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The Center is the WWOR -TV (New Jersey) nation's first institute for the advanced study of mass communication and WXIA -TV (Atlanta, GA) technological change. WXTV (Secaucus, NJ) Broadcastingii Apr 2 Vol. 118 No. 14 "prevent any new attempt to 35/ WHERE use our radio -electric 43/ If carry/must pay spectrum by force." THINGS STAND BROADCASTING'S monthly bill introduced update of key industry issues. 51/ AS CABLE SEES IT Senator Daniel Inouye introduces bill, which is topic On eve of NAB convention, 143' BROADCASTING of Communications Subcommittee hearing, but stops James Mooney, president of short of endorsing it. Legislation is widely National Cable Television RENAISSANCE MAN Association, explores Vetter Communications' prospects for agreement Chairman Cyril Metter is lawyer, between broadcasting and entrepreneur and former cable industries. triathlete. 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