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tional agencies. Kurlan Ups CBS -TV, WCBS -TV Plan The group will be greeted by David J. Jacob- Damages Asked Clinic for Educators son, CBS -TV directbr of public relations, and In Plagiarism Suit Against CBS Craig Lawrence, general manager of WCBS- A SPECIAL three -hour clinic will be held today TV. Among the speakers will be Clarence AMENDED and supplemental complaint (Monday) by CBS -TV and the network's Worden, director of WCBS -TV's educational against CBS, William Paley, CBS board chair- WCBS-TV New York to explain to a group of and public service programs; Robert Herridge, man, and others, for breach of implied contract more than 200 educators how producer of the WCBS-TV educational series, and plagiarism involving the show, My Friend a commercial network and station produce edu- Camera Three; E. Carlton Winckler, produc- Irma, has been filed in Los Angeles Superior cational programs. tion manager of the CBS -TV program depart- Court by producer -writer The clinic will be attended by representatives ment; Edgar Peterson, manager of the script Arthur Kurlan. Dam- of the metropolitan New York Agencies Com- and story department; Walter R. Pierson, man- ages asked were increased from $150,000 to mittee on Television, whose membership in- ager of production for the operations depart- $3 million when Judge Ellsworth Meyer grant- cludes more than 100 universities, colleges, ment: Anthony Boschetti, manager of procure- ed Mr. Kurlan permission to file the new com- museums, libraries and public schools in the ment; Gilbert De Stafano, manager of lighting; plaint Sept. 10. New. York area, and the Metropolitan Co- Paul Wittlig, manager of new effects develop- The original suit, filed in 1947 in the Los ordinating Council for Educational Television, ment, and Andrew Mercier, assistant manager Angeles was a a group comprising more than 40 civic educa- of technical operations. Superior Court, charged Irma misappropriation of the Ruth McKenney "" stories, to which the plaintiff claims all radio-TV rights. Mr. Kurlan contend- ed that in 1946, after cutting an audition record starring Lucille Ball which was heard by the defendants, he was told the program idea could be used without payment to him or Miss McKenney by changing the characters' names and making them friends instead of sisters. Demurrer to this complaint, filed by the defendants, was sustained. Decision later was re- versed by the District Court of Appeals. Current action resulted when the defendants took the case to California's Supreme Court, which held that Mr. Kurlan had the right to take action. The amended complaint, filed by Beverly Hills attorney Harold A. Fendler, gave the defendants 30 days in which to answer charges.

CBS-TV Affiliate Board Holds Meet With Network CBS -TV Affiliate Advisory Board held its semi- annual meeting at the network's New York headquarters Thursday and Friday to discuss network developments and future plans. The closed meeting with network executives was called by Glenn Marshall Jr., general manager of WMBR -TV Jacksonville. Attend- ing were E. K. Jett, vice president and director WITH THE of television, WMAR -TV Baltimore; James C. SPOKEN VOICE OF Hanrahan, vice president and general manager, WEWS -TV Cleveland, and Philip C. Lasky, general manager, KPIX (TV) San Francisco. Clyde W. Rembert, general manager of KRLD- Atkorit! TV Dallas, was unable to attend. The fudge ... from his exalted posi- gives it an 82.4% penetration in its tion . . . speaks words of judgment 11 county 50% -100% coverage blanket. clothed with the echo of authority. In KGHL to Great Western Isn't it logical then that many adver- Western North Carolina ... over a rich KGHL Billings, Mont., last week became the tisers, national and local, are on its 11 county area ... WWNC broadcasts 10th station to join the recently-formed Great 20 -year Honor Roll. with the quarter -century prestige that The measure of Western Network, comprising NBC -affiliated advertising is the also is recognized as the voice of ring of the cash reg- stations in Montana, Utah and Idaho, accord- ister and the authority. ... rapid development of ing to Holly Moyer, KDYL Salt Lake City, the WWNC area proves the effective- use NBC line Western Carolina's pioneer radio sta- sales manager. The stations will ness of the station. In Western North facilities [BT, Sept. 7]. tion has long been the preference of Carolina ... vest your message with Iisteners over this rich area ... S.A.M. the "voice of authority." WESK Joins NBC Radio ADDITION of WESK Escanaba, Mich., as an WATTS ,AÁÁA DAY AND 5000 N NIGHT NBC Radio affiliate, effective yesterday (Sun- 570 ON YOUR DIAL day), was announced last week by the network. w station, which operates on 1490 kc, CITIZEN-TIMES STATION IN ASHEVILLE, N. C. REPRESENTED NATIONALLY BY H.R REPRESENTATIVES The 250 is owned by M & M Broadcasting Co.

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