"has gone on record as being firmly opposed to merger with AFTRA in any form." Signed by Clayton (Bud) Collyer, AFTRA president, the letter said a letter from SAG rejected earlier AFTRA proposals but, in turn, suggested joint negotiation on tape only. SAG and AFTRA have been at log- gerheads over videotape commercials. SAG has obtained jurisdiction over VTR at film studios, but AFTRA called on the NLRB several months ago to hold an election among performers so that they could select a single union to represent them in tape (AFTRA holds jurisdiction at networks and stations). A hearing on AFTRA's petition is scheduled before the NLRB in New York Sept. 30. 5KW AFM Allocates $6.2 Million For Free Trust Fund Concerts An allocation of $6,225,000 for employ- ment of musicians in non-profit perform- forallof ances during the fiscal year ending July 1, 1959, has been made by the American Federation of Musicians' music perform- ance funds. Sources and disbursement of the monies are contained in a report just issued by Samuel R. Rosenbaum, trustee of Northeast the fund. Funds were established in the mid- forties, with makers of recordings contributing to the AFM's Recording and Transcription Fund to compensate for loss of live mu- sician employment that resulted from com- mercial use of phonograph records. In Michigan 1950 and subsequent years, similar agree- ments were reached covering use of tele- vision film, including tv jingles and com- mercials. All funds received are re -used to pro- Just ONE Big Buy vide live musical services throughout the does your selling job in all of its possessions and is U. S., Canada. This Northeast Michigan. WFDF 's not restricted to AFM musicians. perfectly tailored signal adds to As of last June 30, there were 588 tele- Flint the rich Thumb area, Sagi- vision signatories to the tv trust fund agree- naw, Bay City, and the heart of ments. Record and electrical transcription Michigan's vacationland. NCS #2 makers totalled 3,214. shows WFDF as the outdate For the six month period prior to June regional leader, and this BIG 30, recording signatories paid $1,987,085.93 new signale adds even more. Let to the funds. Tv signatories paid $507,- Katz show you how this impor- 733.26, bringing the combined total to tant new coverage makes WFDF $2,494,819.19. a key buy for Eastern Michigan. The allocation of $6,225,000 for the current fiscal year compares with $4,850,- -dawn]. 000 set aside for the fiscal year ended June 30, 1958, and $3,900,000 for the year ended June 30, 1957.

Keel Put Up for SAG Presidency , first vice president of , has been nominated for the SAG presidency by the official nomi- nating committee, to succeed Leon Ames who has declined to run for another term as president. Other official candidates are: for first vice president, Macdonald Carey; second vice president, James Lydon; third WFDF910 vice president, Rosemary DeCamp; record- ing secretary, Robert Keith; treasurer, . Miss DeCamp, Mr. Keith NBC Affiliate in Flint, Michigan and Mr. Chandler now hold the posts for which they are nominated for another term. Represented Nationally by the KATZ AGENCY Election must be held before the SAG an- nual meeting, some time in November, ac- cording to the Guild's bylaws.

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