serlin
Bonn
Karlo Schmid
Zent Social Democrat
Russia
Reimann
Yalta
Potsdam
Walking Bible preacher Zeoli to hold Crusade at Grace Brethren
The Rev. Anthoni Zeoll known as The Walking Bible returns to Grace Brethren Church First and Spruce streets for a Crusade for Christ September 5 to 19. Meetings are nightly at 7 30 except Mondays with special music. Zeoli also speaks on Family Altar at 8 45 over WIEJ each morning. He has led major revival campaigns nationwide and drew strong crowds here last year.
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Anthoni Zeoll
Brethren Church
First
Spruce Streets
Zeoli
Wiej
America
Hagerstown
Reuther Debate and Peters Testimony Tie to Soviet Links
Budenz testifies in a case naming J Peters as a Soviet linked underground contact. He recalls 1936 meeting at Communist HQ with Stachel and Eisler, assigning him to gather info on ultraleft groups and turning over secret reports to Peters as Berlin marchers entered.
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United States
Peters
Budenz
U. S
Communist National Committee
J. W. Peters
Jack Stachel
Mr. Edwards
Gerhart Eisler
J. Peters
Alexander Stevens
Trotskrites
Stachel
World Council of Churches Critical of Capitalism and Communism
The World Council of Churches says both systems fail to deliver justice and freedom. It argues capitalism prioritizes wealth over human needs and fosters inequality, while communism attracts the oppressed with visions of equality and solidarity and notes atheism and anti religious sentiment grow from Christian society's failures. It calls churches to confront economic injustice and racial discrimination.
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World Council of Churches
Taport
Church Rejects Communism and Capitalism in Report
A section member explained that the Christian Church, in rejecting both Communism and Capitalism, rejects the idea that reduces society to mere peace or chaos. The draft report critiques capitalist nations facing social catastrophes like mass unemployment.
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Christian Church
Mitchum Loan Sparks Studio Defense Rally
Mitchum's loan price to studios was set by Selznick at 175000 per picture prompting a rally to defend Star Studios. Mitchum told police the arrest could end hopes of reconciliation with his wife Dorothy who is in the east with their two sons. Mitchum had been scheduled for a National Youth Month program at Los Angeles City Hall but canceled due to laryngitis.
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Mitchum
Selznick
Dorothy
Idol
Los Angetes
Charles Cooney
Redie
Condition Improves for Horace W Lightner
Horace W Lightner who suffered a stroke while driving from Chandersburg to Hagerstown ten days ago is greatly improved. He is a retired Philadelphia clothing manufacturer and former Sharpsburg resident. He is the father of Bruce Lightner a well known local attorney.
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Horace W. Lightner
Chandersburg
Hagerstown
Lightner
Philadelphia
Sharpsburg
Fayetteville
Bruce
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